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vikingthor · 02-28-2011, 01:59 PM

Well I re-built the brakes on my 70 4x4, and found out the front is a dana 44
dodge.
The front brakes are disc, and I had to use 69 dodge coronet disc to make it work.
Well, I have been driving around in the snow two wheel drive, with no problems. So after the brake work.
I locked the front hubs and went for a spin, no problems, so I held my breath and pull her into 4 wheel low, and still no problems,
I guess I have a hybred LOL
I will look around and find a 3/4 ton or just leave it alone.
And the wheels are the same bolt pattern, new on me.
vik

vectorit · 02-28-2011, 03:26 PM

Good deal, I think you're ok as long as you know what parts you have when it comes to maintenance.

vikingthor · 03-02-2011, 01:59 PM

Thats the way I look at it, if ever I need to correct then I go 3/4, but it
works nice and quiet.
vik

zac · 03-02-2011, 08:09 PM

My '70 has a 10 bolt of unknown vintage with disc brakes. I have a "correct" d44 from my '72 parts truck that will eventually work it's way onto my '70--maybe. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

WARYR · 03-02-2011, 08:38 PM

Vikingthor, I like your suburban. Is that the truck I seen for sale in Edmunds on Craigslist? I seen it & thought it looked like a pretty good deal but I had just bought my 1970 a few months earlier.

02-28-2011, 01:59 PM	#1
vikingthor Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: tacoma, wa. Posts: 33	My 1970 4x4 front end Well I re-built the brakes on my 70 4x4, and found out the front is a dana 44 dodge. The front brakes are disc, and I had to use 69 dodge coronet disc to make it work. Well, I have been driving around in the snow two wheel drive, with no problems. So after the brake work. I locked the front hubs and went for a spin, no problems, so I held my breath and pull her into 4 wheel low, and still no problems, I guess I have a hybred LOL I will look around and find a 3/4 ton or just leave it alone. And the wheels are the same bolt pattern, new on me. vik

02-28-2011, 03:26 PM	#2
vectorit What? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,617	Re: My 1970 4x4 front end Good deal, I think you're ok as long as you know what parts you have when it comes to maintenance. __________________ Chris 1968 K20 Suburban 1972 K10 LWB PU

03-02-2011, 01:59 PM	#3
vikingthor Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: tacoma, wa. Posts: 33	Re: My 1970 4x4 front end Thats the way I look at it, if ever I need to correct then I go 3/4, but it works nice and quiet. vik

03-02-2011, 08:09 PM	#4
zac Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: louisville, ky Posts: 502	Re: My 1970 4x4 front end My '70 has a 10 bolt of unknown vintage with disc brakes. I have a "correct" d44 from my '72 parts truck that will eventually work it's way onto my '70--maybe. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

03-02-2011, 08:38 PM	#5
WARYR Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Camano Island Wa Posts: 34	Re: My 1970 4x4 front end Vikingthor, I like your suburban. Is that the truck I seen for sale in Edmunds on Craigslist? I seen it & thought it looked like a pretty good deal but I had just bought my 1970 a few months earlier. __________________ 1973 IH Scout 1977 Ford Bronco 1999 Ford F-250 SD XLT 4x4 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 4x4 1967 Chevrolet CST C/10 LWB 2WD 1970 Chevrolet Suburban 4x4



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