Disc brake conversion on 4wd truck

[FL71C10]

I am looking at buying a 67 Chevy 4 wd truck and would like to convert the front to disk brakes. Is that harder with a 4 wd?

Thanks!

[Bigdav160]

If you do a search you might find a thread about converting. I think most just install a later front axle.

[FL71C10]

So I would swap the front axle with one out of a 71 or 72 truck?

[69chevytrucker]

up to 87

[franken]

Up til about 70 they used closed knuckle and drum brake systems. Its often easier to swap to 71+ closed knuckle disk systems.
Blazers?, and subs didn't change body styles til 91 so there are a lot of doners.

[69chevytrucker]

i know with the 2wd models up to 87 and im pretty sure it will work 4x4 too cause i got a 69 2wd with a 85 front end and i got a 83 blazer and im thinking on doing the swap to make it a 4x4 now

[FL71C10]

So I would probably want to swap out front and rears from a later model donor

[69chevytrucker]

not if you dont want 83 blazer is 6 bolt so it would match the 67

[69chevytrucker]

but if you got the doner truck then switch what you can newer is better anyway right

[CUSTOM/10]

I believe 71-87 all front diff's will bolt in. At some point around 78 gm went to a corporate 10 bolt front but it will still bolt in. The rears will only bolt in up to 72, after that you would have to relocate spring perches & shock mounts. And again GM went to a 10 bolt from the 12 bolt I believe around 78. There are other subtle differences IE: larger brakes, slightly wider axels ext. But you can make them all work. Just make sure your front & rear gear ratios are the same !!!
I'm sure other members can give you even more details about yrs and there differences.

Gary