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I pulled a 1993 F150 4x4 out of a ranchers field and have been working on getting it road worthy. Its on the road now but after sitting for years things are starting to show that they need to be replaced. The brakes have to be done and I am wondering if any of you have done the conversion to disks in the back? If so can you recommend a kit or is it cheaper to get the parts together myself?
Here are a few pics of the truck. One if of how it looked when it came out of the field and the others are where it is at now.
Its going to be used for hunting and going to the local Home Depot and that is about it. It has a rebuilt motor (1000 miles ago) but needs some more work to get it where I want it.
There isn't a good solution for a parking brake as of a month ago when I talked to Ruffstuff. If their kit is the same for a 8 3/4 as it is for the sterling you get 1 ton GM front calipers, 1 ton E series rear rotors, the brackets, and some rubber lines. You can probably piece it together cheaper but if you wait til they have a sale, probably for Christmas, they'll be like 20% off prob.
Toss a wheel chock in the bed and voila.
On the other hand, it will be cheaper to make your brakes work, and if it isn't a race car, you should be fine. Is there a problem, or you're just looking at the options?
I would advise against a disc conversion unless you plan on towing - the benefits of a disc vs drum are not worth it unless you tow with this thing - a lot.
For your intended use the drum brakes are more than adequate. The truck is 5 lug so I'm assuming it still has the 8.8 and doesn't have a Mopar 8 3/4 or Sterling rear. A quick glance at the SummitRacing site shows 43 listings.
Basically you guys answered my question and thank you for that. The truck has 200k miles on it and the brakes need to be replaced. The rear right drum is leaking fluid and the rest of the braking system is pretty rusty. This truck was abused and even though it looks ok there are some things that need to be addressed. If I tow it will be my small 1958 Feathercraft aluminum boat. No more than 1000 pounds. It sounds like parts could be an issue so refurbishing the current set up with an available kit makes the most sense. I have 3 major repairs left to complete (this being one of them) to get the truck where I feel comfortable with it as a daily driver so saving money on the brakes is a good thing. Thanks again all. I appreciate the input.
Replacing the lines with a pre-bent kit (OEM or SS) or even making your own lines plus replacing the drum art with new components would be cheaper than or about the same price as the price conversion kit.
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