Front axle swap
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Mountain Pass
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Haven’t had a chance to talk to my son yet but I will have to see which way he thinks we should go.
The disc brakes should give greater stopping power. Would they need to be power brakes for the kit?
Sounds like we could be sliding to the dark side now, although they do have cookies. LOL
Thanks Wayne.
The disc brakes should give greater stopping power. Would they need to be power brakes for the kit?
Sounds like we could be sliding to the dark side now, although they do have cookies. LOL
Thanks Wayne.
Hotshot
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From: Burbank, WA
Haven’t had a chance to talk to my son yet but I will have to see which way he thinks we should go.
The disc brakes should give greater stopping power. Would they need to be power brakes for the kit?
Sounds like we could be sliding to the dark side now, although they do have cookies. LOL
Thanks Wayne.
The disc brakes should give greater stopping power. Would they need to be power brakes for the kit?
Sounds like we could be sliding to the dark side now, although they do have cookies. LOL
Thanks Wayne.
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Mountain Pass
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From: Southwestern Ontario
I think it was posted somewhere that these old Y blocks don’t produce enough vacuum for power brakes and they suggested using a large plastic pipe to store it.
First things first, going to look for 8 bolt kits to see if I need to find hubs for installation.
Thanks for the information.
Forgot to mention that my son thinks that the power disc brakes are a good idea.
First things first, going to look for 8 bolt kits to see if I need to find hubs for installation.
Thanks for the information.
Forgot to mention that my son thinks that the power disc brakes are a good idea.
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Here is the disc brake kit I was thinking of. It's been used successfully by guys here before, which is why I remember it. It does say you need to use your own hubs, and I'm sure there's someone here that can hook you up. You could check with Kevin 'bigwin56f100' he deals in 53-56 Ford truck parts and likely will have a set of 8 lug hubs.
https://www.tsmmfg.net/ford-truck-8-...-kit-1853.html
https://www.tsmmfg.net/ford-truck-8-...-kit-1853.html
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Mountain Pass
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Thanks. I was checking that company out earlier and it looked like it was well made. Was hoping that we can find some 8 bolt hubs a little closer as I see a lot of f250 trucks coming out of the west so there should be a few around here.
I will keep Kevin as a backup plan .
I will keep Kevin as a backup plan .
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Hey did you ever solve this dilemma on your truck? I have been figuring out what’s the easiest or best to retain some stock-ness but do away with the 6x7.25. Not to mention my Timken 150 rear and it’s 5.14s. (Mines a 1953 express bed)
enter 1961-64 F250 2wd. Maybe 57-60. 8 lug, the front axle fits in place, use the rearend from same truck. Now I have 8 lug, non obsolete brake parts on all 4 corners, more driveable gearing, and with dually conversion spacers i could run a later model dual wheel rim if I want that factory appearance. But I dunno yet what I’ll do. So did you decide? Lol.
enter 1961-64 F250 2wd. Maybe 57-60. 8 lug, the front axle fits in place, use the rearend from same truck. Now I have 8 lug, non obsolete brake parts on all 4 corners, more driveable gearing, and with dually conversion spacers i could run a later model dual wheel rim if I want that factory appearance. But I dunno yet what I’ll do. So did you decide? Lol.
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Hey did you ever solve this dilemma on your truck? I have been figuring out what’s the easiest or best to retain some stock-ness but do away with the 6x7.25. Not to mention my Timken 150 rear and it’s 5.14s. (Mines a 1953 express bed)
enter 1961-64 F250 2wd. Maybe 57-60. 8 lug, the front axle fits in place, use the rearend from same truck. Now I have 8 lug, non obsolete brake parts on all 4 corners, more driveable gearing, and with dually conversion spacers i could run a later model dual wheel rim if I want that factory appearance. But I dunno yet what I’ll do. So did you decide? Lol.
enter 1961-64 F250 2wd. Maybe 57-60. 8 lug, the front axle fits in place, use the rearend from same truck. Now I have 8 lug, non obsolete brake parts on all 4 corners, more driveable gearing, and with dually conversion spacers i could run a later model dual wheel rim if I want that factory appearance. But I dunno yet what I’ll do. So did you decide? Lol.
We decided to get a stirling 10.25 rear axle which is from a 76 F350 because it is easier to work on than the Dana rear axle, don’t need to pull the axles to replace the brakes. It may be a little wider but we are hoping to make it work, it was originally a dually.
For the front axle we had the original front hubs redrilled to the same 8 bolt pattern and used the f250 drum and shoes. We haven’t finished yet so not sure how it will turn out.
There are some great ideas put forth in this thread. Hope you find a good direction for your build
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