hey ivan (quick ? )
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No, they are non e-brake. If you go through the same guy I got mine from (www.blackbirdscustomtrucks.com) he does offer them with e-brake but they're more $$ and he can't always get them right away due to the rarity of the Eldorado calipers. I chose to use Hondas as wheel chocks. 
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Those kits look to be pretty high quality. There is only thing that bugs me, though. All ebrake calipers that I see people using are the Elderado calipers. On Pirate, at least, anyone says that those calipers don't hold when the ebrake is on.
With all these 4 wheel disc vehicles we have now, why are we using those crappy ebrake calipers that don't work?? I want to retain my ebrakes when I do my 61.
With all these 4 wheel disc vehicles we have now, why are we using those crappy ebrake calipers that don't work?? I want to retain my ebrakes when I do my 61.
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Originally Posted by Thomasm67
On trucks about a month ago they showed a product the fit on your Tcase it was a brake maybe a Ebrake. It would fit on your shaft then you put your DS on. Can't remember what the name was tho.
FWIW, last time I talked to Randy at Blackbirds he was in the process of building an e-brake add on for the kits he sells. It's a completely independant unit that bolts right to the caliper bracket he already sells. Once he has them in production they can be added to a disc brake kit and will never depend on parts availability of the Eldorado calipers.
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Originally Posted by ivanribic
Yeah, Jesse sells those at www.highangledriveline.com. My only issue with those is if you pick up one wheel and you're not spooled they're useless. Like if you set your parking brake and needed to change 1 tire on a slope . . . well you're screwed.
FWIW, last time I talked to Randy at Blackbirds he was in the process of building an e-brake add on for the kits he sells. It's a completely independant unit that bolts right to the caliper bracket he already sells. Once he has them in production they can be added to a disc brake kit and will never depend on parts availability of the Eldorado calipers.
FWIW, last time I talked to Randy at Blackbirds he was in the process of building an e-brake add on for the kits he sells. It's a completely independant unit that bolts right to the caliper bracket he already sells. Once he has them in production they can be added to a disc brake kit and will never depend on parts availability of the Eldorado calipers.
any idea when he is going to have these avaliable to the public ?
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Nope. Next time I get by his shop I'll ask him. He does a lot of custom stuff like roll cages and crap like that for people and he's the only guy there so he's pretty swamped. I do know that he told me the e-brake kits would remain the same price, just that they'd use his new brake lever rather than the Eldorado calipers and he'd sell them seperately as well.
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If your are doing a read disc convo on a 9" find a late 70's lincoln and rod the rear discs and calipers. This is what i'm in the process of doing (if i ever get around to starting it), and i have everything to do it (pretty much a straight bolt on conversion other than having to get the axle flange machine downed 1/4" to clear the 94 4x4 front rotors), and a plus is that i could use the exact same calipers that the front of my 82 flareside uses, but i lose the ebrake, and after some testing i found that the ebrake on these works quite excellent (i have pictures of everything in my one gallery).
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Originally Posted by ivanribic
Nope. Next time I get by his shop I'll ask him. He does a lot of custom stuff like roll cages and crap like that for people and he's the only guy there so he's pretty swamped. I do know that he told me the e-brake kits would remain the same price, just that they'd use his new brake lever rather than the Eldorado calipers and he'd sell them seperately as well.
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Does any one have any close ups of superduty calipers?? I'm wondering if they have a drum ebrake, or if it is part of the caliper...
Also, anyone any difference between the mid 70s ebrake caddy calipers and the mid 80s ebrake caddy calipers?? Seems like the mid 80s ones would be easier to find..
Also, anyone any difference between the mid 70s ebrake caddy calipers and the mid 80s ebrake caddy calipers?? Seems like the mid 80s ones would be easier to find..
