Rear disc brake conversion.
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Rear disc brake conversion.
Has anyone tried this conversion?
Is it as easy as it looks?
Do I really need to get 76 or 77 brackets, I have a 79 so I can measure them but if someone already knows it would help me in my junkyard searching.
Looks too easy.
Anyone ever see a driveshaft e-brake for these f-series, I have saw them for toyotas?
http://www.geocities.com/trentjw1/reardisc/reardisc.htm
Thanks,
Andy
Is it as easy as it looks?
Do I really need to get 76 or 77 brackets, I have a 79 so I can measure them but if someone already knows it would help me in my junkyard searching.
Looks too easy.
Anyone ever see a driveshaft e-brake for these f-series, I have saw them for toyotas?
http://www.geocities.com/trentjw1/reardisc/reardisc.htm
Thanks,
Andy
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Rear disc brake conversion.
Hello
This may sound a bit odd but let me tell you what I did to my 73 F 350 4x4. First I installed a chevy 14 bolt I know this i s our first difference. But, the company I bought the kit from makes a system for the dana and ford rear ends. It is the TSM corporation 1-303-688-6882 Castle Rock, CO. I got rotors,calipers,lines,pads and brackets for about $450 so this kit eleminates ost of the guess work and the truck stops great.
The kit is simple to install. Here is the crucial point. After you install this kit and take it for a test drive be SURE to watch for brake overheating due to brake drag. If this happens, remove your master cylinder and turn the ajustable end on the pushrod in the booster, from the pedal to the master cylinder in about a turn and a half, or adjust as needed, may take couple of trys. I guess the disc brakes take less volume per stroke than the drums. This piece of advice will save you lots of frustration. Good Luck!!!
Steve
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Rear disc brake conversion.
I just found a drive line brake at the junk yard from an F350 and it connected to the rear of the tranny and the driveline went thru it. I've seen these on the older and larger trucks, but not on the standard F250/150's. They look like a brake drum attached to the drive line.
Here's a link to someone that converted the D60 rear from drum to disks:
http://mopar.rockcrawler.com/brakes.htm
Here's a link to someone that converted the D60 rear from drum to disks:
http://mopar.rockcrawler.com/brakes.htm
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Rear disc brake conversion.
Hey Karljay, I saw that website too, thanks. Thing I don't like is the mix of parts(brands). I will have to go hunt the junk yard to see what I can find for parking brakes for big trucks.
Steve, I have also seen TSM only thing is it seems kind of expensive but I haven't went hunting at the yards yet as to what they are going to charge me if I even find what I need. But maybe $450 isn't that bad once I turn used rotors or buy new, new pads, new or rebuild calipers, brake lines... But I am very interested in the extra stopping power. I plan on swapping my 300-6 np435 for a 460 C6 in the future.
Thanks,
Andy
Steve, I have also seen TSM only thing is it seems kind of expensive but I haven't went hunting at the yards yet as to what they are going to charge me if I even find what I need. But maybe $450 isn't that bad once I turn used rotors or buy new, new pads, new or rebuild calipers, brake lines... But I am very interested in the extra stopping power. I plan on swapping my 300-6 np435 for a 460 C6 in the future.
Thanks,
Andy
