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Mar 7, 2010 | 12:25 AM

Big Daddy T

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disk brake conversion

went to work on my 66 f100 toady. got the new springs, i beam and radius rod bushings installed along with 77 king pins and spindles. next couple of days i should have the rest together except for the ne brake lines! excited is all i can say as ive been waiting fir a while to do this. also have and 83 460 and c6 trans to install soon. will post pics as soon as ive got her together for all to see. retrofit was very easy thanks to everyones help from this forum! thanks agian!

Mar 7, 2010 | 01:54 PM

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65 F100 disk brake conversion

I just completed converting my 65. I used the existing I beams, with 65 kingpins and spindles from a 73 F100. Everything bolted right up. I did have to get custom brake hoses made. I haven't driven it yet, as I am just reassembling the truck from a complete frame-off rebuild. I got the help I needed from this forum as well. I hope to have the truck completely back together and on the road this year.

Mar 7, 2010 | 05:16 PM

Big Daddy T

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wow am i just stupid or what. i have installed all the parts and my wheels lean out very bad and the front end is lifted up way to high. i really dont understand what i did wrong. i tried installing the old springs and that didnt help. do i need to use the i beams off the 77 to get the camber right? why is it setting so high in the front now? i took some pics but cant seem to get them on this post. cant seem to put them in my garage cuz the file size is too big. how can i fix that and get them posted. anybody got any ideas? my truck is a 66 f100 2wd and the disk brake spindles are ff of the 77 2wd. king pins are 77.

Mar 7, 2010 | 05:32 PM

Big Daddy T

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ok i finally have some pics in my albums under disk brake conversion. will someone look at what ive done and explain to me what went wrong? i think maybe i had it apart too long and put something back wrong or something. any help would be appreciated as i just dont know!

Mar 7, 2010 | 05:55 PM

Rusty 63

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All right here's a really silly thought from a guy who hasn't messed with kingpins in a realllllly long time. Is it even possible to put the spindles on upside down? If so, that'd put you higher & off camber.

Mar 7, 2010 | 05:56 PM

Bill W

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looks like you did a nice job! you mentioned new springs, what year truck did you buy them for? 73-79 springs are taller from what i have read.

Mar 7, 2010 | 05:57 PM

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Common, common issue. If you've had the thing up on jack stands and haven't driven it out of the garage yet, it will have massive positive camber (wheels stick out at top). This is normal! Until the wheels make a revolution or two, the friction of the tires on the floor prevent the suspension from settling fully. Run it in/out of the garage and then have a look. I think you'll find the problem solves itself.