4 wheel disc brake conversion
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4 wheel disc brake conversion
Does any one make a complete 4 wheel disc brake like willwood or bear my truck is a 1973 f100 , i got 20'' rims on my truck and the caliper can be seen and i would like an after market kit
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yeah - that stuff is $$$$$$
You can convert the front and rear to disks for much less. It's a bit late to take the time now or I'd find a thread showing how. Do a search for 9" and disk and you should come up with a thread or 2 (or three or eight) explaining how to do it and what parts to use.
You can convert the front and rear to disks for much less. It's a bit late to take the time now or I'd find a thread showing how. Do a search for 9" and disk and you should come up with a thread or 2 (or three or eight) explaining how to do it and what parts to use.
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When you get the new calipers from the parts store they are far from crusty
If he wants to throw that much $$ at it - it's his truck. I wouldn't pay 200x the price for something I can get the same performance out of for cheaper. Then again I wouldn't throw 20's on my truck either
If he wants to throw that much $$ at it - it's his truck. I wouldn't pay 200x the price for something I can get the same performance out of for cheaper. Then again I wouldn't throw 20's on my truck either
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Sure they are not as "sexy" but they do the same job, almost equally as well (wilwood aluminum calipers flex too much) and they cost a LOT less. You're paying for just the "sexy" on the others.
If it means that much to you - take the calipers apart and have the bodies cad plated or powder coated and then keep them clean. Some of the bling with the lower price tag still
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I am just going off of the original poster making comments regarding 20" wheels and wanting Wilwoods or Baer calipers.
I suggested SSBC knowing they make the fancy calipers, but at a cost. I know full well what factory stuff can be used, but it wasn't what the OP wanted.
As for me, I couldn't care less what my calipers look like.
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I suggested SSBC knowing they make the fancy calipers, but at a cost. I know full well what factory stuff can be used, but it wasn't what the OP wanted.
As for me, I couldn't care less what my calipers look like.
Josh
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I made my own, but they are patterned after the brackets SSBC sells for their 9 inch conversion.
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Kit A118 is for Truck 9 inch conversions. I used their kit on a 76 F100 I had. Back in the day the entire kit was just under $600 if I remember right. Now I see it's $900+
So when I went to do my 1974 conversion I copied their brackets and got new calipers from the auto parts store. As for the rotors they are either front rotors from a Jeep CJ7 or the front rotors off of a late 70s F150. Total cost at the time was like $150! All new parts.
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So when I went to do my 1974 conversion I copied their brackets and got new calipers from the auto parts store. As for the rotors they are either front rotors from a Jeep CJ7 or the front rotors off of a late 70s F150. Total cost at the time was like $150! All new parts.
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