14 bolt SF disc brake build

[bx8lugger]

There is a site I found not too long ago for the disc conversion. Its www.blackbirdscustomtrucks.com , they sell full and partial kits for a rear diac conversion. Hopefully I will be gerting one for my 14 bolt ff once the wheather gets warmer. Hope this helps.

 

[glfirefighter144]

Ok, so I put this off a while, but started having issues with the brakes on my truck, so I started tearing in hard and heavy about a month ago.

I bought an entire NBS axle and stripped everything off it that I needed, including taking multiple measurements to verify placement of my brake flanges that i believe i bought from ORD, but i could be wrong. I had a guy that is a much more competent welder than me,(i can't weld, or at least never have to this point), weld them in place after he made duplicates for a much better fit on the axle tube and tapped them for the factory NBS bolts.

I replaced and greased all the brake components and now just have to disassemble it and paint the axle and get it geared, pics to be posted later today, assuming that I remember it when I get home

 

[Supercharged111]

Impeccable timing, I just posted today asking about this same thing. Sub'd.

 

[glfirefighter144]

Ok, so I promised pictures, so hopefully tapatalk will cooperate.

Here is the measurement I come up with from measuring the other axle and some minor changes between axles and flanges, that is 2 1/4 inches from mounting surface to mounting surface

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Note they are turned 45° from each other, so they are oriented just like the NBS axle

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Then it was a matter of greasing all the new parts and cleaning the old ones and putting it all together.

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And now the semi-final product, now that I know it all fits, I'm going to tear it back down and clean up and coat the axle. Then it's off for a re gear and locker

I will say that everything went together without issue, but I did clean up around the axle hub so the rotor would slide on a bit easier.

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