Hunter's 97 Build Thread

[oohunter04oo]

AC Delco 7200gvw drilled and slotted rotors, AC delco ceramic pads, AC delco 3/4 ton calipers and a 02 1500 master cylinder.

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[95C1500]

Looks good! I need to do brakes soon

 

[oohunter04oo]

Looks good! I need to do brakes soon

Thanks. I've had the parts almost a month now. Lol

 

[95C1500]

is there a benefit to the 02 1500 master cylinder

 

[oohunter04oo]

is there a benefit to the 02 1500 master cylinder

Pedal is not as spongy as before.

 

[Chevy-Art]

so I found a rearend! $250 (removed) its out of a 94, has an open dif with 3.73's. was wanting a g80 but its...

and a pic of my (new to me) rearend.

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With your truck being a 97 and the Z71 rear end a 94, does anything need to be changed? Or is it just bolt and go?

 

[oohunter04oo]

Direct bolt on. Had to stretch the brake lines a little because the 4wd rearend is wider, but that's nothing to do with the year. I heard someone say the 94 pinion bearing is a different size, I'm not sure on that, but if I buy parts for the rearend I just tell them it's a 94.

 

[cjman250]

Direct bolt on. Had to stretch the brake lines a little because the 4wd rearend is wider, but that's nothing to do with the year. I heard someone say the 94 pinion bearing is a different size, I'm not sure on that, but if I buy parts for the rearend I just tell them it's a 94.

That's what I do with mine being out of a 97

 

[Chevy-Art]

Good info here. From another thread.

1. Yes 2WD rearends are about 3" shorter

2. 2500LD 4x4 is the exact same as a F44 1500 4x4, just early years had 2500 on doors

3. F44 was never avaible in a 2wd, all 1/2tons 2wd's had 10 bolts, to get a 2wd length 14-bolt you had to get a 2500LD 2WD (excluding 454SS)

4. A lift spindle for a 2WD, INCREASES TRACK WIDTH, no way around this.

5. A Z71 rear is the exact same as a 4x4 rear.

 

[Chevy-Art]

Good job on the brakes. They look like a good upgrade.