1997 centurion ground up build

[Madscientist]

You must be registered for see images attach

just finished these tonight. ill install this weekend with pictures.

 

[Madscientist]

You must be registered for see images attach

You must be registered for see images attach

cut line to show how much was taken off. I cut it for the bracket to be held by the knuckle and not just the bolts.

 

[deadbeat]

Looks good, I think honestly I would rather cut mine since I have brand new Timken bearings on it. Did you just cut the ears and the new calipers bolted right on?

Edit:

I went back and re-read what you had previously wrote. So you had to make a spacer and drill new holes. Still might be better in my situation, I have read that the hub assemblies on the nbs trucks don't hold up as well.

 

[Madscientist]

Looks good, I think honestly I would rather cut mine since I have brand new Timken bearings on it. Did you just cut the ears and the new calipers bolted right on?

Edit:

I went back and re-read what you had previously wrote. So you had to make a spacer and drill new holes. Still might be better in my situation, I have read that the hub assemblies on the nbs trucks don't hold up as well.

I read that aswell Ill get you pictures of the plate i made on the back If you cut the ears off and drill new holes, you will have to space the rotor out 1/4" i used a cut off brake rotor for a spacer at first. I then went back and ground off what i needed for the rotor to sit flush on the hub as you would need longer studs,( i did in my case). The new trucks have better calipers but wont clear my rims without spacers. So i put them on the wifes Escalade and used her calipers. I have the 13.8" rotors. If you used smaller rotors, the caliper bolts dam near line up and would have to drill them bigger. I ****** around for a couple days before i did what i ended up with.

 

[deadbeat]

I think if I have to space out my front wheels to get this to work that I will just get the nbs spindles and use them. When you say new trucks, what years are you talking about? I have all the stuff to put the hydroboost on mine right now, and I plan to do it in steps until I like my brakes. If I have to upgrade the front spindles, then I am changing to nbs hydroboost so I can run 1/4 front lines all the way and not have to use adapters up and down. If I go that route I will have to get a newer prop valve since my abs box/prop combo accepts 3/16 for the front in and out. And if I do the front with nbs I am going to make the 20mm spacer and do the back with nbs disc.

 

[Madscientist]

I will post some pictures of what i mean this weekend. i have to replace a cv axle so ill have it all off. I have takeoff calipers, rotors from a 2019 that i put on the wifes rig and kept her stuff. Thats how i went caddi stuff. It can be done without spacers. just have to do a little grinding to get the spacing right for the caliper on the rotor.

 

[Madscientist]

Got some surprise snow tonight but i finished my lights and got them installed tonight.

You must be registered for see images attach

You must be registered for see images attach

You must be registered for see images attach

You must be registered for see images attach

 

[Madscientist]

You must be registered for see images attach

You must be registered for see images attach

You must be registered for see images attach

You must be registered for see images attach

 

[Madscientist]

I completely dissected the ebay lights and fixed the adjusters and gutted the lights. I put projectors from the retrofit store in and some ebay cfl halos. I used pod lights in the high beams and cut the backs up to make everything fit. The backs got some glue to seal everything up. I did the high 4 mod and the 4 corner markers. i couldn't be happier with the light out put!

 

[deadbeat]

I'm not a huge fan of the rings usually, but those look really well and the light output looks great.