90halfton
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Just wanted to post my results after installing the little shop rear disc brake kit on my 90 c1500
https://www.littleshopmfg.com/gm-88-00-c1500-rear-disc-brakes-5-lug-10-drum/
Decided to go with the ebrake set because I knew at some point I would regret it if I didnt.
Few years back I did the gmt800 mc install and abs delete. I've left the factory metering/proportioning valve.
Install of the kit was a breeze. I opted to cut the back plates out of sheer laziness not wanting to pull the axles. They cut super easy with a sawzall. Setting the calipers requires ratcheting the ebrake til pads are in proper contact with the rotor. I used a small crowbar to do this easily, I'm sure a pair of channellocks would have worked.
Also changed out the rear rubber hose that connects the axle to the hard line along the frame. Advice to anybody doing this on a 30 year old truck, liberally lube all fittings for a month ahead of time. I pb'ed mine every night for a month and they were still a bear to get apart without twisting the lines in half.
The factory 15" rims just barely grazed the calipers so I took a flappy disc on a grinder to them slightly. Spin tires by hand while on jack stands to check clearance.
Some hand bending alterations has to be made to the factory hard lines to get them to where they need to be for the new rotors. Super easy. After it's all back together have to break them in according to all pad/rotor instructions and the truck stops like a new truck now. Hard breaking pulls the truck straight and true even in a 40mph crosswind. Regular braking gives the truck a far more confident feel than the factory setup did. I really love this kit and the results.
https://www.littleshopmfg.com/gm-88-00-c1500-rear-disc-brakes-5-lug-10-drum/
Decided to go with the ebrake set because I knew at some point I would regret it if I didnt.
Few years back I did the gmt800 mc install and abs delete. I've left the factory metering/proportioning valve.
Install of the kit was a breeze. I opted to cut the back plates out of sheer laziness not wanting to pull the axles. They cut super easy with a sawzall. Setting the calipers requires ratcheting the ebrake til pads are in proper contact with the rotor. I used a small crowbar to do this easily, I'm sure a pair of channellocks would have worked.
Also changed out the rear rubber hose that connects the axle to the hard line along the frame. Advice to anybody doing this on a 30 year old truck, liberally lube all fittings for a month ahead of time. I pb'ed mine every night for a month and they were still a bear to get apart without twisting the lines in half.
The factory 15" rims just barely grazed the calipers so I took a flappy disc on a grinder to them slightly. Spin tires by hand while on jack stands to check clearance.
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Some hand bending alterations has to be made to the factory hard lines to get them to where they need to be for the new rotors. Super easy. After it's all back together have to break them in according to all pad/rotor instructions and the truck stops like a new truck now. Hard breaking pulls the truck straight and true even in a 40mph crosswind. Regular braking gives the truck a far more confident feel than the factory setup did. I really love this kit and the results.
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