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Saved me a bunch of typing. THANK YOU!There's a hundred ways to swap newer brake parts onto your existing truck. 99 of them result in worse brakes...
This!!! ....is what I really rather do, but my search for said parts has been fruitless! I have the unusual 1990 SS 454 rear end under my truck already, but of course it has the "crappy Leading/Trailing shoe drums". Can I just buy new backing plates/drums/shoes/hardware for a particular application that will fit the 5 lug axles, bolt to the ends of the axle assembly, and hook to my E brake cables? If so what is that particular application? Suburbans? Police units? 87 down C1500? TIA jessupgrade to 11.x Duo-Servo rear drums
And most certainly get the flat conversion bracket...We know how much you like those.There's a hundred ways to swap newer brake parts onto your existing truck. 99 of them result in worse brakes or better "feeling" brakes that don't make emergency stops well. You're going to need to do a lot of research.
Beware that most of our trucks have "quick take-up" calipers and master cylinders that don't mix and match well with "normal" calipers and masters.
Once you get past that hurdle, realize that disc brake calipers use a lot more fluid and pressure than wheel cylinders. Also, the master cylinder to caliper/wheel cylinder ratio needs to be within a usable range.
Here's a good primer:
Master Cylinder Math - JOES Racing Products
www.joesracing.com
Is this true? I thought this was gone over in another thread and they were different. IIRC it was @df2x4. Maybe I’m wrong.10 bolt and9.5 14 shared the same 4 bolt flange
i mean somehow if they arent then with no struggle at all i put gmt800 suburban dual piston calipers on my semifloat with no hassle whatsoever. h2 brakes on my otherone but that SF to SF so i see hwo that would be easy. spacing is just way different so you have to get the 1320 adapter. else a bunch of other places make the spacer too.Is this true? I thought this was gone over in another thread and they were different. IIRC it was @df2x4. Maybe I’m wrong.
Is this true? I thought this was gone over in another thread and they were different. IIRC it was @df2x4. Maybe I’m wrong.