disc brake question

tiny1969 · Post by **tiny1969** » September 23, 2011, 5:33 pm

i have a 64 f-100 stepside im restoring id really like to put disc breaks on the front but cant afford the price they want for the conversion kit does anyone know of any thing i could pick up at a junk yard that would work i guess what i need is spindles i can buy the rotors and callipers new just not sure what would bolt to my 64 other than buying the conversion kit thank you

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » September 23, 2011, 5:53 pm

You can buy the brackets that mount the calipers to the straight axle trucks from Classic Performance Parts, ECI and probably Speedway and then source the other parts yourself. There's "how to's" in the Hints and Tricks section along with parts lists. IMHO you'll spend about the same as a kit by sourcing the parts yourself, especially when you count in your gas. Of course you can buy a piece at a time as budget allows.

jamesdfo · Post by **jamesdfo** » September 23, 2011, 8:01 pm

Speedway Bracket kit is cheap enough, and if you look @ instruction sheet(s), all the other parts needed are listed so you could price them and see if you can source all the bits for less than the cost of the deluxe kit..........

Speedway Basic Bracket kit $99.99

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Basic-Dis ... ,7689.html

Instructions: http://static.speedwaymotors.com/pdf/916-31985.pdf
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Speedway Deluxe kit $279.99

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Deluxe-Di ... ,4623.html

Instructions: http://static.speedwaymotors.com/pdf/91031913.pdf

James

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » September 23, 2011, 10:54 pm

279 is not a bad price considering the 8 lug disc conversion on my 63 cost more than twice that!

i should have just turned the dang thing into a f100

jamesdfo · Post by **jamesdfo** » September 23, 2011, 11:57 pm

Bill: From emails back & forth with Sid from droppedaxles.com, the 1/2T & 3/4T are the same axle, so you could have just as easily put all the 5 bolt parts on there.....and had a much wider selection of wheels to choose from:):)....but by the time you swap out the diff for a 9", etc, you would be back to the same $$ anyway.....

James

Bill W wrote:279 is not a bad price considering the 8 lug disc conversion on my 63 cost more than twice that!

i should have just turned the dang thing into a f100

tiny1969 · Post by **tiny1969** » September 24, 2011, 6:18 am

i sure appreciate all the info guy's thank you so much

jamesdfo · Post by **jamesdfo** » September 24, 2011, 10:34 am

'zolite:)