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I am glad to report that I've found a method for adding front disc brakes to my 1949 GMC 1 Ton. I think it will work for the Chevys as well. I used wheels, rotors, calipers, bearings, and brake lines from a 1973 3/4 ton Chevy two wheel drive truck. I tack welded clips on the wheels (available from Jim Carter and others) for the hub caps to fit. Take the bearings to a machine shop and have them turn steel bushings with an inner diameter to fit on the spindle (use old bearing races as guides) and an outer diameter to fit the 1972 bearings). I installed a proportioning valve in the brake system as well. ( That is assuming you have already installed a dual master cylinder). Drives and stops like a dream!