Well, I finally got around to putting this thing back together and it's confirmed. All you have to do to convert 1960 and 1961 half ton ball wheel bearing chevy truck over to tapered roller bearings is find a pair of newer 1962-1968 half ton drum brake hubs. They slide right on to the original spindles and work perfectly with the original brake parts which happen to be exactly the same parts as the newer (62-68)trucks. This won't get you better brakes, but its cheaper to upgrade it to roller bearings than it is to buy a new set of the original ball bearings(about $250).
You will also need the newer spindle nut washer and the dust caps. They're smaller in diameter.
I want everyone that reads this to know, I contacted alot of people to trying to figure this out. Stove bolt was the only place I could find actual infomation (not smart a-- remarks)about this truck. Many thanks to dakota and 3B for the help on this. You guys are the best!
Last edited by red7218; 07/05/2009 3:13 AM.
