Originally Posted by Aussie Truck
I noticed that a US site "Chevs of the 40s" has a disc brake conversion
Since I found it hard to believe their kit would support a 1-1/2 ton I went and looked it up.

Amazingly it clearly says

Originally Posted by Chevs of the 40s
Front Disc Brake Conversion Bracket Kit. 28-40 Chevy Cars & Trucks with straight axle (exc. 33-36 w/ light duty spindle).

Chevs of the 40's Brake Kit

So that being a little hard to believe I decided to look up the axle and spindle for a '37 Chevy 1-1/2 ton to compare with lighter trucks and cars.

The axle is bigger, the kin pin is larger and the spindle is larger on the 1-1/2 ton truck.

Either they ask exactly what you are using the kit on and have a version for the larger truck, or they don't recognize that these larger trucks are out there and getting hot rodded. I'm disappointed because I've always found Chevs of the 40's to be a good outfit. In this case I think they need to rewrite their product descriptions.

Axle and spindle specs



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