I know what you mean Bruce, there are some companies I refuse to deal with because of the way they have treated me.
It is interesting to me that some people get excellent service from companies I'll never talk to again, and others have bad experiences with companies I've found great to work with.
It probably means people like you and I are making decisions about these vendors based on the one or two bad customer service reps they have, not on the average.
I'll never buy from Chevy Duty or whatever their new name is again, though I know some people love them.
Back to the original question. Bluecarpenter you haven't defined your budget except to say you don't want to spend a lot. Are you trying to do this for a couple hundred or under $1,000 or what?
I believe I spent about $700 when I did my brakes. That included converting the front to disk, a dual master, all new brake lines, and new wheel cylinders and shoes with turned drums in the rear. I paid a couple hundred for the five-lug disk kit and dual master bracket and bought the rotors and calipers and other brake parts locally.
I had already put a five-lug year under the back of the truck, and the cost I remember may include expenses associated with that part of the project.
It took me longer to do the job than I expected because I didn't realize I'd need to completely re-plumb the font to support disk brakes. I had to learn about residual valves and proportioning valves to make it work, but when I finished the job I was able to use the truck as my primary driver and now seven years later I have no problems with the brakes.
