The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot '60-'66 Trucks Brake Conversion on a 62'

On the '63-'70 trucks, there are factory disk brake spindle and ball joint combinations that will work using the same control arms, but I am not aware of any such parts that will work with the '60-'62 front ends. Maybe someone else can tell you for sure. Alot of people just change out the whole front end with one from a '71-'87 1/2ton. Not necessarily the easiest way but it seems to be the most popular. You have to remove the old crossmember and the torsion bars, then bolt the new one in. I am told that most of the holes line up but a few need to be drilled. The frames are supposed to be about the same width in this area. Of course then you end up with 5 bolt rotors, which is what alot of people want anyway. But for those that want to keep their 6 hole wheels there are vendors now selling 6 bolt rotors to fit these spindles. You also end up with much cheaper ball joints, tie rod ends and rubber control arm bushings. While you're there, you can also get the power steering box off one of these same trucks. There are vendors that sell the bracket to bolt them to the early frames. Best of luck.