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| | | | Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 34 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 34 | Can any one suggest a power brake upgrade option for my stock
drum brakes | | | | | Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 301 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 301 | Unfortunately a disc brake upgrade kit isn't available for the 8 lug 3/4 ton. I have a 49' 3600 myself. I'm keeping the brakes stock as I will just be using mine for a summer fun driver and the drums will do just fine. You would have to come up with some 8 lug rotors that fit for a center hole, lug spacing/size, and depth clearance for the rim and the tie rod end, make your own brackets to bolt off the back side of the brake shield to hold the calipers. Then you need to add a master cylinder with a brake booster and proportioning valve. Another option would be to swap out the entire front axle for something more modern. Hopefully someone on here that has done that will chime in.
1949 Chevy 3600
1975 W-25 Hurst Olds
1970 GMC 1/2 ton Fleetside
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 34 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 34 | Do the make a power brake set up for drums? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 | There actually is a disc brake setup now for the 3600/3800 trucks. http://www.ebay.com/itm/350973126802?item=350973126802&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME%3AX%3ARTQ%3AMOTORS%3A1123&vxp=mtr http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=586788&page=4I'm pretty sure any master cylinder/brake booster kit will work on the 3600 trucks also. There was a member that was making dual master cylinder conversion brackets. Can't think of his name off hand. Someone may chime in soon. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 34 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 34 | I checked it out, 1955 to 1958..... I wounded what it will take to fit a 1948?? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 34 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 34 | How hard is it to change the huck style front brakes to the bendix style?
Are all parts available new? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 | The 53-59 trucks would be the same. They have the same spindles. The earlier trucks are pretty much the same also, they just use different bearings.
I guess the guy that made the brackets patterned it after the TF trucks, not the AD trucks.
Changing to Bendix style should be no big deal. You may have to open up the top holes to 1/2". I believe they are 7/16 from the factory. Other than that, direct bolt on. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 10 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 10 | White Dog,
I checked out the Ebay link for the disc brake set up.
The seller is saying the 8 lug disc conversion kit will fit 1955-1959 chevy trucks. Are you thinking that this
will fit AD trucks?
I have 1953 3/4 ton and do not have a mechanic background so I am looking for something pretty straight forward.
I called the seller ( here in Minnesota) and the person
on the phone said the conversion kit was for 55-59's. He didn't seem to have a lot of knowledge and so I just
left it at that.
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