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Hi Folks!

I was wondering on the 1941 3/4 ton and 1/2 ton what are the differences on the front king pins, Spindles and bearings? I may look into a disc brake setup but I have an 8 lug 3/4 ton truck and not sure what will interchange with it even with just stock components it appears one wont interchange with the other.

Thanks!
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There is a guy selling a kit for 8 lug disc brakes on eBay.
I am going to. Take the Huckster brakes off of the front of my 1948 3600 and use his kit.

I believe you will find that the 41 3/4 ton and 1/2 tons use the same front axle. However, 41 was sometimes an odd year. 41 should have been the year that they went to the heavier front axle (king pins, spindles and bearings). I have seen one, however, that was apparently build with the lighter parts, probably left over from earlier years.

Thanks guys, I will be getting into the front end work soon and I kind of hope it has the 1/2 ton kingpin setup, That disc brake conversion looks good!