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New to the forum and new to Apache's.. Bought a 59 3100, stepside that had a great 350 crate motor installed. It has original 6 lug, manual drum brakes all around and I'm looking to convert to power disc in front, drum in rear. What's the best site for kits that are reasonably priced for conversions? I've seen $ all over the place.. Thanks in advance for any help, I look forward to being part of the forums..
Goose
New Orleans
Stephen Randall
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | Do a search for 1955-1959 6 lug disc brakes and several hits will come up. Looks like kit runs in the $400 range and one with master cylinder and booster is in the $600 range. Also search ebay.
Evan
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | ClickClickClickThere are several other vendors. The two issues are: 1. Sometimes you may have to grind here or there. 2. Wheels may not fit over the components.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 17 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 17 | I ordered the firewall mount brake booster and front disc conversion kit for my '59 Apache from Classic Performance Products (CPP) through Ebay a few weeks ago. I received an email from CPP saying the mounting brackets for the petal are backordered and will be a few more weeks before they will be able to ship. I believe they have a good product but if your looking for something that will ship tomorrow you may want to shop around
1959 Chevy Apache 3200 stepside
Forged SBC 383 Stroker with TBS 192 Supercharger
Tremec TKX 5 Speed transmission
Mosier GM 12 Bolt rear end
18" Detroit Steel D-Town Wheels
1947 Chevy 3600
No mods, all original
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 32 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 32 | Might want to check out General Spring ( https://www.generalspringkc.com ) Call them up and let them know what you got and want you want and they should be able to fix you up. I've purchased form them before | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 146 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 146 | Hello,
New to the forum and new to Apache's.. Bought a 59 3100, stepside that had a great 350 crate motor installed. It has original 6 lug, manual drum brakes all around and I'm looking to convert to power disc in front, drum in rear. What's the best site for kits that are reasonably priced for conversions? I've seen $ all over the place.. Thanks in advance for any help, I look forward to being part of the forums..
Goose
New Orleans I just bought a few things from Speedway motors, and a few from classic industries, but got the frame mount booster from summit for 300. summit had the cpp power brake unit in stock, and cpp was a month away from having them again. the front disk kit cost me 300 from speedway. the cpp kit ended up being 600 for everything so the price ended up being the same either way, but i got the parts sooner from other places. They may have more in stock by now, but keep in mind , some may take longer. I was in a hurry because i needed to get my 55 on the ground so i could trailer it to another location. I have to say, even though the frame mount booster will be a bit more work to get to in the long run, the install was a cake walk. Same with the disk kit on the front. I kept the straight axle and added the disk kit to it. took about an hour per side due to getting the rusty old parts off and cleaning up the spindles. | | |
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