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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Aug 2021 Posts: 12 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2021 Posts: 12 | Hi Guys/Gals, Steve here. I just got home with a '70 C10 swb truck I bought. I was glad the truck has power steering but it doesn't have power brakes. I took a quick look online and found that the complete kits (power w/ disc front, including master cylinder) range from $900 to $1500+. My first question is, is there that much difference in these kits to justify the extra cost? Second, the guy I got the truck from says I can buy all the components for a '70 Chevelle to do the swap since he says they are the same. Anyone else done this. He says the cost is about half. I am not planning to lower the truck. Thanks for any info. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 5,684 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 5,684 | Why not just install a brake booster if the brake pedal is too hard to press?
Properly adjusted drums work exceptionally well. That's why dump trucks and semis use drums and not discs.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1956 Cadillac Sixty Special Fleetwood (The Godfather) | 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado (The Purple Knif) | 1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe | 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,988 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,988 | | | | | | Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 1,986 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 1,986 | Too bad the low buck option took off 6 lug drums and put on 5 lug rotors.
'57 GMC 102, Original 347 V8, HydraMatic, 3.08 rear gear, added A/C, disk front brakes, HEI, AFB carb, '98 Honda Black Currant paint. T-boned and totaled 10/12
'52 GMC 152 Stake Bed, Original 228, SM420, added A/C, HEI, disk front brakes, '67 Chev 3.55 rear gear. Gets used as a real truck.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 5,684 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 5,684 | I noticed that. This forces you to change your rear end, too. So much for the "low buck" option.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1956 Cadillac Sixty Special Fleetwood (The Godfather) | 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado (The Purple Knif) | 1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe | 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,988 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,988 | Forgot about that. The 4x4's have 6 lug but I guess those spindles won't cut it. What about THIS thingy. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2021 Posts: 12 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2021 Posts: 12 | Thanks Guys. As far as the 5/6 lug issue is concerned, I plan on probably changing the rear end anyway. The truck was originally a 6 cylinder and geared pretty low and rather that changing the ring/pinion I will just go with probably a 10 bolt out of something like a Camaro with taller gearing. Also for a better wheel selection. Bartamos, that is a really good article on the swap, too. Thanks. I am scratching my head right now as to exactly what I want to do with it: keep original paint/repaint, lower/standard ride height, etc. but the brake issue has to be done regardless. Thanks again for the input. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 | You might want to look into adapting a power disc/drum system from one of the Toyota, Nissan, or Mazda pickups. They use the same 6 lug bolt pattern as stovebolts, and it seems that the only fabrication needed would be figuring out a way to anchor the calipers to the original Chevy spindles.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,168 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,168 | That's why dump trucks and semis use drums and not discs. That can be re-thunk a little as the modern builds are using discs more and more these days. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2021 Posts: 389 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2021 Posts: 389 | The only lug part of the low buck is the hub and the rotor.
As long as the hub fits the spindle its not a issue.
Cpp has a 6 lug kit that has it all
Classic Performance Upgrade Stock Spindle Brake Kits 6370SWBK-6OE-S | | |
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