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| | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 5 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 5 | doing brakes on my '52 3/4 ton. I want to put discs on the front. Is there a conversion out there I havn't found for this? Or something else that will work. I would like to keep as much of the original front end as I could, 8 lug wheels, straight axle, so on. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | I'm not aware of any kit that will do this, but at least two people have made their own caliper brackets and have adpated disks to the front of one of these trucks.
In at least one case the disks were from a Dodge pickup and where fit onto the stock 1-ton hubs complete with dually adapters.
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It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 | I had the same goal, so I went with kevlar brake shoes and they gave me a big improvement on the fronts on my 59. I wanted to keep my 1 ton load rating. http://www.praisedynobrake.com/ A bit pricey for brake shoes, but cheaper than any conversion and a lot easier. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 5 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 5 | thanks for the heads up on the kevlar shoes, I will try those first with all new system and see what happens. | | |
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