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#20454 05/10/2005 7:11 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 | I'm looking to put disc brakes on the rear instead of using the original drums. Is there a simple (and cheap) way to put discs on the rear end or will I need to swap out the rear end? And if I go about swapping out the rear end does anyone know of one with a similar width and has disc brakes. Oh, this is a 1/2 ton if it makes any difference.
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#20455 05/10/2005 9:01 PM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | The simple way is to buy a kit from one of the specialtie suplyers but it,s not cheap anyway you go.
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#20456 05/10/2005 10:13 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | If you want to keep it 6 lug you can get a '63-'67 rear axle out of a 1/2 ton Chevy truck. If you get the right one you can get a 3.07 rearend. There is a cheap disc brake kit for that axle.
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#20457 05/11/2005 4:28 AM | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | Where could I find the cheap disc kit for the 63-67 rear axle?? Have one under my 46 half ton. | | |
#20458 05/11/2005 5:08 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 | Yeah if you've got a link or manufacturer name that'd be useful as I've spent the last hour trying to find it and have so far been w/o luck.
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#20459 05/12/2005 2:39 AM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 59 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 59 | What about the disc brake rear end from a 1999-2005 Chev/GMC 1/2 ton? They have the same 6-bolt pattern as the early trucks. Or the width of the 6-bolt disc brake axle from a late model Chev Trailblazer/GMC Envoy might work better for you. | | |
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