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| | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 54 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 54 | I am converting my 1963 Chevrolet truck to front disc brake and leaving the drums in the rear. My question is can I use the original rear brake lines? I have been told that the proportioning valve has only one line to the rear and on for each side of the front brakes, is this true? Do I need to make new brake lines for the front? Another question please forgive me for asking so many. My rear brake plates do not have a slot to adjust the brake shoes, how do you do it? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,097 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,097 | Dennis,
The rear brakes have self adjusters, but if you need to adjust them, remove the wheel and drum and punch out the slot in the drum, you can then adjust the brakes through the slot. You can use the existing rear line for a disc conversion. I usually run new lines to the fronts from the proportioning valve.
Fred
1956 3100 Pickup/Red/350/3sp OD/PS/Disc Brakes
1957 Bel Air Sport Coupe/Red/355/TH350/PS/Disc Brakes
2017 Silverado LT Single Cab SB/Black/5.3/6 Speed Trans
1947 Willys CJ2A w/F-Head engine
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 54 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 54 | I checked the rear brakes do NOT have self adjusters and the brake backing plates do NOT have a hole to punch-out. Can you install self adjusters on wheels that did not come with them? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,097 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,097 | 63 trucks should have had self adjusters so yours has probably been changed. The drums may have been changed also if they don't have the knock outs. You can drill and file out a slot. I don't think that there would be a slot on the backing plates as the suspension components are in the way. You should be able to buy the springs and the self adjuster parts from a parts store.
Fred
1956 3100 Pickup/Red/350/3sp OD/PS/Disc Brakes
1957 Bel Air Sport Coupe/Red/355/TH350/PS/Disc Brakes
2017 Silverado LT Single Cab SB/Black/5.3/6 Speed Trans
1947 Willys CJ2A w/F-Head engine
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 11 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 11 | My '63 does not have self-adjusters, and the info that I have found states that '64 is the first year for self-adjusting brakes. My drums do have slots to manually adjust the brakes, but I'm not sure if they are original. The link below is useful for info on '60 to '66 trucks. http://www.60-66chevytrucks.info/ | | |
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