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| | | | Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 2 Moderated | | Moderated Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 2 | I own a 1955 2nd series 1 ton and I'm having it restored. I want to update to disc brakes. All the searching I've all I can find is 6 bolt stud pattern, my truck is 8. Any one on this forum have experience with this? I'd appreciate any iin put offered.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 | You're kind of out of luck in that department. There's been a few of us here that are working on a disc brake upgrade. There is also a guy in California I believe that has come up with a kit, by machining a later model hub and installing a bearing spacer. I'm not really fond of his kit, because of the bearing spacer and it moves everything outboard of the spindle, affecting your scrub of the tire. Here's a couple pics of what I'm working on. I'm using components from a 2007 GM van. The 13" rotor is the way I'm going to go. The caliper on the 12.8" was just too large to come up with a good bracket to mount it. BTW 3/4 ton, 1 ton, and some 1.5 ton trucks used the same bearing and hub assembly from 53-59. http://s1074.beta.photobucket.com/u...amp;_suid=136225217756608223982073469883http://s1074.beta.photobucket.com/u...mp;_suid=1362252233910018386534533993337
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