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| | | | Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4 | I want to change my front drum brakes on my 58 Apache to disk brakes. Is a conversion kit the best way and if it is, which company? Will the kits have all the parts I need or will I have to get additional parts? My 16 year old son will be driving the truck so I want the best brake system I can afford. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy Enumclaw58Apache, welcome, the change to disc front brakes requires a dual circuit master cylinder designed for a disc/drum system and a proportioning valve as a minimum, you may also want to add a power booster as well do to the increased pedal pressure required for disc brakes, hope that helps. | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | You will also need to build new brake lines. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,098 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,098 | There are numerous vendors out there that sell these kits. Also many online sellers. Many of them provide good complete kits and instructions while some don't. There are kits that use your existing hubs that will not accommodate stock wheels. There are others that convert to 5 lug which will require new wheels and a rear end bolt pattern change. There is lots of information posted on this site. Read up on the subject and talk to suppliers that have some tech knowledge. Stay away from the ones that just push parts across the counter and have no idea how stuff works.
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: Dec 2009 Posts: 42 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 42 | i used a kit from cpp, added low profile mustang power booster with a vette dual master cylinder with proportioning valve,bolted up to existing holes under cab where master cylinder was, just in case i add disk to rear, had to make all new brake lines and converted front to 5 lug, everything came in kit except brake lines, tubing bender and flare kit | | |
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