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gubni

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How much interest is there in a chevy 3/4 ton disc brake kit for these axles? Has anyone done it? Is there a kit available? I would be willing to make a kit, I just need a set of axles.
 
I'm not quite ready yet but definitely will be in the future!
What about the sterling 10.5 late model rear setup? It's a factory disc....is it similar in size to the chevy conversion, may not be an advantage to swap it all??
 
whiskeymakin said:
It's a factory disc....is it similar in size to the chevy conversion, may not be an advantage to swap it all??

Kinda what I'm thinking? What advantage would there be? 05+ is factory disc right?
 
redneckengineered said:
He's talking about front axles. Go take a look at my 14 bolt build thread. The rotors and calipers are MASSIVE.


I believe that on the on the 99-04 axles at least, using the Sterling rear rotors and calipers (with a caliper adapter bracket) was one method of getting smaller front brakes.
 
Sorry for the confusion....I was hitting on the 05+ REAR. I have one without the calipers so I don't know how much difference there is between them and a old chevy calipers for use on the rear. Wondering if it would cause you to need a larger master cyl. as well

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redneckengineered said:
He's talking about front axles. Go take a look at my 14 bolt build thread. The rotors and calipers are MASSIVE.


Not to ask a dense question, but are you guys looking for smaller brakes for weight/packaging or what? I used a 04 front on the buggy I built and had to come up with my own brakes because I went to 5 on 5.5". Just curious, I haven't seen the new stuff and was wondering what the draw back is?


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stano said:
Not to ask a dense question, but are you guys looking for smaller brakes for weight/packaging or what? I used a 04 front on the buggy I built and had to come up with my own brakes because I went to 5 on 5.5". Just curious, I haven't seen the new stuff and was wondering what the draw back is?


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Huge, heavy, bulky, requires 17" wheel minimum, larger MC, and as you can see from my picture they stick out quite a bit. I don't race and don't require a lot of stopping power, old school single piston Chevy's would be enough for my application.
 
You thinking of making a brake kit for the stock wheel bolt pattern or 8 on 6.5 ? The couple 05+ axles I have use, i redrilled the unit bearings for 8 on 6.5 to match a 14 bolt rear. A smaller brake package would e nice because I have had to grind the calipers slightly for certain brand 17" wheels
 
Yes, could you please go ahead and make a kit so when I'm ready to build a new front axle, your kit will be ready to go!!! thumb.gif
 
A 99 E350 rear rotor that has the pilot opened up will fit both a 99-04 and an 05-up axle, or at least a 06 F250. Unit bearing has to be drilled to the 8-6.5" lug pattern. The caliper mount in my link above for a 99-04 axle will not fit a 05-up it is actually too big.
Ran out of time today and the 05- up is not with me, it is on a buddy's build across Bham, I see this being very easy to do. Recentered H1 should clear easy.
 
RustyC said:
A 99 E350 rear rotor that has the pilot opened up will fit both a 99-04 and an 05-up axle, or at least a 06 F250. Unit bearing has to be drilled to the 8-6.5" lug pattern. The caliper mount in my link above for a 99-04 axle will not fit a 05-up it is actually too big.
Ran out of time today and the 05- up is not with me, it is on a buddy's build across Bham, I see this being very easy to do. Recentered H1 should clear easy.
So you're saying that rotor will work with the factory caliper and caliper bracket?
 
Beerj said:
So you're saying that rotor will work with the factory caliper and caliper bracket?

No use the 99 E350 rear rotor and a 3/4 ton GM caliper and a custom caliper mount. It is just a basic flat bracket 3/8" thick 4 holes 2 of them tapped.
 
redneckengineered said:
He said on facebook he was working on them but didn't give a time frame. I also have talked to Torq Motorsports and they are working on a kit based on the advice I gave them.

Cool, we're having the hubs drilled 8x6.5 so it's just a matter of figuring out which rotor and caliper to use I guess? Will any caliper rotor combo work without a bracket?
 

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