Gordon, what disk brake kit did you use?
I've been collecting pieces to use the ChevyDuty kit that only costs $100 or
so. Is that the same, or perhaps same type, of kit that you used?
And the booster you used, did you mount it under the cab like the original,
or on the firewall?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon V. Wilhelm" <gvwilhelm@shaw.ca>
To: "Ryan Langford" <rlangford@attbi.com>; "trucks"
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Still having TF power brake problems - any further
advice?
> > > Test drove truck and it STILL pulls to the right during hard braking.
> <<
>
> I have a 1951 GMC 1/2 ton and I was having the same problem of pulling to
> the right under hard braking. It completely went away however after I
> converted to disk brakes on the front. I used the booster from a Chev
s-10
> (1987 vintage?) and I continued to use the rear axle with drum brakes
(from
> a '60's GMC truck).
>
> I feel a lot safer with the disk brakes on the front and the truck is much
> more fun to drive. This is quite an easy conversion and the kits don't
cost
> that much. Before going to the IFS you might want to put some calipers on
> the ends of that beam axle!
>
> Gordon Wilhelm
> 1951 GMC 5 window 1/2 ton
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
|