I have front disks with no power booster. I am very satisfied with them.
Bought the bracket kit from Heavy Chevy http://www.heavychevy.com. It was
actually made by Buffalo Enterprises http://www.inliners.org/buffalo/ This kit
uses mid 70's Checy/GMC 4WD 1/2 ton front calipers and rotors. Rotors mount
directly to TF hubs using longer (supplied in the kit) lug bolts. Kit came
with 3/16" 6 lug spacers to move the wheels out slightly. I run 15"x7" wheels
from mid 70's 4x4 with 235/70 tires and did not need these spaces. Maybe they
are needed with stock wheels.
I installed a dual chamber non-power boost master cylinder, also from Heavy
Chevy. Only thing I did not like about it was that they don't tell you where
the master cylinder came from. It is a bear checking/filling the fluid
reservoir. If I were doing it again I'd look into using a master cylinder with
remote reservoirs.
My truck has been my everyday driver for 14+ years. The disk brakes have been
on for 4+ years. They stop straight and with much better control than the
drums did.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of wayne osborne
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 9:57 AM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: [oletrucks] front disc brakes
Just curious---been eye balling the front disc brake kits.. Anybody got an
idea on how this setup would work without the power booster thus having non
power front disc brakes... How would they perform this way??
Any thoughts. --wayne
Wayne Osborne
http://www.chevytrucks.org
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