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Offline hotrod69

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rear brake conversion
« on: March 16, 2014, 08:28:42 am »
Hello to everyone, I have and 87 gmc(R10) with  a 10 bolt rear end. I want to change from drum to disc the cheapest way, What set up can i used from another vehicle. Thanks

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Re: rear brake conversion
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2014, 05:39:39 pm »
thanks, just was reading some other  post and people were saying that you could go to junk yard to get a set up, thanks for the info.

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Re: rear brake conversion
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2014, 06:36:09 pm »
If you want the cheapest that link is your best bet.  Otherwise you will searching for a donor that is like finding hens teeth or spending money on wheel adapters or axles.

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Re: rear brake conversion
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2014, 06:40:15 pm »
thanks, just was reading some other  post and people were saying that you could go to junk yard to get a set up, thanks for the info.

     There has been members who have sourced junkyard finds and made rear disk, but everyone I have read they had to fabricate something and they have never compiled a complete parts source guide for someone else to follow.
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Re: rear brake conversion
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2014, 03:14:45 pm »
Bake, I am actually doing that now on mine.  It will be up as soon as I am done.

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Re: rear brake conversion
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2014, 03:36:14 pm »
Bake, I am actually doing that now on mine.  It will be up as soon as I am done.

Chris Lucas
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     That would be great, and by the way the link you provided toward the top of this post.  I went there and the web site said they did not have kits for 4x4's only 2wd.  I did not actually call them, just looked at their web site and inputted several different models of 4x4's.
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Re: rear brake conversion
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2014, 11:12:14 pm »
He was asking about a R10 2wd...  Someone put info I thought on the 4wd.