Re: 1970 Blazer disk brake conversion
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Originally Posted by SeventyOne
Do you have an open or closed knuckle? Can you see the axle u-joint?
If it's open, I would go to a junkyard and get the knuckles out from a 71-91 (or later even?) 1/2 ton chevy to start. It will give you the spindle, outer axle shaft (if it's different), caliper brackets, and caliper cores.
Then get a new rotor and either rebuild or replace the calipers, install new pads, new bearings.
Probably something I'm leaving out but that ought to get you close.
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If original yet, it should have drum brakes with an open knuckle. One year only for that. I would do as suggested and just find a donor front end from 71 up into the late 70s. I believe it is basically a bolt in procedure. Make sure the gear ratio is the same...
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