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Mr Handy · 09-27-2013, 05:35 PM

I am working on piecing together front disks for my 70. I want to keep it 6 lug.
My buddy had the MC, calipers, prop valve out of a 72. he was planning to a disk swap but then he traded the truck to me, his plan was to swap the cross member and all from the 72.
I want to put drop spindles so all I really need to buy are the spindles, 6 lug rotors, and whatever lines I need. I picked up rebuild kits for the calipers for something like $9 each. I can get a reman MC for $22 at advanced. My original booster should work fine. my truck has relatively new ball joints all around as well as springs and shocks.
so I need a mc $22 Wheel Bearings $20 per wheel, rotors $80 each, drop spindles $228, brake lines and hoses for the front... still have to figure out how much those will be. Break Pads $26. I figure I will be around $600 when all is said and done... all I need then are the drop springs and shocks and I will have my 2.5/4 drop and my disk conversion done.

09-27-2013, 05:35 PM	#18
Mr Handy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Spring Hill, Florida Posts: 465	Re: 6 lug disc brake conversion I am working on piecing together front disks for my 70. I want to keep it 6 lug. My buddy had the MC, calipers, prop valve out of a 72. he was planning to a disk swap but then he traded the truck to me, his plan was to swap the cross member and all from the 72. I want to put drop spindles so all I really need to buy are the spindles, 6 lug rotors, and whatever lines I need. I picked up rebuild kits for the calipers for something like $9 each. I can get a reman MC for $22 at advanced. My original booster should work fine. my truck has relatively new ball joints all around as well as springs and shocks. so I need a mc $22 Wheel Bearings $20 per wheel, rotors $80 each, drop spindles $228, brake lines and hoses for the front... still have to figure out how much those will be. Break Pads $26. I figure I will be around $600 when all is said and done... all I need then are the drop springs and shocks and I will have my 2.5/4 drop and my disk conversion done.