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Re: Disc brake guys!!! Make me sane again!!!
by cobshane » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:27 pm
So What's your measurement.
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Re: Disc brake guys!!! Make me sane again!!!
by akaFrankCastle » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:51 pm
15 miles. From home that is. I'm still at work. Keeping checking back in between switching hard drives out in the computer.
I can't believe this is up to a two page thread now. Thought I had done all my research and had this thing locked down.
I know it is going to be something stupid and simple that is screwing this up. That's the way it always is with my projects.
Too bad I knocked the studs out of my old hub. I could be driving it while I figure this crap out.
I can't believe this is up to a two page thread now. Thought I had done all my research and had this thing locked down.
I know it is going to be something stupid and simple that is screwing this up. That's the way it always is with my projects.
Too bad I knocked the studs out of my old hub. I could be driving it while I figure this crap out.
Stroppe'd
1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One
1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One
1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Re: Disc brakes....I'm sane! Sort of.
by cobshane » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:41 pm
Sorry to hear the frustration. It will work and it will work good.
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Re: Disc brakes....I'm sane! Sort of.
by akaFrankCastle » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:42 pm
Yeah, I'm an idiot. I did wind up with a wrong part, but one I never thought to check.
Below you see two backing plates. The one on the left is from my first attempt at spindle pulling. Turned out to be a late 76/77 truck and had the larger diameter spindles on it. The one on the right is from my second day at the salvage yard. Early 76 K10 with the appropriate sized spindles. Notice a difference?
Turns out the backing plates are shaped differently. Below you'll see the distance between the flange and the back side of the plate. A scoch short of 2" if my tape isn't lying. This is the late 76/77 plate.
And here is the early 76 plate. Not only is the distance a little larger, the area around the point where the caliper mounts is actually shaped differently.
Below you see two backing plates. The one on the left is from my first attempt at spindle pulling. Turned out to be a late 76/77 truck and had the larger diameter spindles on it. The one on the right is from my second day at the salvage yard. Early 76 K10 with the appropriate sized spindles. Notice a difference?
Turns out the backing plates are shaped differently. Below you'll see the distance between the flange and the back side of the plate. A scoch short of 2" if my tape isn't lying. This is the late 76/77 plate.
And here is the early 76 plate. Not only is the distance a little larger, the area around the point where the caliper mounts is actually shaped differently.
Stroppe'd
1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One
1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One
1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Re: Disc brakes....I'm sane! Sort of.
by cobshane » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:49 pm
Oh man I can't believe that's what it was. Don't worry I sold have been in the same boat. I never would have thunk it. So you got the right ones now?
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Re: Disc brakes....I'm sane! Sort of.
by akaFrankCastle » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:53 pm
Yup. When I pulled spindles I pulled plates too. If I had bought them separately they would have charged me for each piece. Figured someone would be able to use the extra set of plates. Oh well. Big spindles go back to the yard. Wrong backing plates become steel pistol targets. Once I take all the edges off and fabricate a hanger for them.
Stroppe'd
1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One
1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One
1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Re: Disc brake guys!!! Make me sane again!!!
by akaFrankCastle » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:02 pm
Colorado75bronc wrote:i understand you're reasoning, lol, but on a side note, i've never had a problem with the ford setup, and i think my fords stop much better than most older chebby's i've driven
You know, I was half tempted to pull the flat top knuckles that were on the truck too.
Stroppe'd
1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One
1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One
1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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