Re: Big brakes for a 5x4.5 BC truck, anybody done it?
[Re: wedgeheaded]
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How big a rim do you want?
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Re: Big brakes for a 5x4.5 BC truck, anybody done it?
[Re: ruderunner]
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12/05/16 01:43 AM
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How big a rim do you want? I'm thinking 17" If I have to keep stock brakes I might just stick with 15".
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Re: Big brakes for a 5x4.5 BC truck, anybody done it?
[Re: wedgeheaded]
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12/05/16 01:03 PM
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I ran 11x2.5 on my 68A-body 8 3/4
I have both my 85 and 88-440 truck with the 11x2.5 but are 5 on 4.5
I order my parts up for a 73 Newport where I found the first set of drums/BP/hardware on a 8 3/4.
IIRC my 85 had the 5 on 5.5 9 1/4 with 11x2.5 as well.
I have seen a late 70s d150 9 1/4 with a set of 12" brakes but ordered with them. Plumber company truck.
or go disc brake with a FMS set up or a Dr Diff set up.
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Re: Big brakes for a 5x4.5 BC truck, anybody done it?
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12/06/16 02:14 PM
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Since you indicate you may be flexible on the bolt pattern, I believe the 3/4 ton front rotors are about an inch larger in diameter. Swapping in a Dana 60 rear axle will give you a stronger axle. I'm not sure on the size of the rear brakes on the Dana 60 though.
If you do not need the stronger rear axle, the heavy duty factory stuff "Scratchin" mentioned may be sufficient.
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Re: Big brakes for a 5x4.5 BC truck, anybody done it?
[Re: wedgeheaded]
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12/07/16 11:43 PM
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Budget way is to just use some old rotors and chuck them on a lathe and machine all the rotor off until you just end up with a pair of hubs... then go from there. Making the caliper brackets isn't super hard in my opinion either (as mentioned in some of those threads) Brembo calipers are easy to find now a days in take-offs (since so many modern cars have them OE now) and usually a good selection of brake pads too. I just picked up a pair of 6 piston ones off a Porsche I'll use one of these days to build a big brake setup on a '68 Chevy C10 (with a SRT10 engine/trans) I am slowly building.
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