bowtieboy4life2000
1/2 ton status
were is a good place order every thing from
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14 bolt disk break conversion
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lak2004
1/2 ton status
diy4x.com
Got my brackets from DIY4X, they work great. I got my stainless brake lines from ORD. All other parts I was able to get at the local parts store.
http://www.tdoffroad.com/
complete kit and its cost is great and quality is great...theese guys built my cage for me..they are exclent...i stop shop for discs
complete kit and its cost is great and quality is great...theese guys built my cage for me..they are exclent...i stop shop for discs
Ruffstuff or Diy
Depends on if you want a whole kit (more $$, less work for you) or just the parts (less $$, more work.)
Along with the mentioned outsfits, Blackbird's and TSM sell entire kits
http://www.blackbirdscustomtrucks.com/
http://www.tsmmfg.com/
Bring your VISA card.
Alternately, there are lots of posts here and across the web about doing it yourself with off-the-shelf parts. The only really custom thing you need is the brackets; these are available from many vendors, but the two CK5 favorites are, as mentioned,
http://www.diy4x.com/
http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/index.php
That should get you started.
You'll also need to consider the costs and benefits of a parking brake caliper (Cadillac Eldorado) versus a driveline brake or not having a parking brake at all.
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got my brackets from diy4x, calipers, pads and lines I got from the parts store and I already had a spare set of good rotors.
dont know much about anybody elses brackets but kert's are pretty freakin awesome and I spent about $35 on the rest of the stuff so overall I got less than $100 in my disk conversion by doing it this way.
dont know much about anybody elses brackets but kert's are pretty freakin awesome and I spent about $35 on the rest of the stuff so overall I got less than $100 in my disk conversion by doing it this way.
What did you do for the master cylinder?
right now Im using the same factory master cylinder and it works fine
x2. Although this might change once I get my dana 60 in. Those calipers are freakin HUGE.
4xcrazy
3/4 ton status
i bought all my BRAKE stuff seperately, brackets from online somewhere, stock front rotors and calipers and front lines from the same year as my truck.
my kit isnt around anymore... but i love it...
http://coloradok5.com/atrondiskbrakes.shtml
did the azkickin kit with bolt kit.... then bought caddy calipers.....
http://coloradok5.com/atrondiskbrakes.shtml
did the azkickin kit with bolt kit.... then bought caddy calipers.....
jonathon
1/2 ton status
It seems the caddy calipers are the #1 expense to doing discs right 
I just don't like the idea of running around without a parking brake..
I just don't like the idea of running around without a parking brake..
I read from user experiences that even if you do the caddy calipers, it doesn't even hold that well. Why put it on if I can't trust it? I'm going to go with a driveline brake in mine.
Mine hold just fine... holds my truck from rolling down the driveway....now offroad maybe another story.. but I dont stop on hills.... im usually sendin my tire tread to china!!!!!
drive line brakes arent cheap... but nice.. .however in NJ they are not a legal parking brake....
Mine hold just fine... holds my truck from rolling down the driveway....now offroad maybe another story.. but I dont stop on hills.... im usually sendin my tire tread to china!!!!!
drive line brakes arent cheap... but nice.. .however in NJ they are not a legal parking brake....
Maybe I'll revisit it once it's a priority... It's not a problem in CO... I don't even have emissions in my county.
well I had d44 calipers on and the wife didnt like that idea....
I was going to spring load the pedal as that is all they verify at inspection
so I did it right...
$45 to my door got me 2 used caddy calipers with springs and levers and all..... from an online junkyard.... then I paid $60 each for new ones from napa...... however if you search my name and caddy calipers... you will find that the remanufacured ones seem to be getting the wrong pistons installed in them....... major headaches...
still for $165 I ended up with new calipers with used springs and levers.. but it worked....
I was going to spring load the pedal as that is all they verify at inspection
so I did it right...
$45 to my door got me 2 used caddy calipers with springs and levers and all..... from an online junkyard.... then I paid $60 each for new ones from napa...... however if you search my name and caddy calipers... you will find that the remanufacured ones seem to be getting the wrong pistons installed in them....... major headaches...
still for $165 I ended up with new calipers with used springs and levers.. but it worked....
Caddy calipers seem to work a little in town with small tires. A freind with 35's said they were worthless.
