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14bolt FF rear disc WITH Caddy Calipers

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Ok so I put rear disc on my truck in 2/11/2005

I originally went with D44 calipers but landed a score on caddy calipers from a junkyard for $45/pair. Used the arms, springs and got new ones from Napa with using mine as cores.. for $120 total... so I was in for $160ish for caddy calipers.

Kit I used was by Azz-kickin.com and it used chevette soft brake lines. I don't remember much else.

I did not know there is a right and left caliper... they are on and they work. E-Brake don't hold worth a damn... so with me swamping my truck, I had mud caked everywhere and still cleaning it out. Hard peanut butter mud.
well my ebrake is not really connected right... so lets make this thread an all correct...as I will edit this first post as we go...


so my view with tires on (only pic I have) and d44 calipers
left
left_rear_disc.jpg


right
right_rear_disc.jpg


went with caddy calipers
left
reardiscleft.jpg


right
reardiscright.jpg


what you are left with... heavy pieces of crud
old_drum_stuff.jpg



brake pics with tires off - taken 8/30/17

left
191a1702.jpg


191a1705.jpg


right
191a1704.jpg

so my first question
Do I have the Left and Right in the right spots? How do you tell? are they marked with L/R?
I figured bleeder up and springs inside so they have to be right???
2nd Q.
Is there an aftermarket ebrake bracket to hold the cable?
 
If the bleeder is on top and the hose attaches on the inboard side they are mounted correctly. If there was a left and/or right you'd have one with a brake hose attached on the side facing the wheel or the bleeder on the bottom.
 

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