brakes are locked up

[lunchbox]

just finished my 8 lug conversion in the front and i went to drive it and the front is locked up!, jacked it up and tried to move the wheels, it aint moving. i bled them and everyrthing and they still dont work, what did i do wrong and what can i do to fix it?

 

[3 on the tree]

Could your wheels be rubbing the caliper? Have you taken a wheel off and tried to spin the rotor???

 

[broncoman6524]

Did you overtighten the locking hub rings? if that makes sense...the round tools with the square thingys. haha

 

[mnstrburbon]

i just went through this on the burbon i replaces all the stock rubber brake lines with steel braided for cost and length. cured the problem..
if i applied the brakes they woudl stay locked let it sit for a while or over night it would roll fine apply brakes and they would lock on again.brake pedal would return uo also but brakes where locked

 

[lunchbox]

Could your wheels be rubbing the caliper? Have you taken a wheel off and tried to spin the rotor???[/quote
dammit yes they are! but the caliper is good its the ****ing backing plate

 

[3 on the tree]

Another mystery solved.

 

[lunchbox]

yea, im ****in pissed at my self, i didnt think of grinding the plates before i put them on so when i ground down my calipers on the bench grinder at work(which by the way was an industrial one and the ****ers were down in no time) i didnt have them , and i dont have a handheld so when i got everything on they didnt like id have a problem, when i look at the rims it was a very miniscule part they were touching, it doesnt seem like theyd prevent the whole truck from moving but i guess i was wrong.