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D44 front with drum brake

imiceman44

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Hi guys
I have never seen one in person and this one is not that close to me to just go look at it.
IH 1970 front d44 with drum brakes.
I want to know how feasible is it to convert to disc brakes using oem parts.
I have backing plates and hubs and everything else would be new, even axle shafts will be RCP.
Just want the housing basically.
I even have one knuckle and I guess I coul aquire the other side knuckle then it would be a no brainer.
But are the knuckles on the drum brake axle the same is my question
 
Isn't the Scout axle like 4-5" narrower than a Chevy one? I think it also has smaller axle tubes. I remember for Chevy, the drum and disc knuckles have a different spindle hole pattern. Scout drum should be 6-bolt to the spindle, but I don't know if that's the same as Chevy spindle pattern.
 
Could be an IH axle from the full-size trucks ( ones that the Travel-Alls were based off of ) that are wider than the Scout stuff ?

IIRC the IH D44 spindles were a six bolt pattern common with what GM used - got no idea if the rest of the spindle matched GM’s stuff though.
 
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what i have seen of IH stuff there 8 stud splindles to knuckle of stuff .

i scrapped a open knuckle drum brake IH from a travell all years ago . but kept the dana 60 semi float posi 5 lug rear and divorced 204 with 34" frame brackets .

and my dads old 1970 k2500 gmc was open knuckle and drum brake .
 
Blue85 said:
Isn't the Scout axle like 4-5" narrower than a Chevy one? I think it also has smaller axle tubes. I remember for Chevy, the drum and disc knuckles have a different spindle hole pattern. Scout drum should be 6-bolt to the spindle, but I don't know if that's the same as Chevy spindle pattern.
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It's from a full size travel all
 
sweetk30 said:
what i have seen of IH stuff there 8 stud splindles to knuckle of stuff .

i scrapped a open knuckle drum brake IH from a travell all years ago . but kept the dana 60 semi float posi 5 lug rear and divorced 204 with 34" frame brackets .

and my dads old 1970 k2500 gmc was open knuckle and drum brake .
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Well I guess that will not work.
I need it to be 6 bolt spindle
Thanks gusto for your feedback
 
sweetk30 said:
not saying all 8 stud . . but also cast in notch for caliper might be missing to that could be a problem
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I have backing plates for disc.
The 1/4" thick full circle minus the spot for the caliper
 
@imiceman44

Drum to disc brake conversion OPEN KNUCKLE Dana 44.

Here is what I have gleaned about this conversion from the power of the interweb. To change from drums to discs on my 1973 open knuckle half-ton Dana 44, I can use Chevy backing plates and calipers, a Scout II rotor, and a Ford F-150 hub. This will allow me to use the stock stub shafts and...
www.binderplanet.com
 
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