D60 with 3/4 ton brakes

[clarkjw24]

I don't know how many of you have done this or thought about but I recently put 3/4ton brakes on my D60. So far I really like them. Hell, at $100 for new rotors, callipers, pads and lines I'm loving it. Here is a picture of my aftermarket brakets. They're on a dodge D60 with external hubs. These have a 3/8 offset where as an internal set up would only need an 1/8". After asking around I bought my brakets from ebay for $95 shipped. So for less than $200 for new brakes on my D60. Just thought I'd pass this info along. I couldn't see spending the $400 on 1 ton brakes.

 

[GotBoykins]

You da man! How about a full write up?

 

[clarkjw24]

There is really nothing to write up. Just replace the dust shield and factory bracket with these. Add 8lug 3/4 ton rotors, calipers, pads and go. Only work I had to do was I put new chevy wheel studs in my dodge hubs, so I had to drill out the rotors to 11/16". That way you don't crack the rotor when pressing in the 1 ton studs.

 

[79k20350]

um rotors are 50 bucks a pop and loaded calipers are 50 bucks a pop...total of 200... where are you getting charged 400 for everything???

 

[GotBoykins]

WOW! You Sandlappers make the mechanical stuff sound easy. Must be something in the water...........So you gonna have your stuff at URE this weekend? I dont see any excuses available now.

 

[clarkjw24]

um rotors are 50 bucks a pop and loaded calipers are 50 bucks a pop...total of 200... where are you getting charged 400 for everything???

I didn't get charged $400 but when I added up everything I would need online thats what I came up with. I didn't have cores for any of it. The calipers where $80 loaded per side plus $50 cores for mine at Advance Auto.

 

[sled_dog]

Where did you get your brackets? I just got a set of 3/4ton conversion brackets for my HP Ford knuckled Dana 60, from some place on Ebay, looks like the same brackets.

Advantage for me is, I can't even find replacement calipers for my axle I have now. Even if I find replacements, what if something goes wrong and I need new ones? 3/4ton chevy calipers are so cheap and easy. $15 a caliper last time I bought them for my 97 C2500. Not hte EXACT same thing as the older 3/4 tons but damn close.

 

[dleroy43]

what size rim do you have? Some more people may be interested if you can 15s without grinding.

 

[clarkjw24]

I believe it was hardonoffroad or something like that. My brackets are basically ford brackets with a chevy spindle stud pattern. The two ears actually bolt to the main bracket to give it the 3/8 offset. An internal d60 chevy or dodge bracket would work and look just like any of the 14bolt ff brackets but with an 1/8 spacer.

 

[clarkjw24]

what size rim do you have? Some more people may be interested if you can 15s without grinding.

I've got 16.5 h1s but this guy claims that this is the answer for 15" wheels.

 

[sled_dog]

I believe it was hardonoffroad or something like that. My brackets are basically ford brackets with a chevy spindle stud pattern. The two ears actually bolt to the main bracket to give it the 3/8 offset. An internal d60 chevy or dodge bracket would work and look just like any of the 14bolt ff brackets but with an 1/8 spacer.

alright same ones I have just mine have the ford pattern. glad to see someone installing it, they were an impusle buy for me since I've had trouble locating calipers.

 

[pvfjr]

um rotors are 50 bucks a pop and loaded calipers are 50 bucks a pop...total of 200... where are you getting charged 400 for everything???

Hmm, I paid 25 a piece for my new rotors, 17 a piece for calipers, and $35 for the pads...

 

[Stomper]

link to the dudes auctions? pretty prease

 

[sapper]

Nice, now you just have to carry one spare caliper for all four corners!!!!

 

[onetonbb74]

how's it stop, i was sketch on running 1/2 ton calipers on a 1-ton axle.

 

[beater74]

http://www.screaminseeman.com/calipermounts.htm

i have this guys brackets. f'n great fittment and great price. and i wouldn't worry about running 3/4 ton stuff for one second.

 

[clarkjw24]

Heres the auction.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GM-D...cmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42605QQitemZ8064787391

how's it stop, i was sketch on running 1/2 ton calipers on a 1-ton axle.

Well, thats what several vendors here said also when I asked them to make the brackets for me. It stops just as good as it did with my 8 lug 10 bolt and my 42s. The rotors where the same dims, only real difference was the 3/4 ton calipers.

 

[steve_kibbe]

With rear discs it prolly still stops better than a 1-ton with rear drums

 

[Emmettology 101]

cool! This is what I wanted to do on my D60 when I was building it.


I think Doug - Highonda on PBB - sells d60 calipers for around $85 a pair shipped.

 

[clarkjw24]

cool! This is what I wanted to do on my D60 when I was building it.


I think Doug - Highonda on PBB - sells d60 calipers for around $85 a pair shipped.

Yeah I got a price from him for $85 shipped used calipers. With used calipers I figured them as cores.