SubYuman
1/2 ton status
For everything, I am looking at nearly $500.... new drums are $166 a piece for my 8600# drums.... I want the best shoes and all new hardware, including wheel cylinders.
I know DIY is working on a rear disc conversion for my year, but are there ones out there now? I have removable drums, 89 and newer I think is the model for my brakes. I know it's an easy swap, and with needed to get new seals and beartings for the back, I might as well do EVERYTHING.
I would really like to have a parking brake, resting all 3 tons of the burb on the trans isn't my idea of safe.
Yes, I have a 10.5 14bolt, so I am looking for everything, or at least the parts I can't buy off the shelf to do the swap.
Also, does anyone make a better front braking system? Isn't there a Kidney shaped front caliper piston setup? With 37's and ABSD< I can stop, but it isn't a quick thing sometimes.
Lastly, I often lose my pedal pressure and get a sound like a squashed goose when I brake over rough rods...scary when you have 1000 lbs of firewood in the back, but it isn't load dependant.
ANy help?
I know DIY is working on a rear disc conversion for my year, but are there ones out there now? I have removable drums, 89 and newer I think is the model for my brakes. I know it's an easy swap, and with needed to get new seals and beartings for the back, I might as well do EVERYTHING.
I would really like to have a parking brake, resting all 3 tons of the burb on the trans isn't my idea of safe.
Yes, I have a 10.5 14bolt, so I am looking for everything, or at least the parts I can't buy off the shelf to do the swap.
Also, does anyone make a better front braking system? Isn't there a Kidney shaped front caliper piston setup? With 37's and ABSD< I can stop, but it isn't a quick thing sometimes.
Lastly, I often lose my pedal pressure and get a sound like a squashed goose when I brake over rough rods...scary when you have 1000 lbs of firewood in the back, but it isn't load dependant.
ANy help?
There will be something available for you very soon. Hopefully within a week or so. 
