disc brake conversion question

[chevystudz7105]

i think i already know the answer to this but i wanna make sure first. im going ot be gettin rid of the drum brakes on my 14 bolt ff before i put this in the truck and i was wondering about the calipers and rotors i need.  a few that i have ran across on ebay say you need ot use ones from 85 3/4 ton but shouldnt any caliper and rotor from a 3/4 frotn axle work?   cuz i have a set of rotors and calipers that is on the front axle in my 82 right now. and i will be pulling this front axle out and putting the other 10 bolt front in that i have. 

[solid 12]

sounds reasonable, one thing u could do is call ur local parts store and see if the part #'s match between the 85 and 82, if so then u should be good to go

[Eroq]

depends on size of brake hose.. some are smaller fittings than others depending on year...

other than that calipers are the same.  any from 73-87 should fit, same with rotors, any 8 lug will work

[Bowtie972]

I used Calipers and rotors off of a 79 3/4 ton for my rear dics and they fit fine,  just order your brackets off of ebay, I used the bolt on kind but they sell weld on ones too.

[mr. goodwrench]

I put a complete rear axle from a 2006 HD in mine, already had dual piston calipers on it, ask redneckmafia01 he just put one on his 80 k20.

[91 k1500]

from what I have been told, you can use dana 44 rotors and calipers but not 10 bolt ones, I bought everything for a 83 3/4 ton chevy when I did mine.

[chevystudz7105]

isnt an 83 3/4 axle a 10 bolt? i thought they stopped puttin 44's in trucks in the first half of 78

[Mudbuster]

10 bolts and dana 44's (asumming they are both 8lug chevy's) use bassicly the same rotor (they may even be the same I'm not sure but I know you can interchange them.)

as far as the caliper goes you can use either with the bracket's that are ment for the newer metric calipers, when I did mine I use the ones off a 78 chevy and I had to do just a little grinding on the brackets to make the calipers fit. just make sure you get the hoses for the caliper you use the use 2 different size banjo bolts.

[Boggen Joe]

you can use everything off a 44 or 10b, axles are different but brakes are same, you can even use the front backing plates with a little fab.

[REDNECKMURPH]

Go to www.shakerbuilt.com I use his brackets he shows exactly what you need