Time for 63 f-100 solid axle disk brakes!


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By 63 Red Stake Bed - 16 Years Ago
Ok, I see many kits, lot's of money. Brackets & bearing adapters available by themselves also.

I get the jist.. 80's f-150 2wd rotors, proportioning valve of some sort, bearing adapters, 80's big car gm calipers, & for me with the vac. issues that I was experiencing, & might with a larger cam some day manual master from a 60's vette.



I would like to know what worked & what you would do differently. Charlie, I recall you have been up & down this road quite a bit with your truck... Give me some info.



Thanks
By charliemccraney - 16 Years Ago
I bought a kit from ECI. They recommended a 1 1/8 bore cylinder. I needed one that had the ports on the drivers side so that the lines would not interfere with the removal of the valve cover. The master cylinder of a late 60s vette is the only one I found that satisfied these requirements. I have since changed to a 1" bore mc which is more appropriate for manual brakes. There are many options for 1" bore MC's if you want to keep it ford. I used the GM cylinder because I already had the adapter in place and I'm not sure where I put the original.

I don't think power brakes are necessary. There is a feel that I prefer with a non assisted system. You might be different.
By Greg D - 16 Years Ago
I used CPP's brackets and made my own "kit". Here is my conversion nearly step by step.

http://fordtruk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2647
By cbass139 - 16 Years Ago
Greg, rough guess what did that setup set you back?
By BIGREDTODD - 16 Years Ago
I have a master cylinder from CPP...probably the easiest bolt-on I have done on my '60.

They can configure for disc/drum, disc/disc, and drum/drum...they come ready to bolt on, and your stock pedal pushrod hooks right up. It's really a beautiful thing...

I've had it on their for 5-6 years, no problems.

By gritsngumbo - 16 Years Ago
FWIW: I bought a complete CPP kit (minus MC) for a straight axle Ford truck off e-bay a couple of months ago for $339 and that included shipping. I'm not sure you can do it any cheaper by collecting the parts yourself, when you consider the time, gas, local sales tax, etc. Don't know if CPP still has the kits on e-bay but it would be worth a look.
By 1964fordf100292 - 16 Years Ago
one place you might wanna look at is speedway motors. they have a complete disc brake conversion for the the 57-64 trucks for 279 bucks. that doesnt include the hoses or master cylinder. here's the website for their kit http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Deluxe-Disc-Brake-Kits-1957-1964-Ford-Half-Ton,4623.html
By Ol'ford nut - 16 Years Ago
Speedway is a great place to do business with. They even have people that can/will talk to you if you have questions.