Stainless Steel Brake kit: We got one and put it on. here are the problems. The
calipers are GM off the shelf. The bleeder valve is in the wrong position, so you can't
bleed it completely. Also they stuck another bleeder valve to fix this as part of the
bolt holding the banjo attachment on the caliper. Very chinsy. Next, the spacers for the
adapter are off, so you have to fab up your own. next, the brake lines were set up
wrong. You need two different types of flared fittings for a brake line. A double flare
where it attaches to the center T and a normal flare where it attaches to the caliper. We
got one brake line with double flared fittings on each end and another line with normal
flared fittings on each end! Spent one hour cutting and re-flaring the lines. Then there
is no mention of the need for longer studs. They rotors are off the shelf front Dakota
rotors. The cap is too thick. Only had 1.5 turns on the lug nuts until they went tight!
not a safe situation. needed another 1/2" of stud or more to do it safely and properly.
Then you have to remove the plunger for the portioning valve. This increases the pressure
of the fluid going to the rear disc brakes. The drum brakes don't take a lot of
pressure. This is also a very unsafe situation. not enough pressure to the fronts will
DECREASE your stopping ability. The front rotors should be at least 1" larger in diameter
than the rears. If we had solved the stud problem, the truck would not have stopped
properly and most likely locked up the rear end immediately!
All in all, this kit required a lot of modification to put on and then proved rather
unsafe. I would not recommend it at all.
As far as making up a kit. I am not going to be a distributor of parts and kits. I have
no plans to sell or market such an item. We are setting it up custom similar to the
Hotchkis Quad Cab Dakota. A one off job. Sorry.
The best thing i can think for you to do is to get with a local shop and make up your own.
I am going to replace the 8.25" rear end with a 9.25". The axle tubes are larger in the
9.25, so my brackets will be different anyway.
In about a month or so, I will have an 8.25" rear end complete with 3.92 gears, LSD,
chrome cover available for purchase.
Jim
durling@attglobal.net wrote:
> If you do decide to do a kit please let me/us know. If I could get to SoCal I would so
> I could have a kit. I read you have or my have the stainless steel brakes kit. If so
> what is there problem? Beside their email never working right?
>
> Jeff Durling
> '96 RC Sport
>
> jdharmon@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> > No kit for sale. Not unless you want to come out here to SoCal and ahve Rob fab it
> > onto your truck. No idea on price yet, no idea on what size rotors and such.
> > There is no other info to mention.
> >
> > durling@attglobal.net wrote:
> >
> > > Could we get just a little more info? Will these be avail. to buy as a self
> > > installed kit?
> > >
> > > Jeff Durling
> > > '96 RC Sport
> > >
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