I'm upgrading mine using 03 dak spindles and calipers, ebc rotors....yes
03's have 12" rotors, and green 7000 pads. Energy Suspension poly
bushings..... Sent everything to the powder coater for gloss black. I'm
gona do either the rear conversion or swap an 03 rear with discs
in......just for looks.
I think an adjustable proportioning valve will solve your issue....not
sure where to get one though...
Hey Jon whats up? Your brother competing this year? I'm hoing for july
8th and 22nd
Bob
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 12:14 PM, jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> "M.B." <mailinglists@moparhowto.com> wrote:
>> Depends on what year truck you have. When they went to the 12"
>> brakes in what, 2003? I think that was about as big as you could get.
>
>> I personally would rather convert to discs on the rear as my drums
>> are my limiting factor. They lock up long before the fronts do and
>> the ABS kicks in hard. I think my drums need replacing here pretty
>> soon though.
>
>
> If your rear end is locking up with drums, I should think that
> swapping to discs which will grab even harder would exacerbate the
> problem. Plus, switching a vehicle from drums to discs is generally
> difficult and/or expensive and not worth the time or the money, IMHO.
> I like rear discs from a maintenance standpoint and thus would spec
> them on a new vehicle, but to swap to them from drums is just not
> worth the effort. Perhaps in a road racing vehicle with a better
> weight bias a case could be made, but your rear brakes are only doing
> something like 20% of the braking, so increasing the braking power in
> the rear doesn't do a whole lot for you. If better stops are the
> goal, any improvement to the front brakes is 4 times as effective as
> that same improvement made to the rear brakes.
>
> Regarding your specific problem of the rears locking up, I suspect
> you can eliminate that with some adjustment. It may be the pads are
> too close to the drum and are engaging too early/hard. I don't know
> if the Dak has an adjustable front/rear bias valve, but if it does (or
> one were added) that could be another way to go.
>
>
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