Recent content by Nates72Kaiser

While you’ve got the truck apart…. You might as well do your bearings, boots, and seals. I struggled with the inner seal until I saw a guy on YouTube show the trick. Get a long rod and tap it out from the back side.

No problems at all. Knock on wood. The pedal s high and firm.

Thank you for your hard work on this. Trust me when it’s done, you’ll be happy with it, and it’s a lot safer. I’ve had mine on for a year now and have had no issues. Not much wear at all, and I can easily see how things are doing.

If you have a Metal Supermarkets shop near you, they are great sources for pretty much any metal you can think of, and they do small quantities and cuts. Plus, they sell what they call drops, they are the leftover parts from other cuts. I went to Dayton Metal Supermarket and got everything I...

You are going to love how much better it stops. Be sure to bleed your brakes real good.

Here’s some more pics. I always thought I was super on top of maintenance, checking out my brakes and bearings twice a year. When I tore into the rear I found that I had one wheel cylinder that was blown out and one was seized up. My front drums and shoes were nice and dry with even wear and...

Ebay, Rock Auto, and Amazon is where I got most of my parts by the way. I did replace the boots and seals. No zipper boots! That's what was on there and they were trashed. I got the extra thick boots from Red Barn up in Michigan.

I converted my truck last year. It wasn't too bad. I made my own caliper brackets for the F-550 calipers on the front. I did have to get some machine work done on the front hubs and rotors. about $900 at a local machine shop. Using the Ford F-700/B-700 15 inch rotors you have to grind the...