Dana 44 rear disc conversion 5 lug, drum type parking e-brake vs Eldorado/Seville combo calipers?
Can anyone give me any more tips on what to search for in terms of rear disc brake conversion if trying to find a disc rotor with an internal drum parking brake?
The Dana 44 (Big Ford Rear pattern brackets/housing flanges) Wilwood kit sure is nice, but I am looking to spend half of what the $800 price tag on that is...
Don't the 2nd gen S10 Blazers use a drum parking brake inside the rotor hat? Are these a smaller lug pattern than the half ton 5 lug (are these 5 on 5.5? I read mentions of 5 on 5, I know my 70-81 Camaros were all 5 on 4-3/4")? Aren't the full size cars 5 on 5 (or 5.5?) also? Same as half ton trucks? I think I'm getting confused with the 6 lug on 5.5" that some GM trucks and Toyota trucks use, and the 1/2 ton Chevy truck 5 lug is a 5" bolt circle?
I also believe I recall reading that a late model Grand Cherokee had the same Dana 44 diff housing flange, and had rear discs with a drum parking brake, but I cannot find that mention now, and can't find any other conversion info using those search terms.
THANKS!
Chuck
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Chuck in Ohio
*'62 GMC 1000 Panel Truck - 305D/Saginaw 4sp soon: 351C V6 + AX15 5sp OD trans, & 73-87/91 disc brake front end, rear Cadillac calipers/ AWD Astro rotors, Dana 44 redrilled to 5 lug
*'88 Suzuki Samurai 4x4 project, VW 1.9L mTDI turbodiesel, Toyota V6 LandCruiser drivetrain, full floater axles, future LWB bed stretch
*'77-'79 Suzuki GS motorcycles, '76 Rickman CR900 roadracer.
*Dirtbikes: 2 Kawasaki KDX220R's, '77 Suzuki PE250, '83 PE175
Last edited by Chuck78; June 18th, 2019 at 03:34 AM.
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