Re: Dana 44 rear disc conversion 5 lug, drum type parking e-brake vs Eldorado/Seville combo calipers?
I would like to point out that this rear disc kit for the older style "Big Bearing Ford 9-inch" rear end bolt pattern is a pretty darn good deal, INCLUDES the rear caliper brackets + e-brake 79-85 Eldorado type calipers + rotors with 5 on 5" bolt pattern & multiple other patterns... $369!
The only way to beat that price significantly is to fab your own brackets entirely from scratch.
https://www.quickperformance.com/For...it_p_7973.html
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I have not test fit or even jacked up the rear to get a better measurement on the axle housing flange bolt pattern on our GMC Dana 44, but someone else on this forum (or that other 1947+ Chevy Trucks website forum?) had previously stated that ours is the same bolt pattern as the old big Ford.
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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
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