Grit dog
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- Auburn, Washington
- First Name
- Todd
- Truck Year
- 1986, 1977
- Truck Model
- K20, C10
- Engine Size
- 454, 350
You won’t get “more” braking power with a simple disc conversion. Plus the drums will have plenty of braking power to lock the rear wheels even with some weight in the truck if they are operating correctly.I've done 2-3 14BFF rear disc conversions and those calipers don't hold very well. I think the pedal/ lever needs more travel. I used a ratcheting lever on one and it was better. If I ever use Eldo calipers again, which I won't, I think the trick would be to use an e-stopp to pull it up tight.
Rear disc conversions aren't really worth it unless you are spending big money and racing. Rear drums work well and are reliable. If 30-40% of your braking occurs in the rear and a disc conversion improves it by 10-20%, you see less than a 10% improvement overall. Put the same money into larger drums in rear and better front calipers up front and you'll be way ahead
Now “racing” and high performance brakes are a different discussion. Nothing to do with your avg disc vs drum comparison which is what theOP is after.