Front brakes on a 1986 c30 BD

[Skidroadkustom]

Hi
I have some vibration in the front brakes, probably because one of the brake discs are warped.
Is there any possibillities to change to the newer style disc brakes or any other conversions for my truck so i dont need the brake disc with the buildt in spacer?
Im trying to think ahead since im planning to keep the truck for 40 years or so

 

[highdesertrange]

ok skid first what to you mean by vibration? can you feel it in the pedal? is the pedal pulsating? also what is this spacer you are trying to avoid using? got any pics of the spacer? highdesertranger

 

[Skidroadkustom]

I can feel it in both the pedal and the steering wheel.
I have seen on newer duallys the spacer who makes the dually wheels up front are a seperate part from the brake disc, on mine the spacer is "built" in to the brake disc.

 

[Skidroadkustom]

This is a similiar brake disc to the one i have now

 

[highdesertrange]

ok I got it now. your rotors can't be turned? I have a set of those like you posted a pick of, anybody interested, if not going to the scrap yard. highdesertranger

 

[da_raabi]

I had thought of this myself. My thought was get a set of regular non-dually rotors and measure the distance from the face of the rotor to the lug surface and compare it to the dually rotor (preferably a new one). I'd then get a spacer of the same thickness.

2 Problems:

Bolt-on spacers suck and can come loose
It will never be perfect so your wheel backspacing may change.

Honestly the only real difference here is cost. Non-DRW rotors are SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than DRW. However... Quality wheel spacers of the size needed here are very expensive too. So you would only see a cost savings after 2-3 rotor changes so like 20-30 years???

Screw that. Just get a new (quality) set of DRW rotors and be done with it. Don't mess with OEM engineering.

 

[highdesertrange]

us guys with k-30's are lucky in this aspect. our rotors bolt on to the hub. highdesertranger

 

[Georgeb]

I would have them measured and see if they can be turned....