I have a 3/4 dodge D44 front under my heep and am getting down to the smaller things and brakes are where i'm at. The problem i'm having is I am using 15 inch wheels so i need to grind down the calipers to fit the rim.
Well on a dodge front there arn't bolts holding the caliper on like on chevys there are these flat clips that hold the caliper in place. I got the calipers all grinded down but these clips are so thin that when i grind/bend them to clear the don't look like they will hold very well. I have made them clear almost but they are now paper thin.
Can i just get a couple chevy caliper brackets and bolt them on and use chevy calipers with the dodge rotor, The spindle sizes are the same right? any reasons it won't work. Or am i making to much out of this? Has anyone ran the clip style setup all grinded down. I guess theres no real forces pushing outwards on tha caliper so the clips may be enough, they just look so puny
thanks for any help or ideas
http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/groups/g_1053790/__hr_calipertopview.jpg?bctNrw8AqnCR9s7q

sorry the pic is so dam big, i don't really know how to make it smaller

I personally have never had the dodge stuff but if it has a six bolt spindle and the backing plate fits I would try it. I am hesitant on the six bolt vs. 5bolt because it looks like the ford style caliper, but give it a shot.

Yea i guess its worth a shot, i might know someone with a chevy 44 that i could borrow the parts from.
On a side note, Is it just me or does this style of caliper seem unsafe, i mean even in stock form that clip was real thin, I guess theres not much forces pushing the caliper away from the rotor, just down along it. :confused:

I was going to do this on my 44, but the Chevy caliper bracket will NOT work on the Dodge knuckle. There was a problem with the way the knuckle was shaped when casting. I run 15" wheels without any problems

i guess i will just give it a try, worst case the calipers break the clips and are stopped by the rim which is a 1/8 inch away.
thanks
ideas, thoughts, still welcome