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Dana 60 front 3/4 ton brake conversion kit

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Dana 60 front 3/4 ton brake conversion kit $295 shipped

Why should you convert your front axle to 3/4 ton disc brakes?

1. Lighter weight - about 41lbs
2. Firmer feel of brake pedal
3. Still can stop 44" tires
4. Clears most 15" steel wheels with 3.5" or less backspacing
5. Works with all known aftermarket knuckles including Solid, Reid, and Crane Knuckles.


I offer these kits for:

76-79 Ford Dana 44
76-97 Ford Dana 60 (Ball joint axles may require some trimming of original bracket made into knuckle)
77-91 Chevy Dana 60
90-93 Dodge Dana 60

On Chevy or Dodge kits test fit the studs in the rotor first. You may need to drill the rotors out to 11/16 before pressing the studs in.

Why buy from Lugnut4x4?

1. I try to have the best price. I don't know of anyone cheaper. My basic kit is $295 shipped.

2. I try to provide the best quality. I use custom made stainless steel banjo bolts. Why? Because regular ones rust and they can be hard to paint. I use Wagner pads instead of cheap China pads. I include new wheel seals. If you are going to have it apart, why not put new seals in?

3. I ship fast! I use priority mail so I can ship anywhere in the USA in 2-3 days. My competitors use ground service.

4. Options! - I have two different calipers to choose from, clockable brackets, different pad options, and even slotted rotors.

5. Nobody can beat my service. I specialize in brake kits and have kits for axles that nobody else does. I have all Lugnut4x4 emails forwarded to my phone so I can reply within minutes most of the time. Every kit includes a business card with my person cell phone also.


This is a complete kit and includes:

2) GM 12.5" rotors
2) 3/8" brackets
2) GM calipers
2) caliper pins
1) set high quality semi metallic pads
4) copper washers
2) banjo bolts
2) new wheel seals


The ford kit uses a 1/8" spacer bracket which is included and goes between the bracket and knuckle.

The Chevy and Dodge kit bracket mounts outside the spindle like the original factory design. You must leave off the small dist shield when installing the new rotor or it will hit.

The calipers are 1980 Chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 front JB6 calipers. The pads I ship are a very high quality and should do very well on the street or on the trail. The rotors are stock from 1980 Chevy 3/4 ton K20 4x4. I include a paper with all the parts details.

The price is $295 shipped. link to buy

Need brackets only? $100 shipped

Need hoses? Braided stainless hoses 18" long are only $60 more for two. I highly recommend this.

Testimony from Sluggo Plybon (Rock bouncer racer)

A big thanks to Lugnut 4x4 for the new disc brake setup for my bouncer. They hooked me up with this and it shaved 40 pounds of weight from the original setup. Grabs harder and stops when it's suppose to now!!! Look them up great guys to deal with for all your 8 lug brake conversions.


Chevy kit shown - Ford has 5 holes for spindle and a spacer.
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I putting a Chevy Dana 60 in my rig, it will be replacing a Chevy 8 lug dana 44. Is it possible to keep my existing calipers and just replace the mounting brackets and rotors?
Yes your Dana 44 rotors should also work. Basically you just need my brackets.
Have the kits in stock for the 75-89 Dodges?
Yes I have plenty.
Awesome, just ordered a set. Thank you sir!
Thanks, as a small business every order counts.
Ordered my kit a couple of days ago and it's on its way--great service from another great pirate vendor...
Question, I have '79 Ford dana 60 kingpin axle with Reid knuckles and the below has me wondering about how things are supposed to be assembled, because it differs from your first post. I'm thinking the pics are showing the wrong assembly, but please clarify.

On posts #168 and #169 there's pics of a Ford dana 60 kingpin axle with Crane knuckles by Bluzuk80 and the ⅛" spacer is between the bracket and spindle, BUT your 1st post of this thread states:.

"The ford kit uses a 1/8" spacer bracket which is included and goes between the bracket and knuckle."

Again was it assembled wrong in the pics or the Crane knuckles need it assembled as such or ???, because there's no comment by you about the spacer being in the wrong location.
Question, I have '79 Ford dana 60 kingpin axle with Reid knuckles and the below has me wondering about how things are supposed to be assembled, because it differs from your first post. I'm thinking the pics are showing the wrong assembly, but please clarify.

On posts #168 and #169 there's pics of a Ford dana 60 kingpin axle with Crane knuckles by Bluzuk80 and the ?" spacer is between the bracket and spindle, BUT your 1st post of this thread states:.

"The ford kit uses a 1/8" spacer bracket which is included and goes between the bracket and knuckle."

Again was it assembled wrong in the pics or the Crane knuckles need it assembled as such or ???, because there's no comment by you about the spacer being in the wrong location.
Great question. First don't be worried. It works. Second the spacer goes between the bracket and the knuckle. I didn't catch the mistake in that pic.
A little info here for Ford Kingpin axles and maybe it's been posted before, but here it is again if so and if not here it is now. Since my hubs didn't come with studs I've been having fun finding the right studs and I have 2 sets of hubs, cuz I have two Dana 60 Kingpin axles and thus 2 sets of hubs. One axle is 1979 and the other is 1986-1991 and if you have to buy new studs for 1979 you will need Dorman 610-279 which is 1/2" x 20 thread pitch for your lug nuts and if you have a 1986-1991 Ford kingpin axle you will need Dorman 610-278 which is 9/16" x 18 thread pitch for your lug nuts(which is exactly what a 1986 Chevy K20 uses for wheel studs). The studs above have the knurl in the correct location and correct diameters, which is a must. If you want to use the Dorman 610-278 studs in your '79 hubs you will need to drill out your hubs with a 39/64" drill bit.
Any kits available for the 99-04 Ford stuff?
Any kits available for the 99-04 Ford stuff?
Not yet. I have a kit for the 05+
Not yet. I have a kit for the 05+
10-4. Thanks bud.
wheel stud options

i bought your kit for my 89 ford HP D60, i want to replace all my wheel studs as well and want to know if you have a dorman part number for them. thanks
i bought your kit for my 89 ford HP D60, i want to replace all my wheel studs as well and want to know if you have a dorman part number for them. thanks
Sorry, I don't have that part number, but your local parts store should be able to get it for you.
Question. I'm planning to run this kit but use a 5 on 5.5 conversion hub from Solid Industries...Could I use your kit with a standard ford Dana 44 hub instead of the 8-lug hub?
Question. I'm planning to run this kit but use a 5 on 5.5 conversion hub from Solid Industries...Could I use your kit with a standard ford Dana 44 hub instead of the 8-lug hub?
No, there are many complications such as rotor height and offset. You can use a standard 8 lug hub and redrill it to 5 lug along with this rotor.
Anything on the +05 Superduty yet?
Anything on the +05 Superduty yet?
I have a prototype available. It's $450 shipped and takes a few weeks to ship because each one is customer made to order. If interested, contact me though my website Lugnut4x4
I have a chevy 60 with stock brakes, will these actually stop better? The 60 brake hardware sucks and mine are tired, just wanted to make sure i am not going to lose power.
Also, is it worth it to upgrade to the JB7 calipers?
Just to reconfirm, stock 60 brake hoses/banjo could bolt to these calipers?
Let me try to break this down.

will these actually stop better? If you are comparing new to new in off-road use it will not be better or worse.

The 60 brake hardware sucks Sure does. That's the reason I made these. It also saves about 40lbs of weight which helps too.

mine are tired, just wanted to make sure i am not going to lose power. You will probably notice an increase in stopping power.

Just to reconfirm, stock 60 brake hoses/banjo could bolt to these calipers? If you have stock hoses you will have to bend the metal part at the end, but yes it should use the same banjo bolts.

Also, is it worth it to upgrade to the JB7 calipers? For most people I recommend jb7 on the front and jb6 on the rear.

I have a chevy 60 with stock brakes, will these actually stop better? The 60 brake hardware sucks and mine are tired, just wanted to make sure i am not going to lose power.
Also, is it worth it to upgrade to the JB7 calipers?
Just to reconfirm, stock 60 brake hoses/banjo could bolt to these calipers?
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