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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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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.
Thanks for the quick response! thats what i needed to know, i will be ordering shortly.
btt
Good evening,
I already have brackets for the rear and am interested in running these on the front 60 on a k10. Can I run JB7 calipers front and rear to keep it easy for replacement parts? I would upgrade to a larger master cylinder but would I also need a disk/disk proportion valve or will stock work? Based on your experience if any customers have reported any issues
There is no need to upgrade to disc disc master cylinder. It should work well for you.
I am looking for brake caliper brackets to run the chevy 3/4 ton calipers on the 05+ dana 60. Checked your website and I don't see them for sale? Are you still offering these brackets?
I am looking for brake caliper brackets to run the chevy 3/4 ton calipers on the 05+ dana 60. Checked your website and I don't see them for sale? Are you still offering these brackets?
Those kits are custom made for each order. It's not a bracket and won't use chevy calipers, but send us an email (like you did) and we will take care of you. Thanks!
Those kits are custom made for each order. It's not a bracket and won't use chevy calipers, but send us an email (like you did) and we will take care of you. Thanks!
Got my brake kit for my 05+ knuckles from Lugnut4x4. Super happy with the parts that are in the kit and the price Lugnut4x4 is charging is super cheap for what you are getting. For the price, it's not even worth your time trying to duplicate it.
If you need brakes, think Lugnut4x4
If this has been addressed already in here, i apologize (i dont really wanna dig through 20 pages haha) but would your 3/4 ton kit work on a Dually GM 60? From what I understand, the dually rotors use smaller lug holes than the SRW rotors since the dually rotors are bolted to the hub instead of held on by the wheel studs, but everything else is interchangable between SRW and DRW? On the last kit I bought from you, I had to drill out the rotors (like the instructions say) on a SRW axle, so That leads me to wonder if the rotors would work as is on a dually GM 60 or if not, what needs to be done to make it work... I would "go out and check" but i have since sold the SRW axle and cannot seem to find any info on the factory dually rotors. Thanks
If this has been addressed already in here, i apologize (i dont really wanna dig through 20 pages haha) but would your 3/4 ton kit work on a Dually GM 60? From what I understand, the dually rotors use smaller lug holes than the SRW rotors since the dually rotors are bolted to the hub instead of held on by the wheel studs, but everything else is interchangable between SRW and DRW? On the last kit I bought from you, I had to drill out the rotors (like the instructions say) on a SRW axle, so That leads me to wonder if the rotors would work as is on a dually GM 60 or if not, what needs to be done to make it work... I would "go out and check" but i have since sold the SRW axle and cannot seem to find any info on the factory dually rotors. Thanks
Yes it would work. The holes in the rotors I send are between 5/8 and 11/16. The dually rotors are 5/8 if I remember right. It shouldn't be a problem.
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