what is the base model you are working with again?

 

1997 1500 2wd.

Tobin

 

think you could go to the 3500 rear wheel cylinders, good improvement! and do a frt conversion to a 2500 caliper and bigger rotor, with out going through all that much trouble!
do the rears first!
make sure you have the true 97 master cylinder under the hood. cause the 96 is interchangeable- it has a smaller bore and moves less fluid- some guys replace with the wrong one or just dont know the difference and get stuck with the lesser brake system. the bore size you want is 1 1/4- the 96 has the 1 1/8...

 

The rear is a disc brake 9" with 2 4 piston calipers per a side, that is one of the reasons I want more brake for the front.

Although the 3/4-1 ton setup would help, I really want something better. I would like the 15" rotor and calipers off the SRT 10 on the front.

The main problem is I have a lot of bias to the rear. More front brake is the only answer.

Thanks,
Tobin

 

ok that explains alot.
then i would go to the larger 2500 calipers and rotors on the frt. they should just be a simple bolt on. unless you really want to go rediculous.
perhaps drilled and slotted and the 2500 system
also check the master cylinder for the correct unit. cause it sounds to me like something isnt right there.

 

Thanks for the reply.

2500 rotors are 8 lug, so no go there and I really want 2+ piston calipers. I did think about putting the 2500/3500 calipers on just as a band aid for the time being.

Drilled and slotting doesn't help brake performance and drilled rotors are dangerous anyways.

The master cylinder is a 1.25" bore. I am working on putting a larger master cylinder on but that doesn't affect brake bias.

Tobin

 

1500 12v cummins! huh? a five lug cummins? wait a minute here. is this one of those odd ball trucks?

 

No, nothing like that. This started life as a 5.9 gasser that we did a conversion on.



Tobin

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHVfH2fpWfk&list=UUap-A8xUCDXYkEBTZFu3InQ&index=7&feature=plcp

 

Did you look into any of the aftermarket companies for brake options? You may also need larger wheels to accommodate the larger brakes. Brake pads also make a difference in stopping power. Don't just use what ever the parts store has.


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