I have a '50 Dodge truck b-2 front axle I'd like to convert to disc brakes. Is there a spindle and brackets I can use to do this? Trying to keep the cost as low as possible.
I found this.....http://www.ecihotrodbrakes.com/dodge_plymouth_discbrake_conversions.html http://rustyhope.com/site/mopar-discbrakes/ I'd contact them and get more info.
Well I got my education on what a Dodge B-2 was today http://dodgepilothouseclub.org/know/vin/model.htm Main page. http://dodgepilothouseclub.org/know/know.htm You never know how those one make one model groups take modified rigs but it is worth a snoop in their Pilothouse knowledge to see if they show any disk brake swaps. You wouldn't change the spindle unless there was a direct Dodge I beam disk brake spindle swap from a later year. You would do something on the line of what the link Doublepumper showed but maybe using more oem parts. Here, Scarebird who posts on here on occasion does have a kit that lets you source some of the parts locally. A lot of Hambers use his disk brake kits with great results. https://scarebird.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=64&product_id=134
I bought the rustyhope kit myself, but was for a different now defunct project. Still have the kit and a new project. Hoping to stay stock brakes and use the kit as a backup plan. scarebird also makes a kit for these trucks, heard good about both.
By the time you get the original brakes functioning, the disc brake conversion will probably be cheaper! I've done a few of the disc brake conversions on these old Dodge pickups (and old Mopar cars) over the years, I've not ever been sorry. The disc brakes and a modern dual reservoir master cylinder were both good additions to having a drive able truck. A modern rear axle was the next best investment. Gene
I just put the rusty hope disc kit on my 48 dodge pilothouse. Pretty simple to do once you get spindles drilled for larger bolts. I took everything apart and cleaned it and had spindles drilled and tapped. Everything back together now and ready to install new rotors and pads.