Disc brake recommendations for F-100?

Hey all, just wondering if anyone can recommend a good disc brake kit for my '59. Elpolacko dropped the front axle for me, so I'm running the stock axle. I know that it's heroic to run drum brakes, but the fact of the matter is I care a lot more about my family and my vintage iron than looking cool. This is my daily driver/work truck so I'd like to be able to get around town relatively stress-free. Thanks for any suggestions.

 

Here's a good read if you're interested in peicing it together:

http://www.ford-trucks.com/article/..._Brakes_Disc_Brakes_in_a_1957__1964_F100.html

I do believe the cost will be somewhere around what a kit would cost you. Check out Cl***ic Performance Products. They have several kits available.

 

I've heard & seen good things about all three of the major players' F-100 kits- ECI, Master Power Brakes, & Cl***ic Performance Products- so I think it's up to you. The ECI brackets are a little crude looking, but work, & the kit's a little cheaper. Super Bell also makes kits....kinda pricier than the other three, & I'm not sure how that's justified (not saying it's not, just that I haven't any exp. with their kit).

Oh, BTW, here's the obligatory "yer a wuss for wanting good brakes, grow a pair!" Actually, I decided to upgrade after the ol' panic stop to avoid a deer in the hills of Missouri at 11:00pm one night....

 

Dosn't Speedway make a kit too?

Atleast I found one for the earlier F-100's..

 

Speedway has a kit, it looks the same as the one I paid twice as much for somewere else.

 

When you pull the drums and everything you should send it all to me. Kits are readily available from the aforementioned vendors.

 

http://http://www.speedwaymotors.com/p/4623,967_1957-1964-Ford-1and2-Ton-Pick-up-Disc-Brake-Kit.html

This one?

 

Anyone bought that speedway kit? I'm wondering if they use later model F100 rotors or if they just redrilled a different rotor. I bought a kit from them for 37-48 spindles in the ford car bolt pattern (4 1/2 x 5), and they were camaro rotors redrilled with the ford pattern.

 

Hey, thanks for the tips. Bill- maybe we could work something out. Let me know if you really are interested about the leftovers.

 

I think I used an ECI kit on my '51 F1 Panel way back when - only bought the brackets & scrounged the rest - converted to 5 on 4.5 small Ford pattern & worked pretty well as I recall...