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theo70 · 03-27-2003, 05:46 PM

All you guys who have made the swap--who has the best price for a front disc kit with the master cylinder & 2-1/2 drop spindle (6 lug)?

Earl Junior · 03-27-2003, 06:38 PM

I've got right at $1200 in my conversion/drop. I bought all my parts from GMC Paul and would not hesitate to do busines with them again.

I got their 63-70 2 1/2" Drop Spindle Disc Brake Conversion & 3" or 4" Rear Drop Kit, 7" Power Brake Booster, Adjustable Rear Panhard bar, new front springs and the shock relocator kit.

All quality parts. I am very happy with the project.

**MikeB** · 03-27-2003, 09:55 PM

I would consider more than price. If you want to keep 6 lugs, try www.earlyclassic.com or www.gmcpauls.com

jay-dawg · 03-28-2003, 04:06 AM

here's a related question:

if i go with the 67-70 6 lug conversion, do they give 67-70 ball joints or do they use the 71-72 ball joints?

jay

ChevLoRay · 03-28-2003, 01:34 PM

I got finished with the chassis. I used Early Classic stuff, with the 2.5-inch drop spindles, 6-lug discs (and all associated kit parts), new stock height springs (shoulda dropped it another inch), new front stabilizer mounts (to raise it up and avoid dragging it on stuff), new 4-inch lowering springs on the rear, new adjustable track bar, new shocks on the rear, shock mount relocators for the rear, and also new (NAPA) upper and lower ball joints (stock for the '69), upper/lower control arm shafts and bushings, tie rod ends (outers), idler and pitman arms and a center link. All of those parts, plus $300 in labor (my cousin did it for me), two new tires, and an alignment to stock specs.

This is not to dis the stuff that GMC Paul sells. I didn't know about his stuff, and I'd been in contact with ECE, since '99. They're very helpful, and will dispense advice for free, even if it means you may buy something that they offer, from someone else. Very nice buncha folks.

One more thing about ECE: their shipping guy(s) sent the wrong spindles, i.e., not the dropped ones I had ordered. As soon as I notified them, they immediately shipped the correct ones and entered the order to have UPS pick up the wrong ones....all on my say-so. No questions asked, and they apologized profusely.
Excellent customer service....better than WalMart!

**MikeB** · 03-29-2003, 05:41 AM

The beauty of the ECE 6-lug kit is it uses stock 67-70 ball joints and tie rod ends. I think the calipers are stock 71-72. Their 5-lug kits use 5x5" truck rotors, not 5x4-3/4" passenger car rotors, as do some of the kits out there, like the ones from LMC truck.

**GMCPaul** · 03-29-2003, 07:11 AM

In regards to the question on Ball joints and stuff our kits that are 63-70 use all original ball joints and tie rods no need to swap to 71 up parts to convert. Our rotors are 1 1/4" thick, 12" diameter, 5 on 5" bolt pattern for 5 lug, and 6 on 5 1/2" pattern for 6 lug just like the original were, no cheap light weight car parts used, we use the 71 up GM calipers and wheel bearings and seals from the trucks also in our kit. We keep it all here in stock at all times.
If you have any specific questions on our kits please don't hesitate to ask by phone or email, if you post I try to get on the board as much as I can with what little free time I have but sometimes I am unable to get on here for a day or 2 at a time.
GMCPaul

Low69CST · 03-29-2003, 12:43 PM

I would go with early classic enterprises. Their kits use your old ball joints and i have been very impressed with the parts they sell.

03-27-2003, 05:46 PM	#1
theo70 COMING SOON... Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ft Worth TX Posts: 406	disc brake conversion $$$ All you guys who have made the swap--who has the best price for a front disc kit with the master cylinder & 2-1/2 drop spindle (6 lug)?

03-27-2003, 06:38 PM	#2
Earl Junior Cadillac power Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North Idaho Posts: 296	I've got right at $1200 in my conversion/drop. I bought all my parts from GMC Paul and would not hesitate to do busines with them again. I got their 63-70 2 1/2" Drop Spindle Disc Brake Conversion & 3" or 4" Rear Drop Kit, 7" Power Brake Booster, Adjustable Rear Panhard bar, new front springs and the shock relocator kit. All quality parts. I am very happy with the project. __________________ Just for the record, if I'm down to my last potato, I'm not sharing it with a guy who wants to kill me so he can get a better supply of virgins in paradise. That lesson is a little thing I call Economics 101, infidel style. --Scott Adams author of Dilbert

03-27-2003, 09:55 PM	#3
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,623	I would consider more than price. If you want to keep 6 lugs, try www.earlyclassic.com or www.gmcpauls.com __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 36 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!

03-28-2003, 04:06 AM	#4
jay-dawg chevelito Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI USA Posts: 1,609	here's a related question: if i go with the 67-70 6 lug conversion, do they give 67-70 ball joints or do they use the 71-72 ball joints? jay __________________ New deadline...when my son can drive. Aloha from Honolulu, HI

03-28-2003, 01:34 PM	#5
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	I spent a ton ($2000) by the time.... I got finished with the chassis. I used Early Classic stuff, with the 2.5-inch drop spindles, 6-lug discs (and all associated kit parts), new stock height springs (shoulda dropped it another inch), new front stabilizer mounts (to raise it up and avoid dragging it on stuff), new 4-inch lowering springs on the rear, new adjustable track bar, new shocks on the rear, shock mount relocators for the rear, and also new (NAPA) upper and lower ball joints (stock for the '69), upper/lower control arm shafts and bushings, tie rod ends (outers), idler and pitman arms and a center link. All of those parts, plus $300 in labor (my cousin did it for me), two new tires, and an alignment to stock specs. This is not to dis the stuff that GMC Paul sells. I didn't know about his stuff, and I'd been in contact with ECE, since '99. They're very helpful, and will dispense advice for free, even if it means you may buy something that they offer, from someone else. Very nice buncha folks. One more thing about ECE: their shipping guy(s) sent the wrong spindles, i.e., not the dropped ones I had ordered. As soon as I notified them, they immediately shipped the correct ones and entered the order to have UPS pick up the wrong ones....all on my say-so. No questions asked, and they apologized profusely. Excellent customer service....better than WalMart! __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

03-29-2003, 05:41 AM	#6
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,623	The beauty of the ECE 6-lug kit is it uses stock 67-70 ball joints and tie rod ends. I think the calipers are stock 71-72. Their 5-lug kits use 5x5" truck rotors, not 5x4-3/4" passenger car rotors, as do some of the kits out there, like the ones from LMC truck. __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 36 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!

03-29-2003, 07:11 AM	#7
GMCPaul Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Rockville,In. USA Posts: 3,722	In regards to the question on Ball joints and stuff our kits that are 63-70 use all original ball joints and tie rods no need to swap to 71 up parts to convert. Our rotors are 1 1/4" thick, 12" diameter, 5 on 5" bolt pattern for 5 lug, and 6 on 5 1/2" pattern for 6 lug just like the original were, no cheap light weight car parts used, we use the 71 up GM calipers and wheel bearings and seals from the trucks also in our kit. We keep it all here in stock at all times. If you have any specific questions on our kits please don't hesitate to ask by phone or email, if you post I try to get on the board as much as I can with what little free time I have but sometimes I am unable to get on here for a day or 2 at a time. GMCPaul __________________ Secure Online Catalog for-GMCPauls Truck Parts Email- GMCPAULS@GMAIL.COM

03-29-2003, 12:43 PM	#8
Low69CST Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA Posts: 2,163	I would go with early classic enterprises. Their kits use your old ball joints and i have been very impressed with the parts they sell. __________________ '69 CST Short fleetside Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front sway bar & rear camaro sway bar (in progress) '87 V10 4x4 Short Fleetside Quad Suspension and Dual Tanks



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