where can i get the caliper braket to do my own rear disc brake conversion i have drums now and they aint cuttin it. can i go to the dealer and just buy the parts?

 

try the junk yard

 

Could go to the dealership, or get some aftermarket stock replacement parts (Napa, Autozone, etc.), or get some performance stuff from a company like SSBC, Brembo, Wilwood, etc.

 

So, the rear axle housing is the same?... say from 2001 to 2006... just that drums replaced the disk setup?

Thanks,

Bill

 

I *think* they're the same...maybe try a search in the suspension and drivetrain section...I think some folks have done this before.

If a mod could move this thread over there, it may get more responses also.

 

I think they are the same axles, just different backing plates. Should be able to buy all the parts from GM and do it yourself, or find a wreck and pirate the parts that way.

 

ive got a full rear end minus the housing with everything needed off of an 04!

 

If all you need is the hardware that would seem like a very simple swap. Would you need a proportioning valcve and upgrade the master cylinder?

 

from what i understand its fine without one. rear braking power is still 70/30 whether its drum or disc in the rear.

the biggest problem is making sure that the master cylinder allows the pressure needed for disc, which i believe it will.

 

So all I need to do is swap all the stuff off a disc rear end. If I went to a junk yard and bought the rear end out of a truck that had disc and 3.73s or 4.11s would I be able to just bolt it in? Is there anything that I should look for when trying to make a pruchase?