As some of you know, I bought a new 9" rear end, 4-wheel disc brakes, racing suspension parts, & wheels/tires. all this because the original 8" gave out. anyways, i like to thank the people who answered my questions. in return, i will post some pictures of the install of these upgrades and will have a blog where everything will be stored.
today, i removed the old rear drum brakes, 8" housing, and leaf springs. i have a great friend that's helping me out. the parking brake cable was tough to remove from the drums, but the rest went smoothly. we cleaned the 9" housing w/mineral spirits and sanded it down and wire wheeled it also. cleaned it again. then, primed it w/3 coats.
the biggest problem i didn't tell you all is i have major rust in the passenger rear full frame rail extension that's will require ~24" of new metal. the RH truck floor pan is rusted also. maybe 3 years ago, i had a roll bar installed that is welded in the trunk area and they said the pan and rail was okay. well, we will be tackling this to save some major coin.
i'll post some pictures tomorrow and link to the blog site. if you have any requests, please post up. thanx.
today, i removed the old rear drum brakes, 8" housing, and leaf springs. i have a great friend that's helping me out. the parking brake cable was tough to remove from the drums, but the rest went smoothly. we cleaned the 9" housing w/mineral spirits and sanded it down and wire wheeled it also. cleaned it again. then, primed it w/3 coats.
the biggest problem i didn't tell you all is i have major rust in the passenger rear full frame rail extension that's will require ~24" of new metal. the RH truck floor pan is rusted also. maybe 3 years ago, i had a roll bar installed that is welded in the trunk area and they said the pan and rail was okay. well, we will be tackling this to save some major coin.
i'll post some pictures tomorrow and link to the blog site. if you have any requests, please post up. thanx.