'98 1500 Brake upgrade(s)
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Thank you for your input, one and all.
The front upgrade seems straight forward now... oh, last question on the front;
I take it you have to use the 2500 LD pads with the 2500 LD calipers, on the retain 1500 discs?
And as for the back (that I thought was a single option), actually has two options for us 1500 folks.
I can go from the stock 24mm cyl to the Dodge 2500/3500 27mm cyl, or the GMC 3500 30mm cyl.
Obviously all the bigger Dodge guys are going to be GM cyl (this seems to be where most of the discussion is), but for 1500 folks, is 30mm too bigger jump?
The front upgrade seems straight forward now... oh, last question on the front;
I take it you have to use the 2500 LD pads with the 2500 LD calipers, on the retain 1500 discs?
And as for the back (that I thought was a single option), actually has two options for us 1500 folks.
I can go from the stock 24mm cyl to the Dodge 2500/3500 27mm cyl, or the GMC 3500 30mm cyl.
Obviously all the bigger Dodge guys are going to be GM cyl (this seems to be where most of the discussion is), but for 1500 folks, is 30mm too bigger jump?
Last edited by Spillage; 04-18-2015 at 11:04 PM.
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My back is biting at me so I'm not going to stay in the chair long enough to do the math just now. If I don't forget, and no one beats me to it, I'll post up some numbers tomorrow. Right now it's time for a hot shower, the burning of flowers, and communing with my insanely comfy sofa.
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In all that I've read on this upgrade, there was no mention of a bigger master being required, in fact any commentary on the master was that it was not needed, and that the same master cylinder is used on 1500, 2500, and 3500.
The only issue seemed to be some having lockup problems when unloaded... but most of these seemed to stem from incorrect shoe orientation when assembling, rather than cylinder size.
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