any recommendation on where to get the kit?

 

I purchased mine from http://www.tsmmfg.com/ and had no problems and they offer great customer service.



Early test fit on an older D60HD I was going to use:



Final set-up on a different D60HD I ended up using:

 

Looks nice. Looks like the kit will be just as much as having someone redo my rear brakes stock.

How was it installing the kit?

 

It is very easy to install.

I did have custom length e-brake cables made which was very inexpensive. You will notice I installed my calipers "upside down" so that I had additional ground clearance with the e-brake cables. I have them so they run over the axle and not under.

The one thing that you have to remember is to adjust the e-brake before connecting the fluid lines...with the rear brakes assembled, I removed the spring on the e-brake arm on the caliper and moved the e-brake arm on the caliper back and forth until the pads were stopping the rotors. Then re-installed the spring and hooked up the cables and adjusted the e-brake.

Then I hooked up the fluid lines and bled them out. On mine I have to pull the caliper off and flip it over since they are upside down. I simple gravity bled them and shook the calipers and tapped on them with a hammer to ensure all of the air was out of them.

Where people run into issues with the Caddy Eldorado calipers is they try to bleed them before adjusting the e-brake and then they have a terrible time getting them to work correctly.

 

Probably will order them soon then. I really dont need to keep putting my rear brakes off

 

Hey SLS, how much would you say it actually cost to do your conversion? I know what the kit cost is, but it states that you need a few extras that arent included... Also, are the GM 1 ton cylinders an upgrade over the Dodge 1 ton cylinders?

 

GM 1-tons are 1 3/8th" diameter cylinders compared to Dodge 1 1/4" diameter IIRC..

 

The only extra's I needed was the e-brake cables since I needed them a little longer since I ran mine different from stock. I still needed new ones so it wasn't much difference in price. I ordered mine "custom" from Control Cables http://store.controlcables.com/CCI_Catalog.pdf They were less than $40 each.

The other was I replaced all of my brake lines as well which isn't that expensive at all and easy to do. You need to cut and run them a bit different anyhow.

They also might be referring to some installations needing a different proportioning valve and\or master cylinder. That isn't or shouldn't be an issue with our trucks in most cases. With the 1-ton master cylinder\booster you will have plenty of fluid capacity and pressure.

 

Dodges with the 3" wide brakes have the 1 1/8th' wheel cylinders and with the 2.5" wide rear brakes they are 7/8" diameter wheel cylinders.

Chevy 1-tons have even more options up to a 1-3/16" bore on ones that have the same mounting as the Dodges.

 

Yeah, that.

I couldn't remember.