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Jan 6, 2010 | 12:01 AM

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pcfixerpro

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Originally Posted by PurplDodge

Swap in a new master cylinder from a 1997 or newer. Preferabilly from a 2000-2001 but you would also have to change out the booster. 2000-01 trucks had a compact booster and master cylinder. The 1997-1999 master cylinder has a larger bore than the earlier counterparts.

Swap of 2000-01 front brakes would require rotors, calipers, caliper mounts, steering knuckles, wheel bearing/hubs, and brake hoses from a 2000-01 truck. I am not sure, but you might have to also get ball joints from a 2000-01 truck. I am considering this swap in the future.

Sounds like you just need to find a 00 or 01 that was rear ended and swap the axle.... damn thats a lot of parts.

Jan 6, 2010 | 12:05 AM

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95MaroonMonster

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big pain in thee *** too, especially for better braking...

...which i need, slowing down the bean buggy (only 6000 lb, loaded weight) going down a hill really sucks

Jan 6, 2010 | 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pcfixerpro

Sounds like you just need to find a 00 or 01 that was rear ended and swap the axle.... damn thats a lot of parts.

Thank god for Cash For Clunkers!!!

But I have to do the same type of swap on the POS-10 first. Blazers came with 2 piston calipers and I got to get spindles, hubs, calipers, rotors, and brake lines from a Blazer.

Jan 7, 2010 | 04:47 AM

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mcintry

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i checked advance auto for the calipers it is showing 2 different gvw one 7500 and the other 8800, if i put 8800 on my truck would i have to change the master cylinder to a 8800, or can i utilize my current master cylinder for now

Jan 7, 2010 | 01:10 PM

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Dont know the answer to that I used the Light Duty(7500) ones, I originally bought them as chevy parts and got the LD for a 93 3500(both dodge and chevy calipers the same for a couple years) when I went to autozone to upgrade pads I went under a 2500 with the 5.9 and the LD stuff is what they gave me.

Jan 7, 2010 | 01:32 PM

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PurplDodge

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The 7500 GVW would be the same as 1/2 ton parts.

Jan 7, 2010 | 04:43 PM

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Nope there still bigger I had both sets in my hand at one point was changing from my truck to my dads.

Jan 7, 2010 | 06:40 PM

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Nope there still bigger I had both sets in my hand at one point was changing from my truck to my dads.

How about some side by side pics?

Feb 21, 2010 | 02:28 PM

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I went to O'reilly and bought some 2500 calipers. They didn't have the 7500 calipers. They had the 8800 calipers so I sat them beside the half ton caliper I had and the mounting points looked the same the pad area seemed wider. But the pads are alot thicker. Has anyone figured out the difference between the 7500 and the 8800? The 8800 seem to fit the 99 axle I have. But I haven't put the 99 axle in my 01 yet to test them out.