i have a 97 ram 1500 ss/t right now it has the rotors that have the hub and wheel bearing in them i have a complete 01 ram 1500 donor truck that has the knock off rotors i was wondering if i could swap the spindles and calibers if it would work any help would be greatly appreciated

 

Bump......

 

Nobody has tried to upgrade to the newer style brake systems??

 

i guess the thing to do would be to find both steering knuckles and do some measurements.

 

You are better off with what you have. Look at the price of a hub assembly on later models, compared to just replacing bearings on your setup. Even the whole rotor hub assembly is cheaper. Its not an upgrade by any means.

 

here is my main reason for wanting to change them my 97 has the big hubs so when i put the 2003 clad wheels on it i have to use wheel spacers and i dont really trust them also the front center caps wont fit so it looks horrible but the 01 does not have the giant hub so they bolt right on without spacers and they accept the center capother than that i completly agree i would keep them because they are much more cost effective

 

Ok so thats a different story. Since you have a donor tuck, just match up and measure the parts (like what mangoamerican suggested) .

 

I'm seriously interested as well but for completely different reason.

 

I am gonna take some measurements today and try to bolt them on the only visual difference I see between the two styles is the newer ones have bolt in ball joints as the older ones have press ins

Just curious what's the reason you want to change yours?

 

I want a two piece hub/rotor design so I can run a viper 14" rotor and wilwood calipers.