Are there 2 types of steering knuckles for D60 for 00-02? Which is which?
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Do you really have to go with different knuckles to upgrade to better calipers - that is won't the large single piston calipers and shoes work on your rig and provide a big upgrade in stopping power at a lot lower cost? I did that along steel braided lines on the 1998 ram 2500 D60 truck front axle that's under my van and it stops REALLY well for such a pig... I may be missing something - that's not uncommon... :-)
for steering, lots of good options... I wound up using the dodge modified t set-up and am about to switch to a different Pittman arm and make a new drag link with gm 1 ton tie rod ends... If I had it to do over again, I'd probably just build a crossover set up based on gm 1-ton TREs from Barnes4x4 or somewhere else... Much stronger and more freedom to set geometry up like you want it... all yu have to do is drill the knuckles out for for tapered inserts for the bigger TREs and then cut and weld (or have welded) DOM tubing for the tie rods and drag link... Just some thoughts...
for steering, lots of good options... I wound up using the dodge modified t set-up and am about to switch to a different Pittman arm and make a new drag link with gm 1 ton tie rod ends... If I had it to do over again, I'd probably just build a crossover set up based on gm 1-ton TREs from Barnes4x4 or somewhere else... Much stronger and more freedom to set geometry up like you want it... all yu have to do is drill the knuckles out for for tapered inserts for the bigger TREs and then cut and weld (or have welded) DOM tubing for the tie rods and drag link... Just some thoughts...
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He already has a 2500, so, he already has the largest single-piston calipers that will fit.
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According to the tag on my door sill the GVWR is 8800 lb. I wonder if a larger master cylinder than what I have now would work better with the dual piston calipers...
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There is a guy on the youtube that upgraded his 01 cummins with 3rd gen over the counter parts. It gives a bigger rotor and caliper. According to his video the banjo bolt for the brake line on the caliper didn't fit the 01 brake line, but that was the only 'gotcha' he encountered. You also can't mount a 16" rim after the upgrade. I've been thinking about this upgrade for mine in the spring. I'm not sure if that will work on your spindles but it adds another option to the mix.
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I probably should have dug into it a little more before I posted that video. There is an 'upgrade' kit from Power Stop that fits your truck with the 8800lb rating for 95. Rockauto has them listed on their site. Whether or not its an actual upgrade I can't seem to find out, but I haven't found any upgrade dual piston calipers for that year range axle. So I'm guessing the bolt spacing for the caliper bracket is different from the 00-02 trucks.
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Only way to do that is too buy a 2000 and up axle and swap it in