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I was wondering if anyone here bought disc brakes off a parts truck or somthing like that and did a swap, because i went down to the local junk yard today and they want 154$ for some spindles, calipers and rotors?????

that sounds about right. one brand new rotor cost 45 and one caliper cost 40 so just in calipers and rotors its 170

You dont need the spindles for the disk brake conversion. Read the pdf file in the information section of the website. It's a good article to read for the disk setup. You need hubs, rotors, backing plates and caliper brakes at least. You can either rebuild a set of calipers from the junkyard or buy a rebuilt set from your local parts store. Also buy a set of brake lines and pads. It might cost more than your willing to shell out but it's a way better brake setup than the front drum system.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
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im used to doing A body conversions and thats the main thing you need to get so i thought i was the same with that

The spindles for 72-80 model trucks are the same( same part #). I thought that too until i read the article in the information section. I had replaced the ball joints earlier before the disk brake conversion and it was a good thing that i didn't have to risk damaging the ball joints to do the mod.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.