RyanOwens
Jr. Member
Hey Guys.
I installed the 4 wheel disc conversion kit on my 1972 ( I know, overkill, but I'm hoping to get the truck as reliable and safe as I can for a family driver and I want to learn as much as I can as I go so I opted for the 4 wheel conversion...)
I will also mention that I am learning as I go and I realize that I am no expert. The brake conversion actually went fine, it is just the clearance issue with the back wheels that is keeping me from completing the conversion.
The problem is that the rear wheel calipers hit the rear wheel rims where the 2 pieces of the rim are joined together on the back. This seems to be a known problem that I wish was mentioned in the Toms Bronco ad for the kit.
Where the 2 pieces on the rim are connected on the rear of the wheel there is a bit of metal "overhang" I could probably round off that overhang and solve the clearance problem but obviously I would prefer to not do that if possible.
Anyway, I need to add 1/4 to 1/2 inch spacers but to do that I will need longer wheel studs. I thought I found a solution but the knurl section is too long and actually pressed into and messed up the holes on my rear rotors.
My stock studs seem to have a .45 length knurl (measured not from the complete end but the length of just the raised knurled section, the length that actually gets pressed in)
I need a 2" length.
The studs I bought that messed up my rotors had a knurl length of about .65, again that we too long and when I mounted the wheels the knurl pressed not the rotor and chipped up the holes.... lesson learned.
Any ideas?
Here are a few pics.
I will mention that Toms has been very helpful and they too are looking into the proper hardware to make this work out.
I installed the 4 wheel disc conversion kit on my 1972 ( I know, overkill, but I'm hoping to get the truck as reliable and safe as I can for a family driver and I want to learn as much as I can as I go so I opted for the 4 wheel conversion...)
I will also mention that I am learning as I go and I realize that I am no expert. The brake conversion actually went fine, it is just the clearance issue with the back wheels that is keeping me from completing the conversion.
The problem is that the rear wheel calipers hit the rear wheel rims where the 2 pieces of the rim are joined together on the back. This seems to be a known problem that I wish was mentioned in the Toms Bronco ad for the kit.
Where the 2 pieces on the rim are connected on the rear of the wheel there is a bit of metal "overhang" I could probably round off that overhang and solve the clearance problem but obviously I would prefer to not do that if possible.
Anyway, I need to add 1/4 to 1/2 inch spacers but to do that I will need longer wheel studs. I thought I found a solution but the knurl section is too long and actually pressed into and messed up the holes on my rear rotors.
My stock studs seem to have a .45 length knurl (measured not from the complete end but the length of just the raised knurled section, the length that actually gets pressed in)
I need a 2" length.
The studs I bought that messed up my rotors had a knurl length of about .65, again that we too long and when I mounted the wheels the knurl pressed not the rotor and chipped up the holes.... lesson learned.
Any ideas?
Here are a few pics.
I will mention that Toms has been very helpful and they too are looking into the proper hardware to make this work out.
