replace rear drum brakes with rotors?

[JURO]

good idea?

 

[tidefan1967]

Why? Nothing wrong with good drum brakes on the rear IMHO.

 

[Atcer2018]

Front brakes typically do the majority of the work stopping a vehicle so I’m with tidefan1967, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Did you get your rear brakes to bleed properly? I remember you had a post about no fluid getting to the rears.

 

[JURO]

Front brakes typically do the majority of the work stopping a vehicle so I’m with tidefan1967, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Did you get your rear brakes to bleed properly? I remember you had a post about no fluid getting to the rears.

not yet, i think it's the proportioning valve causing it.

 

[Atcer2018]

not yet, i think it's the proportioning valve causing it.

That sucks. Will you need a new abs unit?

 

[JURO]

That sucks. Will you need a new abs unit?

no i will not buy that, i don't care about ABS, just want the brakes to work

 

[GTyankee]

how to convert 2001 dodge ram 1500 rear drum brakes to disc brakes

One thing to remember, 2001 trucks used 1/2" lugs

MOPAR DODGE TRUCK 9.25" REAR DISC CONVERSION KITS FOR SALE by TheRamManINC.com

Website: http://TheRamManINC.com/(817) 429-0105 Sales(817) 691-5996 SupportEmail: [email protected]

www.youtube.com

If you switch axles to a newer model, the lugs will be 9/16th"

2nd Gen Dodge RAM 1500 Rear Disc Brake Axle Swap Conversion

2nd Gen Dodge RAM 1500 Rear Disc Brake Axle Swap Conversion we remove the rear 9.25 axle from this 1997 Dodge Ram1500 pickup truck but this will be the same ...

www.youtube.com

 

[DA67Goatman]

I change them out for ease of service and inspection. Most disk setups are much easier to service than drums.

 

[JURO]

I change them out for ease of service and inspection. Most disk setups are much easier to service than drums.

my parking brake cable is broken, rusted thru, so why would i need drum brakes?

 

[GTyankee]

I guess that maybe you did not watch the first video i posted

Unless you have a full wallet, i would buy some drums & new brake parts

 

[Sherman Bird]

not yet, i think it's the proportioning valve causing it.

Look closely at the flex hose for the rear brakes. I've experienced over 5 decades of professional automotive diagnosis and repair, those hoses swelling from the inside and causing variations in flow from absolutely none to a trickle. And, funny enough, the rear brakes somehow don't lock up. In one case, the car would actually trailer hitch going over rises in the road... a pulsation if you will where the flex hose was blocking and unblocking as the car rose and settled down, and the brakes in the rear were applying and releasing randomly, but only upon rise and lowering of the vehicles, thus flexing the hose and opening and closing the hose itself!

Secondly, the ABS valve can and, sometimes, will fail closed. Check that out as well.

I recently obtained a 2002 S/T Blazer with the brakes locked up all around. I restored that system, replacing every hose; as a matter of fact, the only original components were the steel lines, the power booster, and the ABS unit. Everything else was replaced.

 

[JURO]

Look closely at the flex hose for the rear brakes. I've experienced over 5 decades of professional automotive diagnosis and repair, those hoses swelling from the inside and causing variations in flow from absolutely none to a trickle. And, funny enough, the rear brakes somehow don't lock up. In one case, the car would actually trailer hitch going over rises in the road... a pulsation if you will where the flex hose was blocking and unblocking as the car rose and settled down, and the brakes in the rear were applying and releasing randomly, but only upon rise and lowering of the vehicles, thus flexing the hose and opening and closing the hose itself!

Secondly, the ABS valve can and, sometimes, will fail closed. Check that out as well.

I recently obtained a 2002 S/T Blazer with the brakes locked up all around. I restored that system, replacing every hose; as a matter of fact, the only original components were the steel lines, the power booster, and the ABS unit. Everything else was replaced.

thanks Sherman, but I have removed the rear brake lines all the way to the valve, so how could the flex hose be a factor?

 

[Sherman Bird]

thanks Sherman, but I have removed the rear brake lines all the way to the valve, so how could the flex hose be a factor?

Sorry to try to be of help!

 

[2Tallguy]

good idea?

Not on a 2500 2nd gen. The kit is worthless and the parking brake is downright dangerous. My 98.5 2500 auto Cummins had horrible brakes with the Dana 70. The manuals and 3500's had the Dana 80 with bigger drums and shoes. Pretty decent. Get some more aggressive shoes or something.