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14 bolt swap questions
Hey guys, I have searched for days about this and I just cant find exactly what Im looking for. I have a 99 new body style 2wd 1500 silverado with a turbo 6.0. I blew up the stock 10 bolt in it, now I'm looking at doing a 14 bolt swap. I have 6 lug wheels and would really like to keep the 6 lugs so Ive decided to go with a 88-98 14 bolt sf. I also have disk brakes and would really like to keep it disk.
My question is, is there a way to use the rotors and calipers I already have and just get the brackets or am I going to have to get a whole kit with other calipers, rotors and everything?
Also, I am planning on building the engine some more, running methanol and running more boost someday. Aiming for somewhere around 700hp. How much power have you all seen on a stock 14 bolt sf? Ive had people tell me itll handle it no problem, not to sure about that. Im wondering if I should plan on beefing it up before I run more boost?
Thanks in advance, I could really use some help on this.
some pics of the blown 10 bolt
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I would leave the drums on the sf and throw the disc brakes in the trash. The drums have 2x as much stopping power then the disc, and you can run a 15" wheel with no grinding on the calipers. Also you can " adjust " the brakes clamping force to be less aggressive for burnouts, and you don't have to worry about the backing plates rotting out like the disc version does.
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something to think about with drums. you break a c-clip and your axle will come flying out, with disks you break a c-clip and axle is still held in place by the caliber. THis happened to me