bump convert to disc, where to locate new brake hose bracket

Banjo · Post by **Banjo** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:17 pm

Ok, have my 68 skinned down to nothing, ready to begin reinstall of everything with new kingpins/bushings and disc conversion. About where on frame do I drill and attach the disc brake hose brackets, anybody got any pic or measurement? Be my luck I'd wind up 4 inches too far back and rubber hoses not reach and I'd have to redrill. Don't want to add more holes that necessary. THANKS! Banjo.

flyboy2610 · Post by **flyboy2610** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:32 pm

They should go in the same spot as the old ones did.

Post by **FORDification** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:19 pm

Here's a shot of the L/S bracket bolted onto my '67 frame:

dcbullet · Post by **dcbullet** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:31 pm

I hope you have small hands because putting the nut on the back of the bolt for that bracket was the worst thing in the world.

Banjo · Post by **Banjo** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:58 pm

Hands about average, and I'm just hoping that having the rest of front suspension out of way will give me a tad extra room to attempt. I do dread that.

Mooosman · Post by **Mooosman** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:01 pm

I don't know if I got lucky or what, but I didn't have to change the brackets when I converted my 72 F100 to disc last month. The brackets look identical to the ones in Keith's picture, and the hoses I got for a 79 F150 slid in perfectly.

Maybe it's because my truck was kind of a late production 72? (built in May of 72)

Nick

Banjo · Post by **Banjo** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:34 pm

no, my old brackets were way different. No joke about access, just finished bolting up pass side, no sweat, went to driver side, there is an access hole about the size of a chipmunks head and I just had to stop and think about that plus ran out of time, other things to do tonight. but that driver side is gonna be a bugger to get to. That quote about small hands is an understatement, you'd need tentacles to reach in easy. Banjo.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:21 pm

the 72 s came with that bracket from the factory. so the 72 guys are lucky to have that already on thier trucks.

Mooosman · Post by **Mooosman** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:06 pm

Banjo, I think I remember reading that you can use an offset wrench (like a distributor wrench) to get to the nuts on the driver's side bracket.

Nick

dcbullet · Post by **dcbullet** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:38 pm

Mooosman wrote:Banjo, I think I remember reading that you can use an offset wrench (like a distributor wrench) to get to the nuts on the driver's side bracket.

Nick

You sure can do that. I bought a $1.99 wrench and cut it in half.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:53 pm

so half a wrench cost 98 cents?

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