1957-1964 F-250 8 Lug 3/4 Ton Front Disc Brake Kit SKU#FDB1857-64FRD
SKU#FDB1857-64FRD
1957-1964 F-250 8 Lug 3/4 Ton Front Disc Brake Kit
Does not fit 4x4 Front Axle ****Fits the Ford front straight axle only****
***Actual Brake Bracket may look different then picture***
Front Disc Brake kits are Only Sold as Complete Kits
Our Kit Does Both Sides of the Axle, and Includes:
Kit Contains
2- New Geomet coated rotors 12-3/4 diameter
2- Custom Brackets RAW metal
2- New brake calipers with pads
2- Stainless steel flexible brake lines
Grade 8 fasteners
Kit Options Allow You to Upgrade Your Kit to Include:
Calipers with Pads in Powder Coated Finish of Black or Red
Black Powder coated brackets
Performance Drilled and Slotted Rotors
YOU MUST CHANGE THE MASTER CYLINDER
Disc / Drum Applications.
You need a Dual reservoir master cylinder that is Disc / Drum or Disc/Disc depending on the application. We also sell a Vacuum booster conversion if you want to go that route, away from manual brakes. It is only for the hanging pedal configuartion.
Master Cylinders that we sell can be found HERE
1957 should be the first year of the hanging pedals, in other words they do not go through the floorboard.
Important Note for Installation
To verify you are ordering the correct kit, measure your drum backing plate bolt hole spacing center to center on either your spindle/axle housing flange and compare to our spacing diagram.
Fits most 16" Single Disc Brake Style Wheels and larger.
It will not fit 15" Single Disc Brake Style Wheels, 4x4 front axles or dual wheel front hubs.
Only fits 8 x 6 1/2" Wheel Lug Pattern.
This kit only fits the single wheel hub, please see picture.
Save your original hubs & bearings. Our rotor slips over your stock hubs.
When converting from drum to disk. You will need to cut and re-flair your existing hard brake line or bend new ones. These are not supplied.
Replacement Rotors
Master Cylinder & Brake Boosters
Fitment
Does not fit 4-wheel drive axles.
Kit Fit F250 Straight Axle or Twin-I beam Axle with 12 x 2" or 2-1/8" drum brake shoe
