1965-1966 Twin I-Beam F-250 Front Disc Brake Kit SKU#RDB1501FD
1965-1966 Twin I-Beam F-250 8 Lug 3/4 Ton Front Disc Brake Kit
KIT FITS F250 WITH 12 X 2" DRUM BRAKE SHOES, TWIN I-BEAM FRONT.
1964 & 1966 ARE MODEL CHANGE OVER YEARS. YOU HAVE TO MEASURE THE SPINDLE BOLT SPACING. THESE ARE THE FOUR BOLTS THAT HOLD/HELD THE DRUM BACKING PLATE ON. THIS KIT WILL NOT FIT PRE 64 STRAIGHT AXLE. SEE FITMENT FOR OTHER NOTES.
***actual bracket may look differant***
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
Black Powder coated brackets
Performance Drilled and Slotted Rotors
Disc / Drum and Disc/ Disc Applications MUST change over the master cylinder stock one will not work. Master Cylinders and Power Brake Conversions can be found HERE
Important Note for Installation
To verify you are ordering the correct kit, measure your drum backing plate bolt hole spacing center to center on your spindle/axle housing flange and compare to our spacing diagram.
1963 Mid to late in the year to Early 1964 is a model change- over year for Ford trucks. They used different spindles for pre 64 and after 66.5
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 hubs
Save your original hubs & bearings. Our rotor slips over your stock hubs.
Stock master cylinder and proportioning valve must be replaced. With correct disc/drum or disc/disc master cylinder.
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
1964-1/2 & 1966-1/2 ARE MODEL CHANGE OVER YEARS. you must measure the drum to spindle retaining bolts spacing. This is the first year Ford went to the Twin- I Beam front design
DOES NOT FIT 4X4 AXLES
Wheel Studs are 1/2"
Diameter/ Radius of the outer hub is 8.5".
Twin I-Beam front
Drum brake shoes are 12" x 2"/12-1/8" x 2"
WILL NOT FIT TRUCKS WITH 3" WIDE DRUM BRAKE SHOES OR A GVW OF 7500LBS. SPINDLES ARE DIFFERANT. THE KING PIN SIZE ON THESE ARE 6.45 X 1.05
