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Photos shown are a representation of the appearance of components in a kit with options.

Actual product & finish may vary for your application.

Pre 1972 GM 8 Lug Eaton Full Floating Rear Axle Disc Brake Kit

Pre 1972 GM 8 Lug Eaton Full Floating Rear Axle Disc Brake Kit

SKU: RDB2630EATGM
 
 
Our Standard Kit Does Both Sides of the Axle, and Includes:
  • Brackets, Grade 8 Mounting Hardware, and 12 1/2" or 12 3/4" Vented Rotors.
 
Kits With Calipers Does Both Sides of the Axle, they include the above
  • Kits that are ordered with the parking brake style calipers also include the flexible stainless steel brake lines, and cable housing extension tubes. 
  • Kits with non-parking brake calipers come with flexible stainless steel brake lines. 
 
Kit Options Allow You to Upgrade Your Kit to Include:
  • Calipers with Pads in Raw or Powder Coated Finish
  • Black Powder, Red Powder coated brackets.
  • Performance Dimpled and Slotted Rotors
 
Eaton axles with Dual rear wheels
  • At this time the only confirmed kit that works is the Eatons with the slide off drums. Meaning the drums come off the front side of the hub. Our standard kit will work, but not with the stock wheels. We have had two of these kits installed on trucks. 

 

  • 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.
  • Drum is either on the back side of the hub or drum slips off once wheel is removed.
  • Fits 16" Single Disc Brake Style Wheels and larger.
  • Will not fit 15" Single Disc Brake Style Wheels or Dual Wheels.     
  • Only fits 8 x 6 1/2" Wheel Lug Pattern
  • Eaton production ended in 1972.
  • 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. 
  • Will not fit 16" wheels (original).
  • If you are keeping with the frame mounted master cylinder location. You will need to replace the master cylinder from the original to a dual reservoir. You will also need to install in line 2lb residual valves to teh front, and if disc brakes are in the rear a 2lb as well to the back. 
  • We sell the booster & master cylinder combo's. They are for the automatic transmission. You will need to fab/move the crossmember for a manual transmission. 

  • Eaton axles with Dual rear wheels

  • At this time the only confirmed kit that works is the Eatons with the slide off drums. Meaning the drums come off the front side of the hub. Our standard kit will work, but not with the stock wheels. We have had two off these kits installed on trucks. 
$390.00Price
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