.... so I had to buy them new anyway, but they aren't that expensive, got a hardware kit and new pads too.
Start buy pulling the axles and brake backing plates:
This is what it will look like when you get that done:
It might be a good idea to do some new axle seals at this time, no better time to do it, and they are less than $10 for a pair. In my case I had to make some shims to get the caliper brackets to line up:
... and since I didn't have any sheetmetal the right thickness handy, I just cut my shims out of the old backing plates:
From that point, it's a simple bolt on operation to get them mounted:
Once they were mounted, I discovered that my bumpstops would hit the calipers, especially with my truck being lowered, so the bumpstops and brackets had to be removed, I used a 4" angle grinder, cutoff wheel, and an air chisel:
You can see in a few of the pics that the E-brake cable just slips into the caliper mounting brackets, but I still need to go find the right cables to attach them, the drum brake cable have the wrong type of ends to attach to the disc E-brake levers.
All done:
Any questions, I'll be here all week,
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