Post Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:52 am

Disc Brake Conversion

I have restored a 1972 Grumman MH (pic attached) with a 1310 chassis. While on a trip to Alaska this summer I realized the brakes are not up to the task of whoaing an 11,000 pound motor home in the mountains of northwest Canada and Alaska. If it had not been for the BD exhaust brake, it would have been very scary. I would like to convert the front axle to a disc brake unit. The current axle has 8 lug 16" wheels (I replaced the split rings with Dodge dually wheels). Has anybody done this conversion, or know were I should look for a replacement?
After spending much time and money on the 392 engine (8 mpg), I installed a 6.5L Detroit Diesel (14 mpg) with Gear Vendor OD unit.
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