The brakes were as easy as could be to install (definitely helped having a 9-inch rear end as opposed to a 10- or 12-bolt as far as axle removal is concerned-not to mention the fact that there were no preexisting brakes to remove in the first place!). I guess you could say I got my cake and ate the whole damn thing with the C10’s new rear disc brake kit. Read More: Pertronix Plug n’ Play Ignition Upgrade For Our 1976 Ford F-100 The external perimeter of predrilled holes allows you the ability to clock both the brake and EPB calipers in a number of different positions. In lieu of the traditional mechanical parking brake assembly, the electronic kit uses a basic backing plate hub that attaches to the axle housing (just as the mechanical version does). Now, while my days of wiring are pretty much behind me for the most part, in this situation I was more than happy to string the truck with Wilwood’s Electronic Parking Brake harness, mount the control module beneath the dash (right where the old mechanical parking brake lever would’ve been!), and find a nice suitable spot for their activation switch versus dealing with the cables. And in lieu of the integrated mechanical mini-drum parking brake most are familiar with, they supplied their new Electronic Parking Brake kit with color-matched calipers! Ultimately, I obtained Wilwood’s 14-inch Forged Narrow Superlite 4R rear kit with their sleek yet beefy FNSL4R four-piston calipers (all finished in black, with the calipers done in satin black with a contrasting red Wilwood logo). And since this is a 9-inch rear end, pulling the axles entailed doing just that-simply pulling the axles without having to touch the differential or mess with any clips. It just so happened that Wilwood was releasing their new Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) equipped rear kits for C10s, and for the first time in my life, I didn’t need to be persuaded into switching to something with the word “electric” in it! Ever better, with Wilwood’s expanded customer customization options, I was able to choose not only the color of my calipers, but the color of the logos as well!Īs mentioned, the new Strange engineering axle had yet to be equipped with brakes, so the process of removing pre existing components was not on the to-do list. Well, my worries were no sooner put to rest when I got a call from my buddy Mike Hamrick at Wilwood Engineering asking me what kind of brakes I had on my newly installed 9-inch rear end. Read More: How To Install A Universal Wiring Harness Kit Even though I’d swapped out the stock 12-bolt for a Strange Engineering 9-inch rear end and had acquired a new set of cables, the original lever mechanism was completely missing-and I’d already designated the space immediately behind under the dash for the forthcoming fuse panel setup. Ironically, one of the main things that always bothered me in the back of my mind about my 1969 C10 ever since I thought I got a smoking deal on it a couple years back (I did not-I’ve spent the entire time practically redoing the entire truck!) was having to deal with and facilitate the factory parking brake setup. Of Wilwood’s 24 color options offered for the calipers, the choice was made to go with satin black complemented by red logos. Here’s what we’re about to install on the 1969 C10’s Strange Engineering 9-inch rear end: Wilwood’s Forged Narrow Superlite 4R kit complete with four-piston calipers (using BP-10 high-performance compound brake pads), 14-inch two-piece rotors, anodized brackets, hardware, spacers, and so on, and their newfangled Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) option.
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