12-29-2011, 11:32 PM
I got my calipers in... After trying to fit a chevy caliper, the ford knuckle doesnt have a recess like the chevy knuckle, so you do not get full pad engagement.
After installing the factory dual piston calipers, I still do not get full pad engagement, but its a big pad and has factory mounts. Only downside, is the caliper isnt slide completely back in the mount. I am going to run it as is and see what happens... To fix the problems, I can think of 2 possible solutions and downsides:
1. run a 3/4" spacer between hub and rotor. - will allow the caliper to be fully in the mount but still wont have full pad engagement
2. i have heard that a dodge ram rotor is the same diameter as a 1 ton rotor, so you would get full pad engagement; but not sure how deep they are and how the caliper will work...
here are the pics:
After installing the factory dual piston calipers, I still do not get full pad engagement, but its a big pad and has factory mounts. Only downside, is the caliper isnt slide completely back in the mount. I am going to run it as is and see what happens... To fix the problems, I can think of 2 possible solutions and downsides:
1. run a 3/4" spacer between hub and rotor. - will allow the caliper to be fully in the mount but still wont have full pad engagement
2. i have heard that a dodge ram rotor is the same diameter as a 1 ton rotor, so you would get full pad engagement; but not sure how deep they are and how the caliper will work...
here are the pics:
Ben...........Big Dixie Boggers........www.MudProMetalworks.com