1978 Blazer

[MtotheIKEo]

Nice upgrade! Did you get lucky with the rotor and caliper offset matching the original offset? Or was there some spacers/milling to make it work?

[jeff71]

Stock spindle? I'm surprised those Detroit Steel wheels required so little balance weight.

[Stielow]

Originally Posted by MtotheIKEo

Nice upgrade! Did you get lucky with the rotor and caliper offset matching the original offset? Or was there some spacers/milling to make it work?

No I had to use CCP spindles that have a nice boss to build a adaptor off of.


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[Stielow]

Originally Posted by jeff71

Stock spindle? I'm surprised those Detroit Steel wheels required so little balance weight.

No a CCP spindle with a drop built in


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[Ketzer]

I have read mixed reviews on the CPP stuff in general, ie quality issues. Glad to hear a real world use ! It's really tough trying to sort through reviews and figure out whos giving honest opinions.

Jeff-

[ScotI]

Originally Posted by Ketzer

I have read mixed reviews on the CPP stuff in general, ie quality issues. Glad to hear a real world use ! It's really tough trying to sort through reviews and figure out whos giving honest opinions.

Jeff-

Honestly.... They (the peoples opinions of CPP) probably all are. CPP is hit & miss. Some stuff is good as is. Some stuff not so much. The follow-up when you (the little guy/John Q. Public) do have an issue leaves you wondering how they remain in business.

[Stielow]

I added 2018 Tahoe brake booster and master. I cut the brake booster brackets off the 1978 Blazer booster. The amazing thing is the rivet pattern matched the 2018 Tahoe booster. I changed the angle and it bolted up. I had to rework the brake booster rods but over all fairly straight forward.

Mark


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[ScotI]

Originally Posted by Stielow

I added 2018 Tahoe brake booster and master. I cut the brake booster brackets off the 1978 Blazer booster. The amazing thing is the rivet pattern matched the 2018 Tahoe booster. I changed the angle and it bolted up. I had to rework the brake booster rods but over all fairly straight forward.

Mark


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Curious.... Was this to simply keep the paired components together or is there some specific benefit to using the 2018 Tahoe booster vs. a 78 version?

[Stielow]

Brake pedal feel. By putting the booster and master together and coping the pedal ratio of the Tahoe the brake pedal feel should be the same as the Tahoe. The only wild card is how keeping the rear drum brakes will effect things. If it is not good I’ll add the dicks to the back.

The 1978 booster had very poor brake pedal feel.

I also wanted the look of the modern booster and master.

To further update the truck I also added the Detroit Speed wiper motor and windshield squirters.

Hope to drive it as soon as I put the seats back in it. They are out getting redone with Chevy Highland Plaid material.





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[bdahlg68]

Originally Posted by Stielow

If it is not good I’ll add the dicks to the back.


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Lmao you are going to do what?!?!?!

Damn autocorrect!



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