1964 D400

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Hello all I am a new board member! I am also the new owner of a 1964 D400. I have a few questions about brakes and or brake conversions for the truck. Has anyone done an upgrade old these brakes, does anyone make a disc conversion kit for the 1.5 ton trucks? Any information would be helpful. I also have a 1927 Dodge 1.5ton with a fast four but it's not a swept line haha :lol:

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To offer up some clarification : the drum brakes work fine for me however, I have not been able to find rear brake shoes or fronts for the truck. I know I could have them relined, I know I can rebuild the wheel cylinders. But if I can find a mid 70's truck that would allow me to just bolt on a set of brakes. To which I could find brake shoes for that would be best I think for me.

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Theskycrane wrote:To offer up some clarification : the drum brakes work fine for me however, I have not been able to find rear brake shoes or fronts for the truck. I know I could have them relined, I know I can rebuild the wheel cylinders. But if I can find a mid 70's truck that would allow me to just bolt on a set of brakes. To which I could find brake shoes for that would be best I think for me.


Have you tried a medium/heavy duty truck parts source. When I got brake parts for my 70 D500 that's where I went. :thinking :thinking :thinking :thinking
My truck is younger than me.
66 W100. 70 D 500 , 69 Hiab Speed Loader. 96 Ram 3500 Club Cab Cummin's 5 spd. 97 Ram 1500 Club Cab 5.9 gas auto. 83 W200 LB Propane 360 auto 09 Yammy Rhino 700.

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What kind of names come to mind for those types of stores?

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Years ago I parted out a 68 D400 that had a complete brake job with just a couple hundred miles on new shoes, drums and cylinders. The fronts were sold long ago, but I still have the like new rear drums and backing plates with shoes assembled, wheel bearings included. $500 + sh if you're interested.

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Theskycrane wrote:What kind of names come to mind for those types of stores?



I am up in Canada so company names wont help. The brake parts I sourced came from Euclid and it is now Euclid Merritor.
https://www.meritor.com/productsandserv ... aulic.aspx


Hope this helps. :thinking :thinking
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Have you tried NAPA, I did my 64 D100 about 2 years ago and they had both the front and rear shoes, along with all the hardware, rubber hose and wheel cylinders. they actually had most in stock and ordered the rest. Drums are a different story, you may be able to get front drums, but the rears on a 64 with the tapered axle are a long gone.
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aqmet wrote:Have you tried NAPA, I did my 64 D100 about 2 years ago and they had both the front and rear shoes, along with all the hardware, rubber hose and wheel cylinders. they actually had most in stock and ordered the rest. Drums are a different story, you may be able to get front drums, but the rears on a 64 with the tapered axle are a long gone.
Mike
A D400 is completely different than a D100.

Some motorhomes of the 70s used an I-beam axle with disc brakes. Some here were looking into the possibility of the swap but I don't know what was concluded.

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Thank you for all the replies. My shop has accounts st all the parts stores here locally. NAPA was the only one I could get to find parts. My local brake shop and another that I called, stated the weren't sure if they could feline the shoes since the material is so thick. From what I have research, these seem to be the odd tonnage. Most people just had a one ton or a d500.

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google friction services in your area for relining. auto shops usually know nothing about medium duty trucks. the clutch and brake reliners do all the medium and semi truck brakes daily. thickness not an issue. I use brake and clutch supply in Seattle or cascade friction svcs in Tacoma. there has to be somewhere like that in FL.

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