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  1. POWERBRAKEBOB

    Still have the push rods?

    Still have the push rods?
  2. POWERBRAKEBOB

    Paxton supercharger build.

    KOOL! Already have the forged lower end, 4 degree adv. crank gear, Comp cam, ported heads, manifold, headers. Crank keyed, clearanced, ready for Paxton/Novi. What LB/Size injectors are you using? [email protected] Need your engine built? Calipers fixed? No drag!
  3. POWERBRAKEBOB

    Mine. Comp Cam, ported, Belangers, JE pistons K1 rods

    Mine. Comp Cam, ported, Belangers, JE pistons K1 rods
  4. POWERBRAKEBOB

    Looking for brake caliper

    I rebuild them with STEEL PISTONS. The phenolics swell tight in the bores, holding the truck back, and burning the pads and gas. Mine spin free three years later. Medium trucks use phenolics, and they get so hot the phenolic blisters and explodes apart, like holding a torch on concrete.
  5. POWERBRAKEBOB

    Brakes

    The brakes squeal because the Phenolic pistons in the calipers swell tight in the bores, not releasing, and causing the pads to drag forever against the rotors, burning them. There is no "magic pad" . I Used steel pistons to replace the plastic phenolics, and they release instantly. An...
  6. POWERBRAKEBOB

    Seized Caliper

    I converted mine to STEEL pistons. The factory Phenolics swell tight in the bores and stay seized. This happens on the medium size trucks, frying the pads and rotors. I can rebuild your with steel and offer powdercoating also. I have drilled rotors also, but the freight is high.
  7. POWERBRAKEBOB

    So I had a brake pad explode...best upgrade?

    CALIPER PISTONS The problem with these big, beautiful calipers is not with finding a magic disc pad. The brake size is huge for this type of truck. The problem is the phenolic caliper pistons. These EXPAND tight in the bore when they are heated. They may remain expanded for years, dragging down...
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