ShadeTreeMechanic
Newbie
I have a 97K1500 with junk 10” drum brakes. I’ve been fighting clunk and popping ever since I can remember. I’ve been fighting e-brake disfunction as well. Here recently, the right cylinder front cup blew out. Replaced cylinder, shoes, and hardware. Bled and drove, and blew it out again. Noticed when all reset and shoes adjusted to slight drag, front cup nearly to end of travel. Moderate hard braking blows cup out of cylinder. Anyway, I’m done with these 10” drums as I have been doing a lot of research on them and consensus is they are junk. I was considering a disc brake conversion for ease of maintenance but have read mixed results. I’m not concerned about gaining stopping power. I want mechanical peace of mind. MY MAIN QUESTION, some have recommended swapping the entire axle with the 11 inch dual servo axle from a larger truck or burban. What do I need to consider a must when finding the salvage yard axle. Gear ratio? Tube length? Etc. Do I also need the master as the disc conversion kits do?