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    Welcome to the site Jamie! They have straight up bolt on disk brake kits for this truck without having to change the spindles, etc. Go check out www.chevyduty.com. They have everything you need. 54 Chevy trucks are nice, I am trying to get my hands on a 53 for an everyday driver and did a lot of research on these kinds of trucks and found that chevy duty is the best place for most things so far.
    Also some people say that changing the front end to an IFS doesn't help and that the straight axle rides basically the same. I would keep the straight axle if I were you. To drop the front end you can take the leaf springs out and move them on top of the axle (I think it's on top, either way you will put them the opposite of what they are mounted like now so if they are under the axle then put them on top and visa versa) but like I said, Chevy Duty has everything. They have things for the steering to convert to power steering to stabalizers. Good luck!

    Shawn-
    Last edited by FMXhellraiser; 04-01-2005 at 08:19 PM.
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