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The way I did mine was I took some 1/4 inch plate cut circles outta it the size of the center of the caliper bracket from a 1979 dana 44 3/4 ton front . The calipers are dual piston so they are plenty strong enough to lock up a 39x18x16.5 mickey thompson . I cut a 3 inch circle in middle of bracket and the drilled the hole patter for the original front cast mounts to bolt too . I then cut off the old backing plate mounts and squared up my new brackets on the axle and found the location that thye had to be welded on to the axle tube . With that done I used the front rotors off a 79 3/4 ton with the caliper mounts and dual piston calipers . Not a bolt on deal and you need to know how to fabricate but can be done pretty cheap and have it work very wel . No parking break but how often do you ever use that anyway . There is a guy on ebay selling a kit which I bought one of them for the shortbox ford im building right now . Ill see how well it goes and maybe do a step by step for here . The brackets I think were like $70 bucks well worth it if it bolts on like he claims . Uses parts from that nasty G word. But iltll work. Hope that helps