Can you use the V6 calipers on a solid axle truck with out swapping over to vented rotors ?.
Even if you could why wouldn't you want the vented rotors? They aren't that expensive and it's worth the effort of installing them.
aren't the v6 calipers 4 piston?
http://www.marlincrawler.com/htm/brakes/calipers.htm
V6 IFS front brake calipers. 4 piston, originally found on 1988-1995 V6 trucks. These are the perfect calipers for upgrading the brakes on 1979-1985 front solid axles.
Note: Calipers may require the use of wheel spacers when used on 79-85 solid front axles.
All the calipers from the solid axles and IFS were 4 piston calipers. The difference with the V6 calipers is all four pistons are large pistons where as the 4cyl pistons are 2 large and 2 smaller pistons. and the reason for possibly needing wheel spacers with the V6 calipers is that those calipers have large cooling fins on them which can hit the wheel when bolted on. Some wheels vary in design and may or may not bolt up without wheel spacers. As far as which rotors to buy...if you're using your solid axle hubs you'll want rotors from an '81 land cruiser. it all bolts up and the only thing I did to mine was grind the backing plate a little (about 1/16")to clear the caliper to get it to bolt on. That's it!
