rear disc conversion.. is it worth it???

[2Dogs]

go on you know you want to . give in to the pure pressure . we all have done it . its good you wont want to go back, its not cool to go back.


1 of the best mods i did. and if ebrake is needed get driveline ebrake setup. i cant remember who has it. but some one will.

High Angle Driveline makes the DL ebrake I am using

 

[tRustyK5]

If You Want Control Over Front And Rear Brakeing Power Install An Adjustable Proportioning Valve

If I would have kept the drums I would have had to add an adjustable prop valve. With the rear disc's it was unnecessary.

Rene

 

[stizkidz]

Cool.. sounds good.. when the weather breaks yall wanna stop by here and assist me? will have beer....

also we can head out to atco and hit a few mudholes!!! like the one in my video of the jeep getting stuck in it!!!!

I'm a South Jersey guy too. In fact, my truck is being built as I type by a guy named Jimmy out in Atco/Berlin. The dudes who help me out with truck stuff are from "Defective 4x4" and the guy who sold me most of my parts is from "Misfits Club". I have been told that next time I go through inspection, Winslow station is the only way to fly...

 

[biere]

I currently have drums and as they are wearing out a bit I think I may convert to discs.

I mostly have held off because I don't know that I trust the caddy calipers and parking brake for a good parking brake. Right now my truck is a crew cab 4x4 but I want to swap the drivetrain to a blazer. So my thinking with the discs was what if I swap a manul tranny in and had the engine idling, truck in neutral, just a parking brake to hold the vehicle and maybe a trailer behind it.

The driveshaft e brake should be seriously stout, it is common on medium duty stuff and I like them.

I think being able to lose the weight is good, but being able to check brake pads easier is more important to me since I like to keep things in good shape. And mud in a drum never lets things stay in good shape unless I keep it cleaned out.

Figured I would ask what folks think of the parking brakes on their conversions since I am darned happy with the drums and their parking brakes for how it holds.

 

[RootBreaker]

I'm a South Jersey guy too. In fact, my truck is being built as I type by a guy named Jimmy out in Atco/Berlin. The dudes who help me out with truck stuff are from "Defective 4x4" and the guy who sold me most of my parts is from "Misfits Club". I have been told that next time I go through inspection, Winslow station is the only way to fly...

well have to get together....
inspection was a breaze.. well second time through

 

[RootBreaker]

and rust... I think i would just move..

ummm rust = time to upgrade

 

[evo]

i've got a buddy that had the same problem with the back locking up, he put an adjustable proportioning valve on for the rear and it cured the problem.

 

[blublaz]

Yeh discs are worth the effort. The reasons you listed are obvious, brake changes are a snap, dissapate heat quicker, better braking, more braking surface........Plus the just look really friggin cool . I dunno about the weight issue tho'. The mass of the weight is in the hub, the drum without the hub isn't really that heavy. When you put the caliper on make sure the bleed screw is in the up position, otherwise the fluid will never fill the resevoir.