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Title: Rear disk Brake conversion
Post by: grumpygy on March 18, 2012, 01:55:46 PM
  So has anybody used Teraflex kit its right around $580.

(http://www.teraflex.biz/media/catalog/product/cache/2/thumbnail/460x381/29cd04952c0dc990e5b5276500951670/f/i/file_3_10.jpg)
Title: Re: Rear disk Brake conversion
Post by: sharpxmen on March 18, 2012, 02:44:45 PM
  So has anybody used Teraflex kit its right around $580.

(http://www.teraflex.biz/media/catalog/product/cache/2/thumbnail/460x381/29cd04952c0dc990e5b5276500951670/f/i/file_3_10.jpg)

ZJ rear axle has the same thing - got the whole kit from junkyard for $50 (had to take them off myself, you need to pull the axle shafts and they are c-clip), bought new rubicon rotors (5x4.5 bolt pattern), pads and shoes for another $75 or so and $5 worth of spray paint - works like a charm.

with both you'll need some a/m e-brake cables, i think i got mine from Teraflex and were something like $100 total for the driver and passenger
Title: Re: Rear disk Brake conversion
Post by: Jeffy on March 18, 2012, 06:45:32 PM
Terafles is a cheap way to get discs.  I've thought about doing it on my D44 for a while.  Although if you want to do the salvage yard route, it will probably be cheaper.  Luckily, if you have a D35, you can do ZJ brakes easily.
Title: Re: Rear disk Brake conversion
Post by: grumpygy on March 18, 2012, 07:30:17 PM
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with both you'll need some a/m e-brake cables, i think i got mine from Teraflex and were something like $100 total for the driver and passenger

Checked site and did not see anything.  Also is there a better year to look for in the ZJ.
Title: Re: Rear disk Brake conversion
Post by: Jeffy on March 18, 2012, 08:06:00 PM
Checked site and did not see anything.  Also is there a better year to look for in the ZJ.
They're all the same.  There's no magic year.
Title: Re: Rear disk Brake conversion
Post by: stan98tj on March 18, 2012, 08:26:55 PM
$130 will get you an 8.8 with disk brakes  :wall:
in some circles, the 8.8 is believed to be the very axle the aliens used on their vehicles when they visited the Mayans. It's depicted in cave drawings and stuff. Just saying.
Title: Re: Rear disk Brake conversion
Post by: sharpxmen on March 18, 2012, 08:55:49 PM
Checked site and did not see anything.  Also is there a better year to look for in the ZJ.

http://www.quadratec.com/products/12700_400_07.htm
click to zoom the first thumbnail picture, look at the e-brake lever, then look at yours, the teraflex (and ZJ) cable has an eye type end, the YJ has a ball end at the end of the cable, you can fab something to make it work (like cut yours and weld it to the new lever), I opted for the proper cables.
also, check the install instructions http://www.quadratec.com/Assets/Installation/30018.pdf - they mention the need for brake cable kit for TJ at #26 (nothing for YJ but the ends are the same as far as i know).
Title: Re: Rear disk Brake conversion
Post by: grumpygy on March 18, 2012, 10:17:57 PM
$130 will get you an 8.8 with disk brakes  :wall:
in some circles, the 8.8 is believed to be the very axle the aliens used on their vehicles when they visited the Mayans. It's depicted in cave drawings and stuff. Just saying.

And where would that be.
Title: Re: Rear disk Brake conversion
Post by: stan98tj on March 19, 2012, 12:16:08 AM
And where would that be.
not sure what part of my statement you are asking about:
$130 8.8: pretty much any junkyard with ford explorers from 95-99
Mayan cave drawings depicting 8.8s: South American caves and most history books :)