Topic: Rear disc time?

[jwalls4x4]

Ok guys, I have managed to bust the right rear wheel cylinder on my Jeep.  I have over 188K miles.  I am trying to figure out if I should patch it up "A".  Redo the whole system "B" ~$280 + $100 labor.  Or upgrade "C".  The same guy that offered to do "B" for a hundred bucks would do "C" for the same amount if it is close to a bolt on conversion.  Would the rear axle shafts need to be removed to upgrade to Grand Cherokee discs?

[Jeffy]

A $9-20 part vs several hundred?  If your system looks OK then I'd just fix it.  Since you're running stock-ish tires you really don't need to upgrade with discs.  Your front brakes do 90% of the work.  I'd save the money for some other project. 

[aw12345]

By a wheel cylinder or if its not to correded a rebuilt kit do both sides and some new sheos and call it good
For under a 100 bucks you should have all new brakes in the rear if you do it your self.
Since you live back east the only problem you might have is that the brake lines are rotted solid to the flare nut that holds it in the wheel cylinder soak it good or carefully heat ir with a small welding torch, or replace the lines they are cheap

[jwalls4x4]

I wound up going plan "B," but after a bidding war between Advanced and O'Rielly's I got the parts for $157.  I also wound up getting better (Wagner) pads.  So, $257 for new back brakes.  Hopefully she will stop now.  Next fight...exaust leak between header and head pipe.

[oldjeep]

Ouch.  For that $257  you could have had a whole 8.8 swap.