Disc brakes pro's and con's

So iv been reading. Disc brakes are good to have do to rain i guess because water doesnt agree with drum brakes....

i have 11''in drum brakes right now but im being told i should switch by everyone.

What would i be looking forward to in switching? is it easyer to stop?

 

Disk will stop easier with less effort, less fade and in most cases on these old jeeps in a much straighter line. The will also stop when they are completlery soaked in water or mud. Unless your jeep has been altered, a stock 70 model had 10" drums, 11" drums were not factory until the dana 30 came out on the 1972 model.

 

my bad i though the guy told me 11 ....How ever were can i purchase one for my axle dana 27? i search cant find...

 

Look in the Tech Library(at the top of the screen)there is a write up on a disc brake swap, parts, how too, anything you will need to know.

 

Disks
pros: self-wiping, less fade, longer service interval, easier/cheaper to service
cons: higher unsprung weight, incompatible with original wheels

That's aside from the conversion costs and labor

<edit> Another con - no easy way to rig a parking brake (compared to drums, which can be pretty easily activated mechanically).

 

I knew that discs wouldn't work with original 15" wheels, but how about the 16", I thought the would work?:?

 

Another pro would be that disks are self adjusting, one of the resolutions to the Jeep changing lanes habit when you have to romp on the brakes in a hurry.

 

Good point on the self-adjusting 10" drums, after the initial adjustment. Us 9" guys can only dream about that. R) Guess I should have said "no adjusting."

 

Yeah, I think that's right, but I didn't think to consider the antique wheels <heh>

 

A lot of the trails we run in the Spring have water crossings and the discs are a great improvement over the drums when we get back to pavement. Before, I never knew which direction we going to be heading with wet drums when I hit the binders!

 

Wat about as far as fitting....will the calibor hit the rims if i dont get the right size ...it seem as if there is ganna be enough room..ill though up some pic tonight if i can k guys..srry

 

Are you running stock or aftermarket rims? Aftermarket rims will clear fine.

 

im pritty sure there after market i am ganna start this weekend on cleaning up some rust problems i just got the guy deliverd it a few days ago...

funny thing it seems so much smaller after you sell a huge!! 90,000 older bronce supt up right next to it....

but when i got it the other day seems higher heck nice...so happy

ill put up some pictures soon, theres rust on the leaf springs is that a problem....o and i have a custom roll cage for it bolt on..New glass on windsheild..not so happy with the mounting of the exhust or the exhust in general....

So should i maybe use sand paper to get the rust off or take off wat i can and glass bead it

i have glass bead machine..well like i said befor i beleave Well my family owns a motorcycle shop...i just figured id find a good site with ppl that no alot about jeeps...

all the older employeys saw the jeep and it was going to be my project but they were like no way thats a project it ready to go haha everyones Jealous good stuff but...

Rust control should be step on....is there a way to buy pass take the whole tub off the frame to paint frame and put that oil stuff under the tub for rust...

 

https://catalog.foothilloffroad.com...d=149&osCsid=9c78c0a1d4cdbd72674b0fcdf36818c1

They have a kit for discs on a dana 27. i was looking at this b/c i like the way they hub and rotor are made together.

 

Not if you want it done right.

 

Is it difficult to take the tub off the frame?