[AMC-List] Rear disc brakes (was: pulling an axle)

["Swygert, Francis G MSgt 436 CES/CECM" <Francis.Swygert3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A: I'm about to find out about some of this stuff. I just sold a
customer
some ZJ rear disc brakes today and found out that there was a '93/94
only
rear disc brake version. The rest were the same '95 thru '98.
  I'd like to get a Model 20 (from a Comanche) soon to put under my
truck
(hopefully while I do the AW4 from BA 10/5 swap) so I can do a rear disc
brake conversion. I don't want to waste the money on my current D35.
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The easy way for rear disc brakes on any AMC is to use the rotors from a
4x4 XJ Cherokee (or Eagle -- and I think the 2WD XJ uses the same as
well) and weld-on GM caliper brackets from Speedway
(www.speedwaymotors.com). You won't have a park brake unless you use GM
calipers with park brake built in though. One way around that is to use
a manual caliper from a snowmobile/go cart. These are made in two halves
so a spacer can be made to make it wide enough for the vented rotor.
Other rotors can be used -- Ford light 4x4 truck rotors have the same
bolt pattern, as does the Crown Vic and some Toyota trucks. Hat type
aftermarket rotors work nicely also. A solid rotor is fine for the rear
brakes, doesn't have to be vented. 

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