XJ4IV
05-06-2012, 09:04 PM
ok I followed a thread on another forum to figure out the best way to help me STOP my jeep now that its on 1 ton axles and 37's. the option I followed was to use a 1995 XJ booster as it has a dual diaphragm and was VERY sought after in the jeep community.
then upon reading further i decided to use a brake booster from a 1985 Ford E350 which was supposed to be a viable option as well based on the bore diameter. I just dropped almost $200 bucks on getting this all plumbed together and the guy doing it stated everything is done but I needed to make a new push rod which is to be 1.25 inches LONGER than the OE 95 xj one, so yesterday I made just that and installed it but upon driving it I found that I have pretty much no brakes, they re VERY firm and I have to stand on them before they will actually grab.
Ive made adjustments but to no avail
what are my other options to make this work?
Ive read that a 98 dodge 2500 master cylinder and a 2000 dodge durango master cylinder would work with this booster but master cylinders arent exactly cheap or free is there possibly something wrong with my calipers?
then upon reading further i decided to use a brake booster from a 1985 Ford E350 which was supposed to be a viable option as well based on the bore diameter. I just dropped almost $200 bucks on getting this all plumbed together and the guy doing it stated everything is done but I needed to make a new push rod which is to be 1.25 inches LONGER than the OE 95 xj one, so yesterday I made just that and installed it but upon driving it I found that I have pretty much no brakes, they re VERY firm and I have to stand on them before they will actually grab.
Ive made adjustments but to no avail
what are my other options to make this work?
Ive read that a 98 dodge 2500 master cylinder and a 2000 dodge durango master cylinder would work with this booster but master cylinders arent exactly cheap or free is there possibly something wrong with my calipers?