billyjack
02-07-2013, 12:13 PM
Ok so i just finished up the disk conversion on my 96' XJ. went easier than i thought.
I started with a dana 35 out of a 97' grand cherokee and removed the disc brakes and lines.
Had to use a "plasma cutter" to make the center hole for the axle houseing alittle bigger then put them in place. the bolt holes from the chrysler 8.25 and dana 35 line right up to bolt into place. the cutting was the only hard part about it......well and trying to get the disk brakes off the dana 35 that was sitting in a junk yard for years.
i used the same brake 3 way and brake lines off the grand cherokee,had to do alittle bending to get them to work but everything went into place rather easy. the one big diffrence is the e-brake cables. The grand cherokee cables are alot shorter than the cherokee ones so i had to FAB a new tension rod above the driveshaft. (picture enclosed).
onced we had it all hooked up we adjusted them,bleed them and took it for a spin. HUGH diffrence. i can now park on a hill and set my e-brake and it will hold,dont have to worry about rocks and sand getting into the drums and no worries about them freezing up in the winter if i roll through a creek.most of all it didnt cost a arm and a leg to do it!
I started with a dana 35 out of a 97' grand cherokee and removed the disc brakes and lines.
Had to use a "plasma cutter" to make the center hole for the axle houseing alittle bigger then put them in place. the bolt holes from the chrysler 8.25 and dana 35 line right up to bolt into place. the cutting was the only hard part about it......well and trying to get the disk brakes off the dana 35 that was sitting in a junk yard for years.
i used the same brake 3 way and brake lines off the grand cherokee,had to do alittle bending to get them to work but everything went into place rather easy. the one big diffrence is the e-brake cables. The grand cherokee cables are alot shorter than the cherokee ones so i had to FAB a new tension rod above the driveshaft. (picture enclosed).
onced we had it all hooked up we adjusted them,bleed them and took it for a spin. HUGH diffrence. i can now park on a hill and set my e-brake and it will hold,dont have to worry about rocks and sand getting into the drums and no worries about them freezing up in the winter if i roll through a creek.most of all it didnt cost a arm and a leg to do it!