My Willys 3A and 3B Community
3A, 3B, DJ Technical Knowledge Base => "Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations => Topic started by: Breacher on November 19, 2017, 08:51:04 PM
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Hey all,
Got an offset D44 that I would like to throw some discs on. Been searching the internet and have seen a few things here and there but nothing too solid.
Looking for the cheapest way to go about it, don't care about a parking brake.
I know of a company called Ruffstuff that makes a universal weld-on caliper mount. And I'm sure I could get away with some '73-'87 1/2 Chevy calipers and pads.
Curious on the rotors and studs though and how/ what those would actually attach to.
I'm used to converting full float axles and staking the rotor to the hub with the wheel studs. I've never converted a c-clip axle to disc brakes before.
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I think the front Chevrolet calipers on the rear would be way too much braking force on the rear of a CJ-3A.
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Do a google search for "CJ3A DIsc Brake GEO TRACKER". There's a guy that sells the brackets cheap. He also writes on some facebook sites. I don't remember his name but I think he's in Colorado. The conversion bolts on and uses 1994 GEO Tracker calipers and rotors.
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Keep us posted on your project, I'm considering the same thing as my 3A doesn't brake as well as I would like.
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I've never converted a c-clip axle to disc brakes before.
A Dana 44 is not a "C Clip Axel"...... Why is it Colorado Jeepers are not concerned with a parking brake! ?, LOL
Lee ;)
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Hate to sound like a DA, although I will admit to occasional lapses... what is a C-clip axle?
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The ones ya have to remove the back of the chunk to pull the little clips off the ends of the axle shafts to remove.
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C-clip axles are not desirable for off road use because if the axle shaft breaks the entire axle will fall out. The Dana 35 is a C-clip axle.