FJCO +8/80 Rear Brake Adapter install/review

[CruisinGA]

That is cool

@wngrog your project with the parking brake actuator plus the fact that the electric parking calipers on my wife's Bronco sent me on a google dive for these.

Fair point @cruisermatt on the emergency brake, but if you like rear disc like I do and are willing to possibly forgo emergency brake this seems like a "straightforward" option. And probably comparable in cost.

 

[SC-Cruiser]

Did you contact them and ask?
If they are no longer selling them I can start making them. Probably at a much lower price point and with some minor changes to the things I didn't like as well.

If they get back to you and are no longer selling them, shoot my shop an email and we can get the ball rolling. Info@cruisermatts.com

I did not call but I will Monday and if they no longer offer them for sale I will definitely get in touch about getting them through you

 

[cruisermatt]

Bump. I have reverse engineered these and have quotes for machining. Unfortunately not at the lower price point that I had hoped, but will be roughly the same as FJCO was.

 

[SC-Cruiser]

Looking forward to getting a set and upgrading my rear axle.

 

[cruisermatt]

I will start a new thread once the kits are complete but machining is in progress and first batch is sold. Thank you to those of you who put your trust in me to order up front to help move projects like these along.

Unlike the previous product which was a great idea, these are pretty much the same thing but will pick up where the other fell short, they’ll be machined at a much higher finish quality, and will include hardware, an option to buy a cable and weld-on cable bracket kit for the axle housing, loaded backing plates, and best of all will include actual tech support and instructions with purchase!

These have become my favorite rear brakes to do on 40’s so I’m super stoked to offer this setup.

 

[wngrog]

 

[CruisinGA]

nice! Sorry if it's been answered elsewhere but does the under-dash parking brake handle have enough leverage for these?

 

[cruisermatt]

nice! Sorry if it's been answered elsewhere but does the under-dash parking brake handle have enough leverage for these?

@SC-Cruiser is going to try with a Tacoma part that should hopefully make it work pretty well.

 

[wngrog]

@SC-Cruiser is going to try with a Tacoma part that should hopefully make it work pretty well.

I think with a bell crank it will work

 

[cruisermatt]

I think with a bell crank it will work

Yep, there is a Tacoma bellcrank he found that should do exactly that. It’s pretty much exactly how it is in those trucks.

 

[JKIII FJ40]

Great work Matt, looking forward to the next batch being available

 

[SC-Cruiser]

Yep, there is a Tacoma bellcrank he found that should do exactly that. It’s pretty much exactly how it is in those trucks.

I ordered the bellcrank , mounting bracket and other assorted bits for a 1996-2004 Tacoma. I will do a write up for how it works out when I get it all installed.

The adapters are looking great, looking forward to getting them and installing the new brakes in the rear. For my purposes this is about having a functioning park/emergency brake, no longer having to crawl under and adjust the brakes and making way for the H55F 5 speed + split transfer case I will be installing

 

[sogncab]

Yep, there is a Tacoma bellcrank he found that should do exactly that. It’s pretty much exactly how it is in those trucks.

This is what I'm interested in. I don't care for the floor mount options in the 40.