FJCO +8/80 Rear Brake Adapter install/review

[cruisermatt]

Would an adapter like this work on a ~77 FJ45 (8-bolt spindle) FF axle?

I might ditch the tcase drum handbrake in my '65 FJ40 w/said axle depending on the engine (and thus tcase) that I end up running.

It would have to be specifically designed for that axle housing. Probably easier to just laser cut the later style flange as a replacement and cut yours off and replace it.

 

[POPO AGIE]

FROR and Tuff Stuff have flanges that can be welded to the axle housing for conversion to full floating that have lugs for calipers and you can use later d-rotors if you what the parking brake at the rear wheels like the later 40s and 60s. Then you don't have to change to an 8 wheel.

I just have front rotors and calipers on my rear axle and kept the parking brake on the transfer case. For me the only time I had an issue was when the seal leaked and soaked the shoes.

Front axle spindle then built out that same as the front axle

 

[TreadingLight]

Interesting options, but I've already got the FF drum axle. I'm just thinking ahead to how I might put a parking brake on the axle if I ditch the tcase brake.