Knuckle Rebuild and Drum Brake Overhaul

[POPO AGIE]

There are rear disc brake kits to convert the rear axle but I did mine different by converting to a full floater and was able to use front axle wheel hubs and front disc hardware.

 

[Pighead]

Definitely wanna go Discs at some point too. But boy have I been learning a lot from this job and its been a great beginner project. Appreciate you guys.

You can make drum brakes work very well (except for after water crossings) for not a lot of money or effort. I rebuilt my '74 drums back in '86 when rebuild kits were cheap and easy to find. I rebuilt every cylinder, anti-seized the adjusters all over, replaced all the soft lines, new shoes and spent some time adjusting and balancing the braking. once dialed in I could lock up 33s and keeping them good was pretty easy. Every 6 months or whenever the brake pedal felt a little low, just roll underneath and give each adjuster one click tighter. I didn't see any need for discs (except when they got wet).
Do you have the dual-circuit brake master cylinder?

 

[anothernz45]

Pighead is on the money with the above post, coming out of a dunking is the only time you really curse drums. Having run both I don't think there's much difference between your narrow or the later 3inch shoes either as long as you have a twin circuit master with servo.