MAF rear disc conversion (GM)

[johmbie]

I'm getting ready to install the MAF rear disc brake conversion kit. The tech links look pretty good and already cleared up some quesiton marks from the crappy instructions that came with the kit.

Does anyone have more info or links for this mod?

Thanks!

 

[grant5127]

Purdy much straight forward ..........

Tons of info on disc here-----> https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-seri...uestions-***-f-q-***-updated-26-feb-09-a.html

 

[dgangle]

What specific questions do you have?

Many here including myself have been through a couple of these and can prolly help.

 

[antFJ]

for me i tightened the bracket and then tried to put the caliper on... my advice is to get everything bolted up loosely including the caliper over the rotor and then tighten down everything.. otherwise i couldn't get the caliper on.

 

[Downey]

for me i tightened the bracket and then tried to put the caliper on... my advice is to get everything bolted up loosely including the caliper over the rotor and then tighten down everything.. otherwise i couldn't get the caliper on.

The problem with your method is that if the bracket-to-axle housing shimming is not correct (preventing you from installing the caliper after the bracket is tight), then when you do tighten up everything, you'll be putting the caliper-to-rotor into a bind. My advice would be to shim brackets accordingly so that after brackets are tight caliper easily floats right onto the rotor. I don't know if the MAF brackets have a shimming provision or not???

 

[antFJ]

yea the shims are there - don't know why i had so much trouble. Either way they are on now and the rotor/wheel spins freely without binding

 

[johmbie]

What specific questions do you have?

Many here including myself have been through a couple of these and can prolly help.

No specific question. Just trying to aviod any common landmines.

Thanks for the links guys!

 

[Downey]

yea the shims are there - don't know why i had so much trouble. Either way they are on now and the rotor/wheel spins freely without binding

Great, home-run dude. And congrats on getting my 1,000th post!!!!!