Rear Disc Brakes... (8 Viewers)

[DaGoat]

Those METRIC calipers as they are known in the streetrod and racing world are also available with cable actuated parking brake feature. Avaliable from Cadillac applications just cant remember what model or year. Speedway motors lists them in there streetrod catalog. As for the rotors they are from a 87 to 95 Chevy 1/2 ton 4wd truck you just have to have the ID opened to clear front hub or rear axle flange. Ive been running this Homemade set up for years and havent worried about drum wheel cylinders since.

Raybestos Rotor PN. 5077

 

[Volcano cruiser]

You have a PM.

Steve,
GM parts are NOT plentiful in my neck of the woods but Toyota stuff is. I have a '80 BJ40 with stock front disks and rear drums on a rear FF axle. Could I run your brackets over my rear FF axle and hook up the same rotors and calipers to them that I run in the stock front setup? If so, P/M me, you got yourself a bracket, hose, manual proportioning valve and tombstone clip sale.
Cheers,
John

 

[Poser]

Steve,
GM parts are NOT plentiful in my neck of the woods but Toyota stuff is. I have a '80 BJ40 with stock front disks and rear drums on a rear FF axle. Could I run your brackets over my rear FF axle and hook up the same rotors and calipers to them that I run in the stock front setup? If so, P/M me, you got yourself a bracket, hose, manual proportioning valve and tombstone clip sale.
Cheers,
John

These brackets are not compatible with full-float Land Cruiser rear axles or Land Cruiser calipers....

 

[FLYINGLOW]

Steve,
GM parts are NOT plentiful in my neck of the woods but Toyota stuff is. I have a '80 BJ40 with stock front disks and rear drums on a rear FF axle. Could I run your brackets over my rear FF axle and hook up the same rotors and calipers to them that I run in the stock front setup? If so, P/M me, you got yourself a bracket, hose, manual proportioning valve and tombstone clip sale.
Cheers,
John

If you cut up a set of small patern knuckles you can bolt them on to the axle to hold stock calipers.. Not sure where theres a thread on it though. Definately the way to go on a FF.

 

[FLYINGLOW]

A quick search revealed a link from Poser... Rear Full Floater Disk Brake Conversion

 

[Volcano cruiser]

A quick search revealed a link from Poser... Rear Full Floater Disk Brake Conversion

If you cut up a set of small patern knuckles you can bolt them on to the axle to hold stock calipers.. Not sure where theres a thread on it though. Definately the way to go on a FF.

Flyinglow,
Thanks. I actually have read that thread several times and have a printed copy. What I was looking for was a better solution that having to aquire a set of knuckles and cut them. Hence my interest in the Poser brackets. The kits that have brackets for FF axles tend to have them for larger wheeel sizes. In the end I think that I'll need to find a set of large patttern knuckles for my 1980, I have large pattern knuckles up front, cut them down and make brackets.
Thanks,
John

 

[mattstoy]

Poser,
I am interested in getting some brackets/rotors (and possibly any other material I may need) from you. Your stuff looks great! Shoudl I PM you with info? What info do you need from me?

 

[SouthBostonFJ40]

After not finding anything out of place there and no drama with the wheel bearings or wear surface on the axle shafts, I installed new axle seals, slid the axle shafts back into the housing and put everything in the rear differential housing back together, and filled with oil. I then bolted the caliper brackets onto the axle and slid the rotors onto the end of the axle shafts and retained them with a couple lug nuts for the time being.

Does anyone know the Toyota part number for these axle seals?

 

[Poser]

1958 - 08/73 rear axle seal - 90311-47029

09/73 - 08/92 rear axle seal - 90311-47001

 

[SouthBostonFJ40]

1958 - 08/73 rear axle seal - 90311-47029

09/73 - 08/92 rear axle seal - 90311-47001

Thank you Steve.

 

[i1uhrace]

FYI these calipers are a great price at rockauto.com
Part numbers (A1 Cardone) 18-4071 and 18-4072.

 

[78fj40mg]

Nothing that the belt sander could not handle...

Nice work Steve!

 

[Cdaniel]

Thread resurrection for some pertinent info. Anyone have a torque spec for the bolts holding the bracket to the axle? According to the FSM and the number on the head it's somewhere around 16 lbs. Seems a little light.

 

[Vae Victus]

Thread resurrection for some pertinent info. Anyone have a torque spec for the bolts holding the bracket to the axle? According to the FSM and the number on the head it's somewhere around 16 lbs. Seems a little light.

You talking about these charts? Which bolt is it?

 

[Cdaniel]

Fine thread 10mm with a 4 stamped on the head. The bolts that came with the brackets have a 4h not 4t though.

(edit 4f maybe, hard to tell with my crappy eyes)

 

[Vae Victus]

Fine thread 10mm with a 4 stamped on the head. The bolts that came with the brackets have a 4h not 4t though.

I wonder if that's hardened vs tempered? It does say up to about 22 ft lbs on the chart.

 

[nitroid13]

You can use 87-03 s10 calipers as well that's what I'm running

 

[watrob]

I use Hilux (4 Runner) early model around 1993. They are the same as the front calipers (4 pot) only they take a thinner solid rotors.

 

[tornadoalleycruiser]

sorry don't get to the 40 section much.. did you make or purchase those brackets.. and if purchased where? Thanks..
ahh found it
http://www.eurekaoffroad.com.au/productspricing.htm
OUCH.. $450 for some brackets..

 

[watrob]

Yes, but there engineered so we don't have any problem with registration, there also laser cut. Its like the full fibreglass body I have, unless its approved you cannot have it. No different to the bucket seats we use, unless they are ADR approved you cannot register the vehicle, same for the steering wheel, minimum size is 350mm diameter, the list goes on. Someone has to sign off on the changes, if something goes wrong there held liable.

Everything here has to been engineered for road use and be signed off with a Blue Plate and then inspected by Queensland Main Roads Dept, off road and not registered is fine, but if your caught driving it on the road your in trouble.

Also the maximum lift here is 2" after that it has to be engineered, Blue Plated and inspected. I see Qld Machinery booking people all day long on the beach with un-approved changes. They make you park the vehicle and won't let you drive it home in some cases.

Plus I can use any Toyota caliper with this kit, means spare parts is not a problem.