Dana 44 rear disk brakes ???

[dirteexj94]

I bought the Teraflex disc brake conversion kit for my 44 a few years ago. It's exspensive but i've never had any issues and the E-Brake works great.

Shawn

How much did the kit run you??

 

[billroy]

I think around $600 if i remember right, 5 years ago.

 

[dirteexj94]

I think around $600 if i remember right, 5 years ago.

They are running around $50 bucks cheaper now days. Which is still a good amount of money.

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

I am running the TeraFlex kit 2 years now and it works just fine. I bought it used had the rotors turned and bought new pads.... thats it. A rear disc conversion is not necessary as the older drums will work just fine. It is really a matter of can you afford it or not. I did it because I wanted to improve my 44 as best I could.

 

[Gonepostal]

I went with Ford Exploder disk brakes from a 97 and then used e-brake cables made by East Coast Gear for the swap. The setup works absolutely fastastic and the parts were cheap from the local wrecking yard. My largest expenditure was the e-brake cables at about 70 bucks, but shipping is free. I never kept tabs on my exact cash output but it wasn't much over a 100 bucks. The best part is replacement parts are easy to get at the local auto parts store. Links are below.

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=967146
http://eastcoastgearsupply.com/i-4985638-xj-ford-8-8-e-brake-cables.html