xj-boonie
NAXJA Forum User
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- Hastings, MN
When I brake, it seems like the rear axle is providing more brake force, and the the rear will lock up first.
I just got done swapping axles on my 96 XJ (4.0L, 5spd, 210,000 miles, 4wd, no abs, 31" Mickey Thompson MTZs). I put in a 85ish XJ D44 in the rear with an Aussie Locker, and a 97 XJ HP D30 in the front. The D44 has all new drum brakes - everything from the soft line from the body to the drums (I know - for the expense I should have went to discs....). The D30 has rebuilt calipers, new pad and hardware, new lines, and turned rotors that are very near new thickness. My old axle had some large divots where the brake pads were riding, but the 97 D30 had very slight ones, so I ramped the ends of them with a file. Plus, when I put the new pads on, they were resting on spots no where near the slight divots.
I haven't tried a true panic stop yet, or tried it on the grave.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Mike
I just got done swapping axles on my 96 XJ (4.0L, 5spd, 210,000 miles, 4wd, no abs, 31" Mickey Thompson MTZs). I put in a 85ish XJ D44 in the rear with an Aussie Locker, and a 97 XJ HP D30 in the front. The D44 has all new drum brakes - everything from the soft line from the body to the drums (I know - for the expense I should have went to discs....). The D30 has rebuilt calipers, new pad and hardware, new lines, and turned rotors that are very near new thickness. My old axle had some large divots where the brake pads were riding, but the 97 D30 had very slight ones, so I ramped the ends of them with a file. Plus, when I put the new pads on, they were resting on spots no where near the slight divots.
I haven't tried a true panic stop yet, or tried it on the grave.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Mike