So since the weather is starting to get warmer i figured hey lets check all the brakes and fluids and all that good stuff, well i pulled the drums off and its soaked in brake fluid, that explains where my brake fluid has been going the last couple of months....but to the point here, im gonna replace the linings and all that, but i was wondering whats better, to rebuild the wheel cylinders, or just buy new ones all together, the rebuild kit is super cheap, like 4 bucks per kit, wheel cylinders are like 15 bucks a piece, so if i can save a buck, that would rock

 

spend a little money and time in a junk yard get a set of disks off a ZJ or libby with the backing plates and put those on. much better

 

If you have the time rebuild them. There not hard to do.

 

you would need to re-hone the cylinders. If it's been leaking like that the last few months chances are moisture trapped in the brake fluid due to the ruptured seals has literally eaten away at previously smooth walls of the wheel cylinder, possibly making it impossible to get a good seal even if you do re-hone the cylinder. Best just replace them with new units and save yourself a headache.

 

hmm i completely forgot about that, ive even been there looking to do a rear disc upgrade, thats probably a better idea anyways, especially for the long run

 

yeah if you need to rebuild it might as well upgrade right

 

yes exactly, ive already priced all that i would need from the pick a part, its about 100 bucks, give or take a few bucks, but if i buy the whole rear drum rebuild kit from quadratec its 150 bucks, so discs make more sense anyways

 

would this swap also work on my 90? Just curious...

 

it should, i think it works on all cherokees, i THINK im not 100 percent sure, check one of the write ups on here, there is really good one that ill find

 

yep the rear swap works on any 35 or 8.25 dont think it works with the 44s though

 

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/re...-8-25-a-57807/ this is a really good one, and yeah thanks irongrave for clearing that up, i wasnt exactly sure

 

Here's my re-build write up.

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/ho...-8-25-a-58947/

The wheel cylinders were like $8 each. totally not worth rebuilding. I replaced every single piece of the rear brake system from the proportioning valve back on my 97 for $240.

 

great writeups.

Here's another one using KJ (Liberty) brakes
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/li...nversion-7695/

 

yeah i think im gonna go the disc brake swap route, to me it looks like its easier then replacing the drums haha, i just cant stand drum brakes though so thats why discs would be nice, it would make it 10 times easier to change the brakes next time i do it

 

If doing disc swap, grab a proportioning valve from a WJ, IIRC Itll help the rears work better.