On that swap dont you need the break booster to not just the master cylinder.

 

Hey Tyrone, yeah I believe so. I was just figuring on grabbing the booster and master cylinder out of the rig when I get it.

 

I was just looking at the pictures of my poor old delapitated axle housing. I still need to grind the notches in the corners of the shock mounts on my new axle. You guys with short arms would be surprised how much more axle droop you get when your LCAs can't hit the edge of your lower shock mounts on the axle housing anymore. Just another little trick I learned from years of wheeling this rig.

 

So, who has the gouge on the cheapest way to convert an XJ D44 rear axle over to disc brakes. I've seen the friggin kits that Warn sells for like $800. That isn't what I'm talking about. Those of you who know me, know that I'm talking what rig in the junkyard could I rob the pieces out of that will bolt right in so I can do it myself.

 

Just checking, im going to do the booster and master cylinder swap on my jeep before im done with my build. I've been thinking about doing the knuckle swap to but the price is high for me right now i still have a bunch of stuff to buy to get it on the road for EVENS CREEK when it opens up.

 

doing the wj master/booster swap in my xj this weekend! cant wait to have decent brakes!

 

Okay so last night I started out by removing the gears and locker from the old axle housing. It is pretty much ready for the $hit pile, now.

 

I was surpised to see my Carrier Main Bearing races were cracked when I pulled the carrier out of the old axle. It's a good thing I had the races from the bearings on the carrier from the new axle. The old cracked races are on the right. The new ones are on the left. The other pic is of the Ring and Pinion out on the bench ready to be installed into the new axle housing.

 

The install of the Ring and Pinion gears into the new axle housing went like clock work. Here are a couple of pics of the gears installed in the new housing. It's good to see this thing starting to look more and more like a finished axle assembly, everyday!

 

I was putting the differential cover back on the axle for the night when I saw the RC diff. guard laying there on the bench. I just had to put it on and snap a picture. I have to admit it looks pretty darn cool.

 

Here is my poor "2WD" XJ sitting outside in the driveway just waiting for the new front axle to be put in. With a little bit of luck and good weather I should be putting the new finished Cheap Super D30 in my XJ this weekend.

 

It's all ways good to replace both the bearing an the cup, not just one. They wear to each other. I've ran into problems running old bearings an a new cup. Just my 2cents

 

I'm going to have to get three more grade 8 bolts so all of them in that front diff. cover match. Just little attention to detail things like that bother me...LOL. Tonight I will be cleaning up the knuckles. I'll make sure they are good to go and have no cracks or other obvious damage. I will paint them up all pretty and maybe get them and the axle shafts installed in the new housing. I wish I had the cash to do WJ knuckles, brakes and cross over steering, now. Oh well, the OEM pieces have served me well so I'm sure they will be fine until I'm ready to get the WJ swap.

 

Last night I started out by installing the last three grade 8 bolts in the diff. cover and the Hockey Puck bumpstops on the new housing. One of the bumpstop bolts had boogered up threads so the bolt snapped in the process of tightening. That is the reason why you only see one set of pucks on the axle in the pictures. I did get the knuckles all cleaned up and painted pretty. I got them installed on the new Ball Joints and then put another couple coats of paint on everything. I'm all about corrosion prevention as I don't want to be pulling this thing apart again anytime soon.

 

Tonight I think I will get under the Jeep and clean the control arms, linkages, brake calipers and shocks up a little bit before it gets dark. Then, give all of those componants a good look for any damage. Then, it will be time to slide the axle shafts into the new housing and torque the Wheel Bearing/Hub Assemblies. I will pretty much be ready to hang the axle under the Jeep after all that.