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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: Matt_H on January 19, 2006, 23:21:03

Title: 90 rear brakes
Post by: Matt_H on January 19, 2006, 23:21:03

I'm just about to do a deal on a nice looking 90 hopefully...  I noticed the rear brakes on 90s seem to be drum.  Can they be converted to disc easily?

I happen to have a discovery axle sat on my drive - are any of the parts any good for a conversion?

Matthew

Title: 90 rear brakes
Post by: Jim-Willy on January 19, 2006, 23:24:02

Buy a newer one.  Mine is disks allround but the brakes are still ribbish.

Title: 90 rear brakes
Post by: Porny on January 19, 2006, 23:39:00

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I happen to have a discovery axle sat on my drive - are any of the parts any good for a conversion?

Unbolt the current axle on the 90 and replace with the Disco axle currently on your drive... straight swap.


Ian

Title: 90 rear brakes
Post by: Bob696 on January 20, 2006, 06:21:33

Part way through 'L' reg they switched to disks all round. Later 200's are therefore disks all round.

Title: 90 rear brakes
Post by: Matt_H on January 20, 2006, 08:09:55

Quote from: "Porny"

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I happen to have a discovery axle sat on my drive - are any of the parts any good for a conversion?

Unbolt the current axle on the 90 and replace with the Disco axle currently on your drive... straight swap.


Ian

instead of doing the whole axle - can I just swap the axle ends?  Got a feeling the 90 I'm looking at has new cases/pans and drive shafts etc.

is there also any brake biasing that needs to changed or be removed?

Matthew

Title: 90 rear brakes
Post by: Matt_H on January 20, 2006, 08:10:53

Quote from: "jim-willy"

Buy a newer one.  Mine is disks allround but the brakes are still ribbish.

If I could afford one I would!  Have you seen any for around £3000 - £3500.

Matthew

Title: 90 rear brakes
Post by: landyman Ash on January 20, 2006, 10:49:19

You will need to change whole axle, you can get disco axles off ebalg for about £75, even a RR classic axle will fit and there are loads more about

You can use your old brake system.

I ended up using an entire disco system and its miles better

Bought 2 x 300tdi axles, brakes and servo for £100 and that included both 24 spline diffs, bargains galore out there!

Title: 90 rear brakes
Post by: Matt_H on January 21, 2006, 20:03:18

picked up the 90, lovely (thanks tim).... reading through old paperwork and something about rear pads... hmm that's odd.. just went and checked and someonehas already converted them to discs - me is a chuffed bunny!

Matthew

Title: 90 rear brakes
Post by: Stormin on January 21, 2006, 21:54:22

Mmmmm! This has got me thinking. :idea:  Thanks chaps. :D

Title: 90 rear brakes
Post by: Matt_H on January 21, 2006, 21:58:05

cant seeit being that difficult, but did wonder about bias valves and suck like that would normally be present in a dsc/drum setup..

anyway I have a disco rear axle here and most ofthe braking system if you need any bits.

M

Title: 90 rear brakes
Post by: Stormin on January 22, 2006, 19:47:27

If the offer is to me Matt, thanks. Bit far maybe. :D  I've got some Range Rover axles though.