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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: mass199 on May 09, 2009, 15:35:50

Title: Rear axle swap
Post by: mass199 on May 09, 2009, 15:35:50: How hard is swapping the standard drum braked rear axle for a disc braked one from a discovery 1.

Thinking of doing the conversion for ease of maintenance and better brakes

cheers Mark
Title: Re: Rear axle swap
Post by: russ3120 on May 09, 2009, 21:02:43: there is many threads on here about doing it

It is a simple swap and shouldn`t take more than a weekend, change alll the suspension bushes while your at it.
Title: Re: Rear axle swap
Post by: landrover598 on May 09, 2009, 22:47:20: Quote from: russ3120 on May 09, 2009, 21:02:43
shouldn`t take more than a weekend,

:lol: :lol:

It's only a couple of big bolts and bleeding the brakes, should only take an hour or two.
Title: Re: Rear axle swap
Post by: kizz81 on May 10, 2009, 17:46:16: i intnd to do this withing the next few weeks, ill let you know how i get one,

on my list to buy other than the axle is
>2 gas shocks

erm, i think thats it

cheers kieran
Title: Re: Rear axle swap
Post by: J.D. on May 10, 2009, 18:01:49: Kieran, if you are removing the rear axle I would reccomend replacing the a - frame ball joint and the bushes, as otherwise, you will end up taking the axle off to do it again...Also, check the state of the brake lines.

Happy working mate. You coming down for the TV4x4 club rally this year?
Title: Re: Rear axle swap
Post by: kizz81 on May 11, 2009, 00:33:26: cheers,
ill do the A-frame bushes and joint,

i have just replaced the trailing arm bushes with super pro ones so im not going to change them

cheers kieran
Title: Re: Rear axle swap
Post by: Tiki Al on May 12, 2009, 21:50:22: Just about to do this myself :)

have the axle, just waiting on a new ball joint and bushes :)
Title: Re: Rear axle swap
Post by: burgerman on May 19, 2009, 09:05:00: Just done this job last weekend, Apart from 1 bolt not coming out of the axle, it all went fine, if we wouldnt of had the bolt "issue" then i reckon about four hours from start to finish
Title: Re: Rear axle swap
Post by: 300TDi Disco on May 19, 2009, 19:31:26: I done this conversion a while back now and the difference in breaking was better but i need to get a new master cylinder. Brake pedal sinks when I'm in traffic.
No major problems when fitting, I had to undo the drivers side radius arm with a spanner as the rachet wouldn't fit. It did take me abit of time to do, but i do recon i could do one alot quicker now i know what to expect.
Title: Re: Rear axle swap
Post by: kizz81 on May 22, 2009, 00:00:20: how annoying!! i have the axle sat on the garage floor along with all the bits to fit,but i have ran out of time so it'll have to wait untill next weekend :roll: :evil: