11" Brake Upgrade - Tips and Lessons Learned?

Mark W. wrote: ndnchf wrote: It never crossed my mind. Don't all CJ2As have the parking brake on the back of the transfer case? Yes unless it has been removed. With E brakes in the Rear wheels I see no reason in my case to have the mass of the Transfer mounted E brake using up HP or dragging its weight around. SO when Richard Darr built my Transfer case for me I did not have him put anything connected with the E Brake on it. Knowing my Dana 44 with 11" brakes from a 68 Wagoneer would already have E brakes built into the Wheels like a modernish vehicle.

Huh? some of us  guys just wanna swap the 9" drums for 11"s plain and simple..

I did not put my Lokar lever on the floor,  I put it in the toolbox . .  works great.

Update on my 11" brake install.  Sorry But I really didn't take hardly and photos but there are plenty here.
 It's nice and easy (although more $$) to order the pre-assembled kit. Everything was either new or cleaned and painted.
Assembly was very straight forward aside from the day I was pressing out the old studs I was in blizzard conditions because my 30t press is outside . I'm not sure what the problem is with pressing the studs out without cutting them first. I just backed up the drum around the head with a 1-1/4" deepwell 3/4" drive impact socket. The little swedge just sheared off as a little ring.

 15" Rims-- Although Lee at Woody's said I would only need to grind a little off of the back side of the centers where they are riveted to the rims for clearance when I measured it up it would have been more like 1/2" ! That's not going to happen on my watch.  But with a set of 1/2" billet machined wheel spacers
and new 2" studs they work out great!
I used the flex hoses at the steering knuckles but left the old line guards in place. I did grind the back side flange down about 1/4" and gave them a nice smooth edge. The hoses clear just fine and don't rub on anything.
 Just like was mentioned here  by another member  " Stopping is more of a command than a suggestion now!"

John

Did you get the backing plates from them, also?

Good-correct set up w/long shoes to the rear.

Edited by RICKG - 30 Apr. 2018 at 2:40pm

i bought the oreillys brake shoe retainers. They work fine as they are not brake diameter specific. 

My 9in brakes were terrible. Did the disc swap and the car is wonderfully drivable. I'm in the city with heavy traffic. No problems anymore. Prior to the swap I would not drive it down the street.

Steve, just a point of clarification,  I see a picture of your drive hub mounted with the new DORMAN 610-032 studs pressed in, but the drum is not yet pressed on.