Willys Jeep Disk Conversion for $250

Nice!

Edited by LesBerg - 09 Apr. 2017 at 1:40am

My conversion is done, and the jeep stops a lot better with all factory disc brake parts except the caliper bracket which is not a wear item.  I have two concerns with this conversion though: 1) the flange around the hub that holds the lug nut studs in seem kind of thin when not bolted to the drum. 2) with the Geo tracker conversion there is no dust shield, I'm wondering if you do off-roading in sand etc., the hub seals could be eaten up fast.  Only time will tell on these concerns.  Other than that, if you don't mind discs on your old jeep its worth the switch.  

Stev wrote: 67charger, Post a picture of the hub and bosses where the wheel studs go. I have not had a problem with the seals - But I do replace those seal when I repack the bearings every few years.  Maybe I don't Jeep hard enough - I have taken it to the offroad park called the Badlands in in Indiana which is pretty much just a sand and gravel pit.  No issues.

The only good picture of the hub I have is next to the drum I knocked it off of. I've really only dealt with 3/4 ton and 1 ton disc hubs so my assessment of thin might be skewed because of lack of light duty dealings. I would have to say the hub is probably 1/4"or smaller?

Edited by 67charger - 11 Apr. 2017 at 11:41pm

I did the conversion so my girls could drive off road.  They are 23 and 16.  The both weigh less than 115 pounds.  I was concerned with holding the CJ2A on a hill.  With the 9" drums I had to push will all my might to hold it in place for several minutes on hills.  My girls can hold it with the disc brake conversion no issues.  Stops like a real car.  I would recommend some sort of disc brake conversion if I as going to let anyone else drive my CJ2A.  Years ago, I was cut off in traffic ( 9" drums at the time) and I managed to get it stopped but I sure would not want  my kids to have been driving.

Edited by Stev - 12 Apr. 2017 at 2:14am

clayvt wrote: I'm at the stage of trying to get the disk brakes set up. I have all the chevy parts but even after grinding the knuckle, there is no way the caliper is going to fit. There is a "nub" that sticks out from the caliper that is preventing it from sitting close enough. The "nub" is the boss for the brake line so I can't exactly whack it off. The calipers I used are the ones listed in the original post. Same autozone part numbers and everything. What am I doing wrong?!

The "ears" of the bracket are towards the wheel.
The bushings for the mounting bolts I assume are providing proper spacing on the bracket, but are the calipers supposed to sit flush with the bracket? That would give me about another 1/4" I think?

Clay, looking at your pics, it looks like you have your bracket clocked wrong or you need to flip your caliper over. The flats on the knuckle flange are the top and bottom. I clocked mine at ~10 on passenger and ~2 on the driver side. Remember to install the caliper with the bleeder screw positioned UP. They will fit either way. AMHIK

I bet if you use the other caliper (left vs right, they are different) over it will work just fine

clayvt wrote: Rick would you happen to know the exact type of caliper you have? I was thinking autozone may have given me the wrong capilers, but even looking on their web site for C110 and C111 like in the op, they look just like mine.

Well, after more fiddling I can say with 100% confidence that the autozone part numbers C110 and C111 for the C10 1/2 ton will NOT fit whatsoever.