How did you address the pressure differential between the old hydraulics
and the new? There is a combination valve in the system designed to
limit the pressure to the rear drum brakes so they cannot lock up during
a panic stop. If they do lock up, you will swap ends faster than you
can blink.
The brake master cylinder also sends different volumes of fluid for drum
wheel cylinders vs calipers. The, or some for sure, master also has
check valves for drum brake fluid flow that can jam disk calipers 'on'.
I know 100% for sure that a master cylinder for drum brakes will 'not'
work for disk brakes on a CJ7 or CJ5. It 'will' jam the calipers in an
'on' position, I have seen it happen several times with sloppy parts
counter persons giving out the wrong one or the wrong one in the right
box. So if your gas mileage starts to drop....
Just a heads up for you.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build
Photos: http://mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly.com
98XJ wrote:
> A month or two ago, I asked whether stock XJ wheels would still fit if
> Liberty Rear Discs were mounted onto my '98 XJ.
>
> On Saturday AM, I pulled the rear brake parts from a crashed '07
> Liberty. They essentially were a direct bolt-on, and the stock wheels
> are fine - no interference with the calipers.
>
> The brakes are smooth and work great. My total cost would have been
> about $175, except that I had the rotors turned, which added $36.
>
> Jim
> 98 XJ
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