Dave's "S200KYS" Jimny 'laner Build...

Hmmm... finished changing all the oils, and went for a test drive only to find squealing noises from the rear (brakes?) all the time, not just when braking?...

So I started stripping the rear end and found...



Hmmm, not the disks rubbing on the calipers as I had expected to find...



But the calipers rubbing on the wheels?! Hmmm, easy fix for that then...



Gingerly got the angle grinder out and take a smidge off the top of the calipers!

Sorted! One last thing to do though?... A test drive!



Nice sunny day, so for once... for the first time since doing the roof bars?!... I threw the front soft-top section back and went for a sunny and airy drive around some local country lanes... on the tarmac though...



I was tempted to go and do some local greenlanes, but thought better of going on my own... you never know...!

I'll wait until the 20th / 21st when we're greenlaning in the Lake District for the weekend... I just hope the weather is as nice and I can throw the soft-top front section back again...

lovely work Dave,

do those Renault Calipers improve the braking performance in general?

I've found the brakes on my Jimny to be a little underwhelming, Suzuki doesn't seem to bothered about checking through them.

Paul.

Awesome brakes Paul, and the other main benefit is that the drums won't fill up with offroad mud and sludge and become grinding paste for the rear shoes...

AND... a handbrake that works! LOL

So the best of all worlds...

thanks Dave,

have you changed all four brakes I take it?

what Renault are they from, and is there much alterations to do to get them to fit?

sorry for all the questions, but curiosity is building haha.

Paul.

It's a kit from JimnyBits, Paul -

www.jimnybits.co.uk/shop/jimny/brakes/cat_190.html

So the front brakes remain the same, the rear drums are removed and the disk brake conversion brackets, Renault calipers & pads and Jimny front disks are added...

All here - www.bigjimny.com/index.php/forum?view=to...8&id=53695&start=360 - a couple of pages back in this, my build thread...

Hope that helps

Dave

Paul_sterling wrote: thanks Dave,

have you changed all four brakes I take it?

what Renault are they from, and is there much alterations to do to get them to fit?

sorry for all the questions, but curiosity is building haha.

Paul.

Paul what reg is yours thought it was brand new??