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I have replaced the front brakes on my Jimny with Endless Brakes. I am still investigating a rear drum to disc conversion.
I am not a technical man and wish to do the conversion using.Endless.
Can any members suggest which calipers and discs which Endless supply suitable for this job.
kind regards Mark
It's a common modification on earlier Jimnys, and I suspect the parts needed will be the same. I've never heard of endless but there are several companies that make conversation kits.
Advantages of discs on the rear are better performance in muddy and wet conditions and easier wheel bearing changes. It's fairly common for the drums to fill up with mud which renders then useless and wears out the shoes quickly.
The standard drum brakes will quickly fill with mud if you enjoy "mud plugging" and the mud will dry and basically wreck the whole rear braking system. On my SJ ( series 2 ) and the LC I would strip and clean after every trip that had involved deep wading in liquid goo.
Fitting a disc brake conversion pretty much remedies this situation although you will need to clean the system but care needs to be taken if you use a pressure washer. When I came back from a trip I would visit Coughton ford for a few trips through as this would wash off most of the mud.
The other consideration is the seal on the half shaft bearing. This seal is designed to keep the grease in, it is useless at keeping water out. I made up a secondary seal system using a proprietary 2RS ( 2 rubber seals ) and that solved the problem.
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