How to do a rear disc brake conversion on a Willys era Jeep

We'll show you what it takes and how to do a Willys era Dana 44 rear disc brake conversion.
Follow along as we replace an outdated drum brake set up on and old Willys Jeep platform and we upgrade it to a disc brake configuration with a conversion kit purchased through Kaiser Willys.
We'll show you what the kit consists of and how all of the components fit together to upgrade an old style of braking system to a better performing, modernized disc version. The complete kit comes with all of the major components needed to complete the job but there were a few small items we did have to address along the way to make the kit work and function as it was designed.
We hope this will help you if you are considering a disc brake conversion for your Willys era Jeep.

[@miguelempeynado9394]

Please give me an idea where could I get or buy this conversion assymbly?

[@jeeplifestyles]

This particular kit was sourced from KaiserWillys.com here is the link...
www.kaiserwillys.com/complete-rear-disc-brake-conversion-kit-fits-46-71-jeep-willys

[@JorgeGpeHdz]

Hi ... do you have a front disk brakes for the the jeep M151A2 ??

[@jeeplifestyles]

We do not sell the kits but you can reach out to Mike M. at www.KaiserWillys.com to confirm which kit you would need and you can purchase it from them.

[@johnprice1952]

What size tires and rims did you use on this conversion? Thank you!

[@jeeplifestyles]

The tires are 31 x 10.5 x 15 and the wheels are 15” x 9”.

[@johnprice1952]

@@jeeplifestyles thank you very much! Nice to know the disk brake conversion will fit inside a 15 inch wheel. This helps a lot!

[@jeeplifestyles]

@@johnprice1952 It does but be sure to check your clearance during the installation process. You will see in the video that we ran into issues, we did do some grinding on the calipers to ensure there was enough clearance. Glad it helps, that's the purpose of doing our videos! :)

[@johnprice1952]

@@jeeplifestyles thank you & I'll certainly think it through. Your video is part of the research. Don't like the idea of a $1600 brake fix but I really don't like the idea of doing a lot of work to have a tragic result. Exciting & frightening are not the same thing. Especially when I want to have fun trips with my wife. So, it'll end up looking like an old survivor but underneath it'll be quite modern. Thanks again for your help!

[@kenthedenstrom4099]

Thank you. Just about to do this

[@jairoromero3709]

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