I'm interested in converting my rear brakes from drums to disks (and
maybe upgrading my front disks to larger ones), but don't know where to
start. Is this possible? If so, is there a kit that can be purchased?

~DanJ~

On 31 Oct 2005 09:02:36 -0800, "DanJ" <danjessberger (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

The front brakes do a lot more of the 'heavy lifting' than the
rears ever can, since much of the vehicle weight transfers forward on
heavy braking.

Unless you plan to go racing (and not just between stoplights)
converting the rear brakes to disc is a Whole Lotta Work that's
unnecessary. Add too much braking on the rear axle, and the rear
wheels just lock up on you. Then there's the big problem of hooking
up the parking brakes...

If you do anything, the front brakes are where you should
concentrate your efforts. Larger rotors can be done if you go to
larger rims, but the better first step would be ventilated rotors and
more aggressive brake pads all around on the stock calipers & drums.

Cross-drilled or slotted rotors are mostly for looks. You want the
ventilated ones that have two flat braking surfaces with a row of open
'slotted' spaces between them, the cooling air gets blown through the
center passage and does actually help to cool the rotor.

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