Couple of brake and steering questions.

[Jeep Driver]

Will the JK (Wrangler) drag link fit a WJ knucke.....IOWs.....do they share the same taper? 

 

Have any of you successfully adapted aftermarket calipers to the WJ knuckle? I'm looking at Baer, Wilwood, SSBC...........etc.......

I want to go to the 350mm rotor. 

 

I'm aware of the early XJ knuckle but I want crossover steering. 

 

I'm not considering the 1 ton stuff that everyone is pushing, not interested. 

 

I am interested in this- https://www.quadratec.com/products/56119_0091_07.htm Do any of you have any experience with cartridge type rod ends?

 

 

 

I'm not ruling out the early knuckle but I would like to use the WJ knuckle. 

 

 

I'm not ruling out Vanco.......but...........

 

 

 

 

I called Wilwood, they have nothing for the WJ, problem is, it's going to get real expensive to buy parts to mock up. 

 

 

I'm looking for 4-6 pot calipers and I'm aware of the Cadillac CTSV.........possible and affordable, but, again, mock-up gets expensive. 

 

 

 

 

Thanks.

[SBpunk]

Probably have better luck at the WJ forums in jeepforum or whatever the other one is.

[Jeep Driver]

If I do go with the early knuckle, do any of you have any experience with Synergy or Currielync  complete steering packages?

[Jeep Driver]

80s jeep just don 't exist anymore...........jeeesh..........

 

 

 

Found one axle for an '88 about 150 miles away but is not CAD. I thought all d30s of that era were CAD. Did some come non-CAD?

[Crash]

I have currie steering on my renix XJ. May be selling it if I do stinky fab steering

 

Synergy looks like a nice piece, but I do not own one.

[DirtyComanche]

Found one axle for an '88 about 150 miles away but is not CAD. I thought all d30s of that era were CAD. Did some come non-CAD?

 

If they had the 242 tcase they were not CAD.  I have an early non-CAD axle in my truck.

 

What is the bigger picture on this?  You want stock width, stock bolt pattern, bolt in a housing (no changing brackets on the axle itself), with really big brakes?  Why?  What are you doing with it?

 

I've mentioned it before, but I really regret not just getting a set of JK axles and using them.  There is bolt on big brake kits for them, and the brakes they come with are massive compared with the MJ/XJ stuff anyways.  Plus you already get crossover steering.  And, I've realized I'm rubbing the frame in the rear, so the width would have been nice.

 

 

Oh, and IMHO those cartridge TREs are a great money grab.  No thanks.  Why not run the generic '1-ton' stuff?  The advantage of it is it's available.  Anywhere.  Plus their generally isn't strength or longevity issues with it providing you buy decent TREs.

[Jeep Driver]

 

Found one axle for an '88 about 150 miles away but is not CAD. I thought all d30s of that era were CAD. Did some come non-CAD?

 

 

What is the bigger picture on this?  You want stock width, stock bolt pattern, bolt in a housing (no changing brackets on the axle itself), with really big brakes?  Why?  What are you doing with it?

 

 

 

 

It's going to be driven, hard.  I just wanted to swap knuckles for 'big brakes'. 

 

 

I want Brembos and 14" rotors..........just what I want, but may have to settle for 4pot WIlwoods. Hey, if Jay Leno uses Wilwoods........... :P

[Jeep Driver]

 

Found one axle for an '88 about 150 miles away but is not CAD. I thought all d30s of that era were CAD. Did some come non-CAD?

 

If they had the 242 tcase they were not CAD.  I have an early non-CAD axle in my truck.

 

What is the bigger picture on this?  You want stock width, stock bolt pattern, bolt in a housing (no changing brackets on the axle itself), with really big brakes?  Why?  What are you doing with it?

 

I've mentioned it before, but I really regret not just getting a set of JK axles and using them.  There is bolt on big brake kits for them, and the brakes they come with are massive compared with the MJ/XJ stuff anyways.  Plus you already get crossover steering.  And, I've realized I'm rubbing the frame in the rear, so the width would have been nice.

 

 

Oh, and IMHO those cartridge TREs are a great money grab.  No thanks.  Why not run the generic '1-ton' stuff?  The advantage of it is it's available.  Anywhere.  Plus their generally isn't strength or longevity issues with it providing you buy decent TREs.

 

 

 

A little inspiration...........watch at around 6.00 minutes. 

[DirtyComanche]

So you want to throw a couple grand worth of brakes at an axle that's worth maybe $200 and is pretty undesirable. Got it. I believe the analogy often used for this sort of situation is that you're putting lipstick on a pig.

 

I'd start with a better axle. If you want to run bling blang high zoot race parts on it, sure, but I'm betting similar performance can be had for a lot less money.

 

I guess what I'm getting at is I don't understand what you're planning to use this for or why you would want to run brakes like that, and at the same time would not justify a better axle. The ridiculously expensive Icon FJ doesn't clear that up for me either.

[Crash]

 

 

Found one axle for an '88 about 150 miles away but is not CAD. I thought all d30s of that era were CAD. Did some come non-CAD?

 

What is the bigger picture on this? You want stock width, stock bolt pattern, bolt in a housing (no changing brackets on the axle itself), with really big brakes? Why? What are you doing with it?

 

 

It's going to be driven, hard. I just wanted to swap knuckles for 'big brakes'.

 

 

I want Brembos and 14" rotors..........just what I want, but may have to settle for 4pot WIlwoods. Hey, if Jay Leno uses Wilwoods........... :P

I believe I have a pair of early knuckles on a cad 30 in my back yard, if interested.