Ditch Gremlin Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 So my son has a newly acquired 86 Comanche 4x4 we are trying to get the rear brakes back together on. It has the 10 inch x 1.81 pads I have found everything but the parking brake strut bar. My question is will the 90 fit it ? I can't find an 86-89 parking brake strut bar and the best I can tell they changed to a 9 inch pad in the 90s so I don't know if they are interchangeable or not. I've attached a picture of what I'm taking about because apparently this piece has 5 names. Any help would be great thank you in advance ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zomeizter Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Are your bars missing or badly damaged that you need a replacement? I reckon get the one you are able to acquire and give it a shot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Gremlin Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 Both sides were completely missing. One of the previous owners planned a disk brake swap so he started throwing parts away before he realized the cost of the conversion. We have some of his conversion parts but we are rebuilding them back stock. A guy at the oriellys near me recommended the sturt bars from an 87-89 YJ with 10 inch shoes. The strut bars have the same measurements as the MJ. I have them on order I'll let y'all know how it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zomeizter Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Glad to hear you found a source, I'm a fan of drum brakes even though they do not get much love and everyone wants to go with rear discs...properly maintained/adjusted drum setups perform great and you can usually overhaul the whole axle brake system for cheap, you got this Ditch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Gremlin Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 I appreciate the faith !!! I've always been a fan of drum brakes as well the system is just easier to work on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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