I Hate Brake Jobs On The Willys

"Party-vi" (party-vi) 04/16/2015 at 14:30 • Filed to: None

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Especially because Jeep thought it necessary to have to remove the hub every time you needed to replace the rotors.

For Sweden > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 14:34

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Yet you do them Willysngly

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 14:34

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Wait, it has discs that aren't a conversion? Are they burgled from a more modern Jeep? I don't recall, so I has confuse. Does that setup require pressing out the studs? The setup on a 4wd 1500 Suburban from the 80s does, and with the auto hubs that you have to take apart... FMR, but it's a pain.

CalzoneGolem > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 14:35

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Who's doing a brake job under the sea?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 14:36

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Wow.

That's pretty insane.

I guess you better just give it to me so you don't have to bother anymore.

Party-vi > CalzoneGolem 04/16/2015 at 14:36

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SPONGE BO - hey wait a second...

Rock Bottom > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 14:37

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That looks to be an impressive pain in the ass. Also, it looks like you have a pretty clean machine there. Got more pics?

Party-vi > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/16/2015 at 14:38

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It has a Dana 30 from an early CJ5, and the 1978 disc brakes bolt right on as long as you have the right hubs, so yeah, it was burgled/converted from the old drums with OE parts. It does require pressing out and then back in the studs. Hooray me!

/fuck

Party-vi > Rock Bottom 04/16/2015 at 14:39

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It only looks clean because that pic is from years ago when I did the disc brake conversion. Here's another old one:

CalzoneGolem > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 14:41

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CalzoneGolem > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 14:46

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 14:46

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The "correct" way to convert the Ranchero to discs up front would be to get either very rare/expensive new '65/etc. Mustang V8 spindles and steering links and calipers and wheel bearings and ball joints and so on and an assortment of other mix'n'match parts, or to combine several available Grenada and Maverick and so on parts with a more differenter set of calipers, and then bodge it all together for multiple thousands of dollars, which would leave me with hub rotors I'd have to disassemble completely and move bearings on every time I needed to replace them.

Fuck the "correct" way, the Scarebird kit is less appalling and stupid.

Party-vi > CalzoneGolem 04/16/2015 at 14:48

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You there. You suck.

Party-vi > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/16/2015 at 14:49

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There's got to be a cheaper way to do it, because all that sounds like a bunch of"no thanks".

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/16/2015 at 14:50

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or you could probably gut the front end of a Mustang II couldn't you?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 14:51

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https://scarebird.com/index.php?rout…

Gentlemen: behold!

MarquetteLa > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 14:52

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Sigh, my '88 Mazda 323 GTX has front rotors behind the hubs, too. :(

CalzoneGolem > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 14:52

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SpongeWilly JeepPants

Party-vi > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/16/2015 at 14:53

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Previa rotors an Celebrity calipers? I'd rather crash.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/16/2015 at 14:53

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Yeah, but I've got it figured out differently - no need for Mustang II. Scarebird's kit combined with my dirt cheap Mustang-equivalent parts from CJ Pony has me covered.

Rock Bottom > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 14:54

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I love early Jeeps! That thing's bad ass. What engine?

Party-vi > Rock Bottom 04/16/2015 at 14:55

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Thankee. It's a 302 Ford V8. It was a mud racer in Kentucky during the 70s and 80s and retired about 25 years ago. I restored it and now let it drip oil onto my garage floor.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 14:55

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Pfft. Both vehicles are far heavier than what I've got - so I ain't overworkin' shit. The heresy is a price I'm willing to pay.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 14:55

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I don't know the back story for the anti-spongebob joke. But I'm sure as hell here to pile on.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/16/2015 at 14:57

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That is crazy cheap. Assuming they don't stop producing previa and celebrity brake parts lol

Rock Bottom > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 15:02

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That's a nice compact engine. perfect for an old Jeep. Well done, good sir.

Also, pretty sure all Jeeps drip, regardless of what engine they have. I rebuilt an old Mercedes diesel to replace my tired 4.0. It's sitting on the engine stand right now... already leaking a little. Brand new gaskets. I think it's just getting psyched up.

Party-vi > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/16/2015 at 15:08

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I hate you all so much.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 15:11

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If it makes you feel any better, Squidward doesn't seem pleased about it either.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > CalzoneGolem 04/16/2015 at 15:25

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just to make sure you saw these, I'll comment to my replies that are below. Enjoy.

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/if-it-makes-yo…

CalzoneGolem > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/16/2015 at 15:30

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Lol

Origin story : http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/who-lives-in-a…

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > CalzoneGolem 04/16/2015 at 15:33

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Hahahahahaha forgot all about that.

(And I even freakin commented on it!)

Glad I was able to help with some fun though.

Scary__goongala! > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 15:40

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I wish I had a picture for you. A old friend of my dad's has 4 Willys that he has restored sitting in a large metal shed behind his house. One is a WW2 Jeep model. The one that sits next to it is newer but still looks a lot like the other. The other two are pickup and station wagon models. I've been told stories of him and the rest of their friends picking up women and copious amounts of beer with the wagon while they were at spring break back in the day.

Party-vi > Scary__goongala! 04/16/2015 at 15:48

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Very cool. All my Willys has been able to pick up is middle-aged men, which is not the demographic I was looking for.

CalzoneGolem > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/16/2015 at 15:56

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Part-VI keeps pretending to hate it that silly goose.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > CalzoneGolem 04/16/2015 at 15:57

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That silly sponge.

Scary__goongala! > Party-vi 04/16/2015 at 16:20

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I'll be sure to snag some pics next time im there. Its a shame because his 2 sons couldn't care less that stuff. Meanwhile my brother and i would have killed to work on his because we use to live super close to them before i was born.