Better rear brakes

[INter674]

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Turned up today.. should improve the Perentie braking☺

[Bearman]

Not so much improve the brakes but no more fiddling around adjusting the shoes anymore. Is that from a civvy defender or a military perentie. The rotor mud shields look like civvy ones that only have a 2 pot caliper and a very small pad area. The military ones are 4 pot and much bigger pad, in fact they are a D1 front caliper.

[p38arover]

KLR Automotive make a disc brake conversion kit.

[INter674]

Not so much improve the brakes but no more fiddling around adjusting the shoes anymore. Is that from a civvy defender or a military perentie. The rotor mud shields look like civvy ones that only have a 2 pot caliper and a very small pad area. The military ones are 4 pot and much bigger pad, in fact they are a D1 front caliper.

Civvy units...can't see how drums would compare esp off road. ..at all😉

KLR kit too spendy for the owner.. I wanted D1 fronts but he got the whole shaved unit at a v good price inc up rated axles and flanges. See how they go...D1 fronts can always retrofitted if needed. Looking for a spacer to fit vented rotors to the front now or defer vented ones...etc etc

[Slunnie]

What do you do there? Replace the County rear axle with a Defender one and change the master cylinder to a Defender one?

[INter674]

Swapped out the Perentie diff for the 2 pot caliper/disc converted one which went v well albeit the diff is beeping heavy.

Bled brakes and test drove. No more spongy pedal and braking much better. Off road brake testing in some muddy slippery tracks also very good.

We suspect that four pot calipers on the rear may be overkill unless a proportioning valve is fitted.

Anyhow for a grandish plus freight it has been a good outcome.

[Fattima]

Ah so you bought it! Was going to grab that, was a good deal.

[INter674]

Ah so you bought it! Was going to grab that, was a good deal.

Na..we fitted it..but yes a great deal given the upgraded and recond stuff in and on it.

[Bearman]

Swapped out the Perentie diff for the 2 pot caliper/disc converted one which went v well albeit the diff is beeping heavy.

Bled brakes and test drove. No more spongy pedal and braking much better. Off road brake testing in some muddy slippery tracks also very good.

We suspect that four pot calipers on the rear may be overkill unless a proportioning valve is fitted.

Anyhow for a grandish plus freight it has been a good outcome.

There is already a proportioning valve installed. It's in the 2nd barrel of the master cylinder.

[justinc]

Where'd that come from! Looks great!!😊😊

[INter674]

There is already a proportioning valve installed. It's in the 2nd barrel of the master cylinder.

Aaah..wondered if it had one somewhere ....good to know...thanks.

[Vern]

Where'd that come from! Looks great!![emoji4][emoji4]No idea[emoji57].
That ones no a converted diff, its a 1996ish defender 110 with the 46mm pistons, ebc slotted rotors, rovertracks axles etc...i believe[emoji6]

[Bigbjorn]

My '86 County has discs all around. The previous owner told me it was "a factory conversion kit".

[INter674]

No idea[emoji57].
That ones no a converted diff, its a 1996ish defender 110 with the 46mm pistons, ebc slotted rotors, rovertracks axles etc...i believe[emoji6]

Not sure..from the big island somewhere..it came off an early rangie which may also have had an engine swap and was/is being wrecked. Anyhow it's a beauty☺