Thread: Disc Brake Conversion.

The Range Rover CV's have a outer halfshaft with an integral flange so this would cause complications with the series halfshafts. However the County and Stage 1 CV's are very similar, so it may be possible to use a standard Series III 109 housing assembly, stub axle and halfshafts. Then use the county/110 hubs, rotors and drive flanges.

The important factors that need measuring are:

• Are the OD of the Series stub axle and the 110 stub axle the same?
• Will the inner hub seal on a 110 hub mate properly with the series stub axle?
• Will the 110 hub mount the wheel in the same location (track wise) as the series hub with drum fitted?
• Is the length of the 110 stub axle the same length or shorter than the series stub axle?
• What modifications/additional thrust washers etc will be required to fit the series halfshafts to the 110 drive flanges?

This may be a very stupid suggestion but didnt some of the later land cruisers (early 80's????) come with discs. Are they the same track width? Would it be possible to throw complete axle assemblies under a series three with relocated spring mounts etc.

Originally Posted by Mick-Kelly

This may be a very stupid suggestion but didnt some of the later land cruisers (early 80's????) come with discs. Are they the same track width? Would it be possible to throw complete axle assemblies under a series three with relocated spring mounts etc.

AND then you'd also have a spare wheel nut!

You could also have split rims, then also you could also have a 4litre 6 cyl turbo diesel with power steering and disk brakes.

Why wouldn't you just go out and buy a Toyota?

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Why wouldn't you just go out and buy a Toyota?

Most people would .

Well if the track width was right a complete swap of axles and wheels would see you with a landy with disc brakes and highway speed diffs!!

Hi
I have been to the website to check on the disk and it comes back with nothing. will take it to a brake shop this week and let everyone know what happens.

The easyist is to do a conversion from coils to leafs using early rangie axles (I have already made some plates for this)

This is what I was going to do and my engineer said it would have no probs passing

Adam

Originally Posted by agrojnr

The easyist is to do a conversion from coils to leafs using early rangie axles (I have already made some plates for this)

This is what I was going to do and my engineer said it would have no probs passing

Adam

They already make this model. It's called a 110. For the cost of the donor parts and the cost of the conversion, the time and effort getting it correct, then the modifications to the SIII fuel tank, after that the engineering certificate, you would have change from buying a 110.

I must be a bit thick. I can understand adding disc brakes to an SIII as a safety upgrade, but trying to make an SIII into something it never was, when there are perfectly suitable OEM Land Rovers already with the conversion doesn't make sense to me.

Yes we did those sorts of conversions when there wasn't anything else around, but now Land Rover have already made it.