Thread: Defender/County Hubs & Brakes to Discovery

Isn't it just a caliper change? Different size piston

Discs are the same, but depending on the year the front may be vented or solid. If you have solid front discs you can fit vented discs, but will need either to either change calipers or fit a spacer kit.

Paul

County rear brakes are drums but the front calipers are about 30% bigger than RR/Disco fronts. Defender rear calipers should also be larger than Disco, not sure if its a bolt on swap with the rear, almost sure it is with the front.
However, Discos should brake quite well,a siezed calpiper piston could be the cause - check if your brake pads are wearing evenly on both sides of the caliper.

Thanks for the replys - if its just the calipers than thats cool.
I had always thought for some reason that the disks where bigger.

Thanks for the replys, I'll give that a go.

Cheers
Dave.

I have a 98 Disco and a 98 Defender and the Disco brakes run rings around the Defenders..both are discs but the difference is staggering

Originally Posted by DirtyDawg

I have a 98 Disco and a 98 Defender and the Disco brakes run rings around the Defenders..both are discs but the difference is staggering

Defender tyres are a larger diameter, therefore there is more leverage. This makes the brakes work harder, or conversely, provide less stopping power for the equivalent clamping of the disc.

After talking to a few people, myself and mate with disco, just completed tojo conversion, both with 35's decided on slotted solid rotors and EBC greenstuff bads are the way to go, anyway would have had them fitted by now, yet they got the wrong pads in and will be another 2 weeks away

But talking to another bloke who has this setup, says his thing stops on a dime and near does endos

Might just do that saves the stuffin around.

Who'd you get that setup through and if you don't mind a rough cost??

Thanks
Dave.