92-96 150 rear brakes
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92-96 150 rear brakes
Just got back into a 92 150 not to long ago. Been awhile since I owned my other 95's lol. But question is. Does anyone know of a conversion kit for the rear to make it disc? Or can I make rear brakes work on a 97-03 or even newer work on it? Figured this would be the best place to ask.
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There's a few places (like maybe bronco graveyard ?) that sell conversions. And the newer ones can be made to fit.
Not really worth the effort though IMHO.
My 95 w/drums will stop just as fast as my b-in - l's 2002 w/ discs. The back brakes really don't do much of the stopping - the front brakes probably do 75 %.
Better to put the money towards better front brakes.
I've never felt there was an issue with the stopping power on mine anyway. But I keep my brakes tip top and serviced all the time. That probably helps.
Not really worth the effort though IMHO.
My 95 w/drums will stop just as fast as my b-in - l's 2002 w/ discs. The back brakes really don't do much of the stopping - the front brakes probably do 75 %.
Better to put the money towards better front brakes.
I've never felt there was an issue with the stopping power on mine anyway. But I keep my brakes tip top and serviced all the time. That probably helps.
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Just a good set of rotors will work fine. New ones will have more metal so they will dissipate heat better, which is how they work (kinetic energy to heat energy). Worn or rusty ones won't do that as well.
Cross drilled have better heat dissipation so that's a thought, but it's more for racing.
If you want to do something a little better, I had a Bronco that I used a lot in the mountains in BC and being an automatic, the brakes were getting used a lot to go down.
I put brand new rotors up front and carbon metallic pads (hard to find and pricey) - what they did, other than stop better and stand up to the heat was impregnate the rotors with carbon after the first 500 clicks or so. Makes the rotor better able to stand up to heat, which could be an issue with regular brakes which would start to fade on a long trail heading down.
We would have to stop halfway to let standard brakes cool down, but the carbon metallics would go all the way down without fading. You could smell them, but they were still working.
Cross drilled have better heat dissipation so that's a thought, but it's more for racing.
If you want to do something a little better, I had a Bronco that I used a lot in the mountains in BC and being an automatic, the brakes were getting used a lot to go down.
I put brand new rotors up front and carbon metallic pads (hard to find and pricey) - what they did, other than stop better and stand up to the heat was impregnate the rotors with carbon after the first 500 clicks or so. Makes the rotor better able to stand up to heat, which could be an issue with regular brakes which would start to fade on a long trail heading down.
We would have to stop halfway to let standard brakes cool down, but the carbon metallics would go all the way down without fading. You could smell them, but they were still working.
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