Re: JPOR: speading of D44 rear brakes....

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For those who are interested.

David
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From: Chad Lloyd <clloyd@tsi.bc.ca>

> Jeff;
>
> I am going to look at one later today, although at this point I don't know
> if the rear end is a 44, and with my luck it won't be. So the rest is
based
> on my experience watching a buddy mate ZJ disks to his D44.....
>
> Buddy who put ZJ disks on had to machine a spacer for the mounting flange
to
> match the extra thickness of the caliper bracket as compared to the
backing
> plate of the drum brakes. This was all that was need in order to get the
> bearing to seat and seal properly. This seems to be the biggest issue
> regarding mating the brakes to another axle, in addition to whether the
> caliper mount will match the tube end. . I'm presuming a few things: