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There are a precious few who do. Search the forum for rear disc conversion. It's in here. I am working slowly on mine but it's a big step
 
[MENTION=59542]Singtoe[/MENTION]
[MENTION=67615]Dirtco[/MENTION]

Two who come to mind, if you google it there's a few threads on how to do it.
 
Yeah search its in here some place. Pretty complex mod to do since there is no donor vehicle hou can just go pull the rear discs off and bolt them on, not even any rear ends thag will work. Keeping your parking brake is one of the hardest thing to do, custom cables imo are the best option along with calipers that are also the parking brake.
 
One of those 3 amigos that have done it can chime in and correct me if I'm wrong, but as I recall, a number of guys that have done it have commented that rear disc conversions aren't really worth it if you are just doing it for the braking ability. As I recall, the argument goes that the rear drums are sufficient for what braking power you get from the rears, and the conversion is complicated and expensive and takes alot of work. And the stock drums are well balanced with the fronts, so it is easy to put too much braking power in the back. If you want to do it for the experience, or for the pride of knowing your rig is that much more unique, then it might be worth it, but just not from a purely functionality point of view.

Again, that is just from memory, so I'm happy to be corrected by guys that have done it. Just think hard about it before cutting up your back end.
 
Nelsonmd said:
One of those 3 amigos that have done it can chime in and correct me if I'm wrong, but as I recall, a number of guys that have done it have commented that rear disc conversions aren't really worth it if you are just doing it for the braking ability. As I recall, the argument goes that the rear drums are sufficient for what braking power you get from the rears, and the conversion is complicated and expensive and takes alot of work. And the stock drums are well balanced with the fronts, so it is easy to put too much braking power in the back. If you want to do it for the experience, or for the pride of knowing your rig is that much more unique, then it might be worth it, but just not from a purely functionality point of view.

Again, that is just from memory, so I'm happy to be corrected by guys that have done it. Just think hard about it before cutting up your back end.
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Yeah, I'd love to hear from the guys who've done it whether it makes a difference. I wonder if a rebuild on the drums, along with the tundra swap on the front, would be sufficient.

Though I wonder, if you don't tow much, if the the rear brake swap would be enough to keep the heat off the front. So that they don't warp, and you don't need tundra brake swap.

But the front brakes are always going to take roughly 75% of the braking, so I'd put my focus on the fronts personally.
 
There are a couple of things that I can maybe add to the conservation. For straight up driving I would say that there is a benefit to this conversion, but if that was the only reason that you were doing it I don't necessarily think it is enough on it's own for the work that it takes. With that said I personally think there are other reasons that for me made it totally worth doing.

Pros:
1. better breaking
2. ability to remove the rear 3rd member without having to open the brake
system.
3. Brakes won't load up with snow, mud or silty dirt.
4. I can change both rear pads and rotors in less than 30 min.
5. there is a definite advantage in braking while towing and when running 35's
6. Very cool factor

Cons:
1. though can be done on the Cheep. Unlikely:bolt:
2. there is a learning curve to getting the system balanced.
3. It is a lot of work and takes at least some fab skills. Unless you buy the Front
range off-road kit which is bolt on.
4. its been 2 years and I still don't have a parking brake (more my fault than
that it is hard to do)
5. your not going to be like everybody else:biggrin2:
 
Best brakes for stopping power and life endurance

What are ya'lls favorite brake discs with high stopping power/grip and will last? Sounds like most people are going for non-slotted and non-drilled discs. I need them to last a lot of heavy use when I travel to the mountains for off-roading. I have Akebono Ultra-Premium Ceramic Brake pads ready to throw on.
 
4R4EVR said:
What are ya'lls favorite brake discs with high stopping power/grip and will last? Sounds like most people are going for non-slotted and non-drilled discs. I need them to last a lot of heavy use when I travel to the mountains for off-roading. I have Akebono Ultra-Premium Ceramic Brake pads ready to throw on.
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Yes we'll's big o fav slotting off roading on dirt things up in high mountain with Nigerian prince money. catch ya on the downlow heavy use power grip.
 
I ended up selecting the Bosch QuietCast Premium. Seems like a good fit.

And after so many more hours of research, I went with Raybestos brake calipers. They have 3 levels of quality:
Element3 (highest quality and all new parts)
R-Line Plated (remanufactured with zinc plating)
R-Line (remanufactured)

Calipers

My 2004 V8 Limited front calipers are stamped with 13WG

Using RockAuto.com, replacing all 4 calipers with the Element3 cost $290 + tax and shipping = $340.

Feels good to finally find what appears to be a quality solution!
 
I converted the rear to disc a few years ago. I used the Mustang calipers, newer style 4Runner rotor, and a custom bracket. I also have a functional parking brake that really wasn't very difficult to put together once I pieced together the parts.

I'm working on a bolt on bracket for this conversion that would make it easy for anyone to do. The bracket is dialed in, thanks to [MENTION=28464]eimkeith[/MENTION] for his support. Just need to work on the spacer and get quotes for production. If enough people are interested, I may be ale to expedite the process.
 
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Same as Midcoma. I just installed mine about a month ago and am loving them so far.
Mustang GT Calipers
4th gen 4Runner rotors,
custom hoses and cables and custom bracket.
I was going to start working on mass producing the bracket but if [MENTION=28464]eimkeith[/MENTION] is alread working on it more power to him!
 
Rcastle said:
I was going to start working on mass producing the bracket but if [MENTION=28464]eimkeith[/MENTION] is alread working on it more power to him!
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Thanks! but [MENTION=118207]midcoma[/MENTION] is making the bracket - I just helped him tune up the clearances for the stock, ABS-equipped axle.

Should be a nice piece, and it's ready to go as far I understand.
 
eimkeith said:
Still on the stock master cylinder and whatnot?
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For mine, I was on the stock master cylinder after upgrading to Tundra brakes. When I added the Mustang calipers in the rear, the pedal was too soft and had too much travel. That's when I changed out to a larger master cylinder.
 
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