d27 caliperr bracket pictures

I'm in the process of gathering the parts for the disc brake conversion but I don't know what the caliper brackets look like so does anyone have a picture or a link to a picture so I know what to look for. Also I'm get brackets from a pull a part ...do I need that 4 prong socket for the hub nut and if so what size thank you ladies and gentleman

 

I used brackets off of a 79 1/2 ton 4x4 Chevy pickup. any chevy 4x4 pu from about 77 to mid eighties will work. In the 80's they were meteric, then you just have to use meteric hardware. I believe there is a very good writeup and pix and this website.http://www.earlycj5.com/technical/brakes/early-cj-disk-brake-swap/

 

yea thanks n6ifp.....ive read that several times that's where i got my parts list i was hoping someone had a picture of the brackret before they put it on the knuckle......or after they put it on the knuckle but before they put the hub on.....i also was curious about the chevy hub nut tool....if i would need that 4 prong socket///

 

Yes, take the spindle nut socket. Hub has to come off to get the caliper bracket.

 

That's exactly what I was looking for Thank you

 

maybe a dumb question but why are your caliper mounts facing forward? shouldn't they (calipers) be on the back side of the axle?

 

unless you have it on the rear axle i suppose

 

That's on his rear axle.

You can use pretty much any 1/2 ton GM bracket from '73 up with solid axle, just get corresponding hardware/calipers. You can also use Wagoneer and 1/2 ton Jeep pu as well. They are the same bracket.....

 

ah yes. thanks nick. thought that looked a little strange at first

 

What? I got the caliper bracket on backwards? Uh-Oh... just kidding. That is my rear axle

 

Im a doughball, are you puting disc brakes on the back too???? I never realy thought about doing that but it might be cool is there a thread on that??? And a ballpark figure what that would cost??? Does that also mean locking hubs on the back like what Herm sells??? Thank you

 

Yeah, I built( had help) a full floating rear D44 to match my front D44, same spindles, same hubs, same brakes. I think I break it down in my build thread.

http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?87794-My-CJ6-build-thread

 

Nifty, Thanks I'll check that out

 

Hey I'm a doughball I looked at your build thread and your front caliper brackets look different than the ones on your rear axle that you posted on here .... are they different brackets or did you modify the front ones? ??