Khary23
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY and Worcester, MA
What year KJ's had the 8.25 rear end with the disks?
IIRC,they came standard in the 2nd yr,they may have been an option prior to that.
x2, i think it is 2003 and up. I don't think the original year (2002) had it...
why not do the ZJ disc brakes. A little grinding, and I mean a little, on the center hole and they bolt right up. I did this on my 8.25 and they worked great.
There are a lot more ZJ's in yards than KJ's
Correct. 2003 and up. I've called all kinds of auto salvage yards, and no one wants to part out a complete axle in order to sell the caliper mounts. I guess when I get the funds to do my brake swap, I'll have to buy new ones for over $100 each. :tear:
why not do the ZJ disc brakes. A little grinding, and I mean a little, on the center hole and they bolt right up. I did this on my 8.25 and they worked great.
There are a lot more ZJ's in yards than KJ's
I don't have the tools for grinding or the money to buy new ones
since we're talking KJ 8.25's, anybody know if axle width is the same as the XJ and do they have the 29 spline axle shafts? Don't mean to hijack your thread, just seems like there are some knowledgable posters here.
There are no ZJ disc brakes at any salvage yard within 75 miles of me.
Check the MWC for sale section. I believe there were some on there within the last week or two. JIM.
Not all, as already covered, I walk into my local yard and see either bare axle tube ends or drum brakes, the disk brake setups disappear FAST.AFAIK the 8.25 came in all of them. I figured they all had disks too.
Hit a you-pull-it if there is one, they usually have no idea what their stock is (because everyone is pulling things out of everywhere) but you pull the stuff so they don't really have much of a say in how much you get till it's too late.Correct. 2003 and up. I've called all kinds of auto salvage yards, and no one wants to part out a complete axle in order to sell the caliper mounts. I guess when I get the funds to do my brake swap, I'll have to buy new ones for over $100 each. :tear:
why not do the ZJ disc brakes. A little grinding, and I mean a little, on the center hole and they bolt right up. I did this on my 8.25 and they worked great.
There are a lot more ZJ's in yards than KJ's