To all of you guys who told me that a 1986 comanche D30 rear end would bolt right into my 1991 XJ after moving the perches and making some shock mounts, you were incorrect.
The comanche rear has one major difference. The emergency brake cables exit via the REAR of the brake backing plates! This has to be the only vehicle I have ever seen with this setup.
Hopefully, I can switch the backing plates side to side and correct the problem. Keeping the primary and secondary shoes in the right places might get tricky, who knows? Also, I would have to take out the spider and side gears to remove the mighty C-clip axles. Of course good old Dana decided to install the cross shaft with a ROLL PIN instead of a bolt. What a pain in the butt.
BTW - The comanche rear has 11" drums while the XJ has only 10". The XJ drums are a bit wider though. Anybody have any input on which of these drums would be better? Right now I'm leaning toward the 11" MJ brakes, but then I have to deal with the rear exit cables still. I could just swap back in the whole XJ brake setup.
So which is better, wider 10" or narrower 11"?
Jared
The comanche rear has one major difference. The emergency brake cables exit via the REAR of the brake backing plates! This has to be the only vehicle I have ever seen with this setup.
Hopefully, I can switch the backing plates side to side and correct the problem. Keeping the primary and secondary shoes in the right places might get tricky, who knows? Also, I would have to take out the spider and side gears to remove the mighty C-clip axles. Of course good old Dana decided to install the cross shaft with a ROLL PIN instead of a bolt. What a pain in the butt.
BTW - The comanche rear has 11" drums while the XJ has only 10". The XJ drums are a bit wider though. Anybody have any input on which of these drums would be better? Right now I'm leaning toward the 11" MJ brakes, but then I have to deal with the rear exit cables still. I could just swap back in the whole XJ brake setup.
So which is better, wider 10" or narrower 11"?
Jared