Pharaoh XJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Cairo, EGYPT
I ve always had a problem stopping my XJ. -Its a 94 no ABS 8.25- It was ok to decelerate on highway speeds but getting it to a full stop was a bit tough in traffic, it dives like hell without stopping, replaced the front pads made it slightly better but not good enough.
I always get dust in my rear fluid lines but not in the front, I get a constant knocking on braking that comes & goes every once & a while.
I decided to do the rear disc conversion, but my dad told me that he had a set of rear cylinder repair kit & new shoes, so after 100k miles I thought probably its time to change the shoes.
I took off the drum cover & the shoes are barely thinner -1mm- than the new ones, so i turned to the cylinders all rubbers & springs are ok no fluid leak everything is tight.
CONCLUSION: Drum brakes are not getting any pressure, thats why they are not used so they never help stopping.
Is there a way to get more pressure to the rear without sacrificing the pressure to the front ?
I always get dust in my rear fluid lines but not in the front, I get a constant knocking on braking that comes & goes every once & a while.
I decided to do the rear disc conversion, but my dad told me that he had a set of rear cylinder repair kit & new shoes, so after 100k miles I thought probably its time to change the shoes.
I took off the drum cover & the shoes are barely thinner -1mm- than the new ones, so i turned to the cylinders all rubbers & springs are ok no fluid leak everything is tight.
CONCLUSION: Drum brakes are not getting any pressure, thats why they are not used so they never help stopping.
Is there a way to get more pressure to the rear without sacrificing the pressure to the front ?