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Hi Fellas. Before i buy a WB Stateman diff for the disc brakes i was wondering are there any real gain over having a disc over drum. And will it all the bits fit as im using all the bits bar the housing and centre as i want to put it in my van diff housing.i have been told that disc pads wear out too fast and no real gain in braking.
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Hi Jvanner,
Dunno about the pads wearing out fast but I can help you with your other query.
For normal street driving, you will notice no or minimal difference with rear discs. About 70% - 80% of your braking is done by your front wheels so the rear
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The main reason I was going to use disks on the rear of my tonner was they are a lot easier to service. Used to drive me mad trying to change brake shoes.
But also the disks will take getting hot better, but the first couple of times you hit the brakes t
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All of the WB disc brake stuff will fit in your van, BUT the handbrake mech will hit on the leaf spring. What you need to do is get a machine shop to redrill the holes in the caliper carrier so that it rotates enough to clear the leaf springs. The holes I |
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Thank you all for your help
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