I'm just curious...has anybody installed rear disc brakes on a 3rd gen. Hilux ('94)...I'm thinking of doing this mod and wondered if there were any opinions or experiences with it. thanks Aviator

 

arent the 94s 2nd gens?

 

Semantics.

There is a kit from FROR and one from SKYE Manufacturing.

I have neither, but they are out there.

 

Isn't a disc brake retrofit pricey? But then again, what's not with this hobby of ours....

 

94 is a 3rd gen when it applies to the pickups, and a 2nd gen when it applies to the 4Runners.

 

Not yet but I've got one in the works for my 90'.

www.allprooffroad.com/brake.html

 

I have a 3rd gen and what I want to know is will the axel from a Land Cruiser from the same era, 1996, fit under my truck? Land Cruisers appear to have the same bolt pattern as my Runner but I have not been able to get a confirmation. It would be a really easy mod if the Land Cruiser axel was some what interchangable with the 4Runner of the same vintage. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

 

I've retrofitted my '92 Hilux rear axle with discs several years ago. Was a breeez to do and I now plan to do my '90 4R. Allready have all the parts scraunched from a '95 Land cruiser. Allready put in the rear coils which gave me a 3-4 inch lift. Don't know for sure because the rear was allready sagging. The coils fit without any modification. From what I have seen the rear axle housing is different and cannot be swapped without the use of a plasma torch and a good welder. But should be a straight forward job.

 

Ok, instead of wasting space, Im gonna post this ? here cause it's already on topic. I need a new master cylinder and was thinking of an older Landcruser. On a 94 4Runner, is it an exact switch or are mods needed? Also, I've only heard about people using this master cylinder when doing a rear disc conversion. Would it be ok to run it with the stock drums in the rear?

 

is a rear disc conversion really worth it? Exactly what advantages does it give you? Just improved stopping distance right?

 

I would think that the biggest advantage to rear disc would be the improved stopping abilities. But, my reasoning is a little more vain than that. I think that the biggest advatage to me would be never being required to adjust the rear drums again. Not to metion that it would look really cool. Nobody has answered rather or not the 1996 Land Cruiser has the same bolt pattern as the 4Runner or not?

 

They do have the same bolt pattern. The discs can be swapped without mod. You'll only need to weld a bracket for the brakecaliper onto the axlehousing.
The biggest advantage of this setup (for me) is that the drums don'f fill with mud when I'm stuck in water or mud. There's almost no noticable difference in stopping power. You'll only use you'r rear brakes for like 30%.

 

Thanks for the info. I thought that it might not be that involved of a job. Now I just need to find an LC rearend and a Limited rearend with an electric locker in it and a plasma cutter etc........... Thanks again for the info I really appreciate it.

 

Switching to disc brakes really is very easy. But building a new parking brake is something else. If you only switch the discs and calipers you don't have an E brake anymore. The discs have a small housing for a small drum brake. And that's not easy to rebuild because the bearing setup is completly different. Switching a complete rear axle would be easier and cheaper. Plus you would have a stronger diff.