I bought a 02 TJ with a dana 44, it has rear disc brakes and I can't find what the axle came from to replace the brakes.
What parts do I need to replace my rear disc brakes?
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Even though the rear Dana 44 was optionally available for the TJ and it often came with disk brakes I can't even find replacement pads for them on Rockauto.com. They have probably 40+ disk pad sets for sale but they're all labeled Front.
The good news is they're available at https://www.shop.blackmagicbrakes.com/Rear-Disc-Black-Magic-Brake-Pads-964-BMBP-964.htm
The good news is they're available at https://www.shop.blackmagicbrakes.com/Rear-Disc-Black-Magic-Brake-Pads-964-BMBP-964.htm
Thanks, Jerry! I'll check it out. I need the drum shoes for the E-brake. I'll see if they have those too.
Are you getting model year from the emissions sticker or the manufacture date?
looks like discs didn't start until '03, so either you have an '03 built in '02 or it was axle swapped or converted.
If it looks like my photo (minus the wheel spacer and the R logo on the end of the axle shaft), it's probably just from a disc brake TJ and you should be able to use parts from an 03-06 TJ.
If it doesn't, it could be from something else. I don't know what other vehicles swap over, but someone else may come around that might.
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i always go off of the manufacture date. The guy i just got the jeep from said both axles were swapped before he got it and does not know what they came from. I know they are both dana 44 lockers.
Some pictures might help people give you some insight on what you have for an axle.
If your axles are all original (Dana44 with air lockers) then it sounds like someone swapped in a set from a Rubicon model. Those would have been from 2003 - 2006 and came with disc brakes.
That looks like a Rubicon 44. The hole up top, currently plugged, is where the locker switch goes. That switch isn't needed when you swap it into non Rubicon TJs or LJs.
Brake parts from a 2003 to 2006 will work. FWIW, you got a bonus!
Brake parts from a 2003 to 2006 will work. FWIW, you got a bonus!
Don't worry, we know it's not yours... too dirty to be one of your jeeps!
FWIW, I have been known to get them dirty. I just can let them stay dirty!Don't worry, we know it's not yours... too dirty to be one of your jeeps!
Clearly Photoshopped.
Whatever you get be sure they’re slotted and drilled 