What Year Did Jeep Wranglers start getting Stock Rear Disk Brakes?
You may as well replace the entire axle if you’re going this route. A Ford 8.8 out of a1995-2001 Ford Explorer is a very common swap. It is the correct width, same lug pattern, much stronger and they are easy to find with disc brakes. You can find them around for a few hundred bux at junk yards. M.O.R.E. and many others sell kits to relocate the control arm brackets and spring perches, but you’ll need to know how to weld, or know a welder to do these mods. If you go this route make sure you match the gear ratio to your front end – different front/rear ratios will blow up your transfer case when in 4wd. The disc brake conversion won’t help much for what its worth – trust me, I tried it. If you must, TeraFlex sells a conversion kit that uses mid/late 1990’s ZJ brakes. If you don’t want to go this route check the jeep message boards and enthusiast sites, you are VERY likely to find a person that is doing this mod and will either give your their stock axle, or sell it to you VERY cheap. It
