disc brake rear end or not?

[saddo33]

i have a disc brake rear end out of a wb statesman and was considering putting it in my HZ Sandman van but wanted to get everyones opinion on wether i should stay fully original or do the upgrade.

[thatotherguy]

depends what ratio it is and i think they are a bit wider too so if you want to put big wheels on it they might hit the guard

[HK1837]

They are no wider, but they need to be modded to fit as the caliper handbrake mechs hit the leaf springs. Best bet to fit it is to use the axles and disc ends on your Salisbury housing, and modify the handbrake to work. Personally I wouldn't bother.

[83 WB_Ute]

Yeah, I am planning to put WB statesman rear discs on mine at some stage.. I'll pull the shitty 6cyl diff out and put a V8 one in at the same time...

The statesman diffs are wider, but it is easier to get a V8 salisbury (from a ute/van) then get the statesman axles, calipers etc and fit them...

The caliper has to be rotated a bit, otherwise it will foul on the leaf springs.. :( Then you will have to fit the statesman handbrake cables...

You will also need to fit the statesman master cylinder aswell...

Hope that helps..

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Damn it!!! HK beat me to it.. Lol

[HK1837]

Yeah, I am planning to put WB statesman rear discs on mine at some stage.. I'll pull the shitty 6cyl diff out and put a V8 one in at the same time...

The statesman diffs are wider, but it is easier to get a V8 salisbury (from a ute/van) then get the statesman axles, calipers etc and fit them...

The caliper has to be rotated a bit, otherwise it will foul on the leaf springs.. :( Then you will have to fit the statesman handbrake cables...

You will also need to fit the statesman master cylinder aswell...

Hope that helps..

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Damn it!!! HK beat me to it.. Lol

Statesman diffs AREN'T wider, exactly the same width flange to flage as any other HQ-WB diff (disc or drum). Disc brake axles are shorter to allow for the disc thickness.

That is correct about rotating the calipers. Or fit lowering blocks.

You just have to modify the disc/drum cylinder to operate the discs, no need to change the cylinder.

I still reckon the drums are better and lower maintenance than HZ-WB discs.

[saddo33]

its a sedan diff so i was only going to use the rotors, calipers etc but if i have to modify things i might not bother

[Valencia]

I had disc brakes on my van but i found the drums worked better on my van

[Bobcat]

Hi I would go with discs but it a personal choice. If you go with it you will need to change the combination valve in your brake system, speak to a brake place you might need to change some other things as well

[Valencia]

Also you will have to change master cylinder to disc brake one of course

[Bobcat]

Some models have the same master cylinder and brake booster, pretty sure WB was the same