S2EP77 - UPGRADE / CONVERSION - Convert drum brakes to disk brakes FJ45, FJ40 

Did you use the setup from the 79 series?

Great idea, Donna. I'll link the other videos into this one. Thank you for the suggestion, much appreciated.

Thanks mate, Yes proportional valve, will get done when the booster gets installed. I checked out the rotors, they had a lot of meat on them, I will save up and swap for slotted rotors when it come to replacement time.

Same brake setup, the 62 is newer cruiser with more tech.

Thanks mate, will install when I upgrade the brake booster. Sounds like there is a bit of a story with yours. Feel free to share and send photos of your cruiser to 4045channel@gmail.com

@@40ChannelCruiser Hi again ! Ideally you will need to mimic all the braking system from disk brake equipped 45/47/60/7# series . It has small but important diferences from the drum braked system . I believe that the 60 system will also do with minor adaptations . I had a 1982 Portuguese made BJ4rked5 ( yes , they were made in Portugal also , 1st Toyota factory in Europe ) with had drum brakes . I tried to adapt disk brakes from a wrecked BJ73 and I it was very difficult to had the system working properly . Only when I mimicked all the brake system from the 73 and applied it to the BJ45 it worked as intended . I don't have the 45 anymore and don't have any photos , sorry . It was long time ago , late 90s and digital cameras almost didn't exist . But I have a few Land Cruisers and will send you som photos if you want . Keep your great videos coming , I really appreciate them ! Cheers !

Hi Richard Have a look at the video at 9:40 and I explain why and what to use. 40 series arms.

All 40, 55, 60 series disks and all 1980's, possibly some 1990's 70 series depending on what models you got over there.

As pre NSW Government, there is no need to as this was an option for the 40 series landcruiser, these are the same parts used from the 40 series models at the time. Below is a statement from the NSW GOV Web page. "Replacement of front-wheel drum brakes with disc brakes on a vehicle available from the manufacturer with front disc brakes as an option where all the parts from that option are fitted eg fitting a base model LC Torana which has drum front brakes with the disc front brakes originally supplied to the GTR model LC Torana"

@@40ChannelCruiser many thanks for the info.

Hi Maarten, Yes, you can swap between the models as there are the same. Only different is on earlier models have different spines but these can be swap around too, to make it all work.

@@40ChannelCruiser Not totally sure what you mean with spines. Are that the ridges?

@@maartenjansen3044 . He meant splines on the axles.

Booster and proportioning valve. 80 series are apparently the go to booster

Aussie 🇦🇺 all the way mate!