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lj50 engine and disc brake conversion help needed
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:47 pm
by bombers990
hi new to site
just bought lj50 and was after any info on legal engine conversions and setting up front disc brakes any info would be great
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:45 pm
by Sandgroper71
Not sure mate but I know the guy you got it from
great little car i had a drive of it awhile back
Was it from Rod old chappy ?
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:01 pm
by nicbeer
need any parts? may be able to get some from a lj81 ute.
the 800cc should fit and be legal in there.
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:04 pm
by St Jimmy
we put rotorys in them in the80s
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:19 pm
by christover1
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:39 am
by Eddy
what's wrong with the engine it's got?
wanna sell it?
How much?
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:36 am
by yano
LJ10.com is the bible !!
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:43 pm
by DieselBoy
Front disc conversion is a straight bolt on job.
Get teh swivel hubs, discs etc from a SJ410, take the 410 axles out of the CV's,put your LJ axles in. Put the sj410 swivel assembly straight onto the LJ axle.
You need to trim 20mm off each side of the tie rod adjuster to get the wheel alignemnt right, and mitsi Evo 4 front brake hoses are the go.
Heres the brief write up from my conversion:
DieselBoy wrote:Disc conversion all done.
Collection of bits, old drums on the left, SJ 410 disc's with LJ50 axles fitted on the right. (Not telling anybody about what happened while swaping axles and cv internals around other than i have a good selection of spare CV joint ball bearings
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Any ways, it all kinda just bolts together and all of sudden you have disc's on the front. Too easy.
Hey like my cool new brake lines!!!!!
From a Mitsi Evo 3, strange eh.