the sucker king Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 I am talking about a gen 2 car. Could somebody confirm this who has actually done it- It looks to me the parts needed to do the conversion are : calipers brackets pads and hardware backing plate. brake lines The spindle/wheel bearing/hub are all good to go and do not need to be swapped. Is this correct? I have sourced everything except for the backing plate. If anybody has a pair, please let me know. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 the hub is definitely needed as well, basically anything that is bolted to the trailing arm needs to be swapped over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyeights Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 (edited) I am talking about a gen 2 car. Could somebody confirm this who has actually done it- It looks to me the parts needed to do the conversion are : calipers brackets pads and hardware backing plate. brake lines The spindle/wheel bearing/hub are all good to go and do not need to be swapped. Is this correct? I have sourced everything except for the backing plate. If anybody has a pair, please let me know. Thanks. You will need the rear rotors and hubs from the donor car too. I usually either swap or add the disc prop valve also. The wheel bearings and seals shouldn't need to be changed though. Edited July 1, 2013 by Crazyeights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sucker king Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 sorry I didn't mean hub, which I assume bolts to the rotor just like on the front. I meant then wheel bearing housing. so I add rotor/hub to the list of what is needed. The spindle, wheel bearing and housing, which is the trailing arm, are good to go, don't need to be swapped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyeights Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 sorry I didn't mean hub, which I assume bolts to the rotor just like on the front. I meant then wheel bearing housing. so I add rotor/hub to the list of what is needed. The spindle, wheel bearing and housing, which is the trailing arm, are good to go, don't need to be swapped. Correct. It is a very simple swap. Actually, it's easier than repairing a rear drum brake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sucker king Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 Correct. It is a very simple swap. Actually, it's easier than repairing a rear drum brake Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitterbuffalos Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I'm hoping to upgrade to rear discs on my 87' brat, and have been reading old threads on the parts that are required to make the swap. I've been searching but I haven't found a list of the years/models of subaru with rear discs that will work on the brat. So far as I can tell I need to find an 80's 4wd turbo donor car like a gl-10 in order to get the right parts. Does that sound right to those who have done the swap? Thanks, any info would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky26 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Yes you are correct in your post here. This is a helpful link too. http://offroadingsubarus.com/rear_disc_conversion.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitterbuffalos Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Thanks for the response and the provided link, that is great resource and has the info. I was looking for. "Any Subaru RX, XT Turbo, GL-10 Turbo (both wagon and sedan) will have rear disk brakes." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky26 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Thanks for the response and the provided link, that is great resource and has the info. I was looking for. "Any Subaru RX, XT Turbo, GL-10 Turbo (both wagon and sedan) will have rear disk brakes."[/size] You're welcome, that is what makes this forum so awesome, helping each other find the info we need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92loyale59 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 2wd gl-10s dont have the fight size backing plate though . they dont bolt up to the 4wd . made this mistake before just thought i show put it out the. also if anybody needs the 2wd rear disk brake backing plates i do have them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky26 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Yes 4x4 must go with 4x4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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