Installing the Torrel disc brake system in a Series Land Rover is a straight forward process. The existing front drum brakes are removed and the disc brakes are installed using the stub axle bolts that hold the original drum brake backing plate in place. No other modifications to the vehicle are required. The disc brake conversion can be fitted to any Series II, IIA or III Land Rover equipped with 16 inch rims (wheels). The disc brakes work well with the early Series Land Rover single line brake master cylinder (without vacuum assist) although the brake pedal pressure required to stop may be slightly greater than that required with the original drum brake system. The Torrel system also works well with the dual master cylinder, vacuum assist systems supplied on Series Land Rovers from 1970 onwards. The dual line system is a significant improvement to the single line system.
Torrel Industries' brake conversion kit provides all the material necessary to convert the front axel of a Series II, IIA or Series III Land Rover from the stock drum brakes to 11 inch vented disc brakes based on GM's dual piston floating caliper disc brake system. Brake caliper mounting brackets, brake calipers and fittings, brake pads, and brake lines compatible with the AC Delco Dual Piston Front Brake design are used in this system.
Detailed information on maintaining and servicing the AC Delco based components can be found in service manuals for GM vehicles equipped with the AC Delco Dual Piston Front Brake system. This system was used in some models of the Chevy Lumina and Monte Carlo, Pontiac Grand Prix, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme and Buick Regal manufactured in the period 1988 thru 2001.
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Sunday, June 27, 2010
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