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WK Brakes?

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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 06:55 AM
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Anybody swap out the braking system from the WK into the JK? Master Cylinder, Booster, Front & Rear Discs, Front Calipers?
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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 07:03 AM
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I tried the link....I dont see the specific photo album for the brake swap.
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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 07:54 AM
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Unless you're doing the SRT8 swap, it's not worth the time, money, and effort involved. Besides that, there isn't any real reason to swap the brakes out.

JK:

Front Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in): 11.9 x 1.1
Rear Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in): 12.4 x 0.47

WK:

Front Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in): 12.9 x 1.2
Rear Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in): 12.6 x 0.6

WK SRT8:

Front Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in): 14.2 x 1.3
Rear Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in): 13.8 x 1.1
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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Cesar
I tried the link....I dont see the specific photo album for the brake swap.

I haven't done it, I was asking is anybody has. If it's not too big a deal making everything work, I'm going to do it.
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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 09:27 AM
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I was looking at my WK breaks last night because they have been squeeking, but I've never heard of people swapping them. Why in the world would you want to do that - it's not like there is anything special about them.
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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by JackMac4
I was looking at my WK breaks last night because they have been squeeking, but I've never heard of people swapping them. Why in the world would you want to do that - it's not like there is anything special about them.
They are twin pistons compared to single. My jeep has about 700 extra pounds sitting empty. That plus a Hemi and a trailer makes me long for more stopping power. I don't need the SRT breaks, I just want the master cylinder, and front calipers.

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