A few questions about disc brake swap for 61 cj5....

Hi all, I am new to this site and am a proud owner of a 61 cj5. This is my first jeep and I am trying to get it trail ready ( it was in rough shape ,but still a steal for the $$$$$) and have a few questions for you veteran jeepers. Let me tell you what I am trying to do here, first I am in the process of converting my front drums to disc. I have read several tech articles about how to do this but one thing is not clear, where does the backing plate (I.E. caliper mount) bolt up? Does the spindle go in front of the plate or behind it? Second, is there a seal between the differential and the outside universal joint? When I was taking the hub assembly apart I found what looked and felt like half of an old rope or oakum seal.... it was total mush of course but undeniably resembled a seal of sorts(I.E. not rubber, possibly old school felt maybe?). If anybody can shed some light on my task that would be great as I would like to wheel my jeep on the fall tours. Thanks.

P.S here are some pics of my new toy, tell me what you think....

 

Have you checked this out yet?

http://www.earlycj5.com/tech/brakes/diskSwap/disc_conversion.php

There is indeed a gasket and felt seal that go where you are talking about. I picked new ones up from Krage's when I did my conversion. IIRC the mounting brackets bolt through the spindle on the outboard side.

Some pictures here on the 3rd page that may help!

http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24064&page=3

 

The caliper mount bolts up the same place the old backing plates came off. Mine's a 27 but I think the swap is the same for the 25, so here's a couple of pics. Two show the caliper mount (if you can see the fuzzy one) and the other shows clocking (forward is to the right). Hope they help.:v6: View attachment 19304

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I forgot to ask in my other message, what was the part # for the gasket and seal in the axle? was it felt? anyway I am gathering parts as we speak. thanks

 

thank you brother, I'm doing some yoga to prepare for the mental anguish off changing those seals (here comes the torch n hammer!) Will post pics of the carnage.......