Changing to disc brakes
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Changing to disc brakes
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Guess your drum brakes suck
as mine do. I'll tag along on this thread with you to follow your progress and learn. Another idea, one that I may try. A friend has a drum brake booster and MC that he is going to give me. If I ever get it and install it, I'll report my findings with it. 
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Bolted a 74 axle into a 79 but both were manual CJ5s.
Buy the whole axle and check your knuckles before pulling them off. Some did have the 2 bolt mounts on the knuckles.
Depends on what year donor axle is 76 to some 78s had a 6 bolt caliper mount. These will bolt on to a drum axle but you have to put in longer spindle studs.
Look for the 6 bolt style. IMO.
Buy the whole axle and check your knuckles before pulling them off. Some did have the 2 bolt mounts on the knuckles.
Depends on what year donor axle is 76 to some 78s had a 6 bolt caliper mount. These will bolt on to a drum axle but you have to put in longer spindle studs.
Look for the 6 bolt style. IMO.
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The 6 bolt hubs went up to 1980. Late 78 and up had the thinner discs.