I'm fairly certain power brakes were an option on '76 - '86 6cyl CJ7's and
std eqpt on V8s. CJ5s were the same.

"Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
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> hmmm... I thought CJs converted to power brakes way back in the early
> 70s... but 86 was the last production year. So if 86 model year CJs
> don't have power brakes, that probably means *no* CJS have factory
> power brakes.
>
> I will have to look at my setup again and see what I've got. I must
> have some kind of modification by a previous owner that I'm not aware
> of, because my CJ's brake pedal is feather light... there is no way
> it is manual!

 

Power brakes were an option. I had an 85 CJ7 4-banger with std.
brakes/steering and an 86 Laredo with power.

Joshua Nelson wrote:

> hmmm... I thought CJs converted to power brakes way back in the early
> 70s... but 86 was the last production year. So if 86 model year CJs
> don't have power brakes, that probably means *no* CJS have factory
> power brakes.
>
> I will have to look at my setup again and see what I've got. I must
> have some kind of modification by a previous owner that I'm not aware
> of, because my CJ's brake pedal is feather light... there is no way
> it is manual!

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Power brakes were an option. I had an 85 CJ7 4-banger with std.
brakes/steering and an 86 Laredo with power.

Joshua Nelson wrote:

> hmmm... I thought CJs converted to power brakes way back in the early
> 70s... but 86 was the last production year. So if 86 model year CJs
> don't have power brakes, that probably means *no* CJS have factory
> power brakes.
>
> I will have to look at my setup again and see what I've got. I must
> have some kind of modification by a previous owner that I'm not aware
> of, because my CJ's brake pedal is feather light... there is no way
> it is manual!

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tw
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01 XJ Sport

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They were options. Some 'packages' like the Laredo came with power
brakes, tilt steering and a clock and tach.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Joshua Nelson wrote:
>
> hmmm... I thought CJs converted to power brakes way back in the early
> 70s... but 86 was the last production year. So if 86 model year CJs
> don't have power brakes, that probably means *no* CJS have factory
> power brakes.
>
> I will have to look at my setup again and see what I've got. I must
> have some kind of modification by a previous owner that I'm not aware
> of, because my CJ's brake pedal is feather light... there is no way
> it is manual!

 

They were options. Some 'packages' like the Laredo came with power
brakes, tilt steering and a clock and tach.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Joshua Nelson wrote:
>
> hmmm... I thought CJs converted to power brakes way back in the early
> 70s... but 86 was the last production year. So if 86 model year CJs
> don't have power brakes, that probably means *no* CJS have factory
> power brakes.
>
> I will have to look at my setup again and see what I've got. I must
> have some kind of modification by a previous owner that I'm not aware
> of, because my CJ's brake pedal is feather light... there is no way
> it is manual!

 

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 15:10:43 UTC "Jet" <jet@bestweb.net> wrote:

> I just bought a 1986 cj7 with manual brakes on it and you really have to
> stand on the pedal to stop it. I am thinking about changing it over to power
> brakes. is this a hard job? what parts do I need to do this? and about how
> long should the project take me? carmine

While it will never put your teeth on the dash with a tap on the
pedal, I would sufggest you take a look at the shoes/pads. Not all
friction elements are created equal - I just replaced a nearly new set
of pads because the house brand was next to useless even with power.
Major improvement! First my daughter then my wife both came back in
after their first run and insisted that the brakes were locking up
now.

--
Will Honea

 

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 15:10:43 UTC "Jet" <jet@bestweb.net> wrote:

> I just bought a 1986 cj7 with manual brakes on it and you really have to
> stand on the pedal to stop it. I am thinking about changing it over to power
> brakes. is this a hard job? what parts do I need to do this? and about how
> long should the project take me? carmine

While it will never put your teeth on the dash with a tap on the
pedal, I would sufggest you take a look at the shoes/pads. Not all
friction elements are created equal - I just replaced a nearly new set
of pads because the house brand was next to useless even with power.
Major improvement! First my daughter then my wife both came back in
after their first run and insisted that the brakes were locking up
now.

--
Will Honea

 

So Will, What brand of pads are you running now (the good ones)?

 

So Will, What brand of pads are you running now (the good ones)?

 

I use Raybestos carbon metallic, after they took the asbestos out
friction lining for heath reasons there's actually some that use organic
paper, watch out.
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Onlyinajeepcj7 wrote:
>
> So Will, What brand of pads are you running now (the good ones)?