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Congratulations! Keep us posted!
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Welcome Aboard Les,
The V6 sounds like a peppy lil' drive train, remember the faster you go the harder the stock brakes will need to work. Your jeep with that Warbird sure looks nice!
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Thanks Bruce! I've found on these old jeeps that maintenance is the key. The 9 inch drums on these aren't self adjusting, so you have to stay on top of the adjustments. With good drums, pads, and hardware I can lock the brakes if I need to. That said, I always drive it like I'm towing a trailer and give myself plenty of room.

Of course, things can always go south in a hurry. I'm considering a four-wheel disk setup that only requires a flat-stock adapter plate to install mid-90s Geo Tracker parts.
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I have a pair of disks for the front, just not installed yet, a very good "field modification"!
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