dg tuning to a disc brake kit, cant remmeber how much it was tho.

Drum rear is only half the issue. It should be more reliable than drum ( from a servicability POV) but once you bias it properly, its hardly an upgrade in braking power over a properly working drum rear.

The only way to get better brakes is to upgrade the fronts.

If someone has a spare Jimny front diff floating around ( with rotors) I could see how hard it will be to machine up some brackets for an aftermarket caliper like a Wilwood Billet or similar.

vented rotors would be a advantage too.

Anyone know the offsets on the Jim rotor off the top of their head?

I had DBA GOLD vented rotors on the front of my jimny, made no noticeable difference one bit with quality brake pads, but they did brake down and rust in less then 12 months, how ever I do a fair amount of beach work which wouldn't help,

i dont no what your having problem with the stock brakes,must be buying shit brake pads, i run good brake pads, non abs and 30s and my brakes pull me up in a heart beat. in the wet its a different story but in the dry i have no problems

I have good pads. I hardly believe that your car would pull up as well as a standard jimny, not that you said it would. Your tyres are 15% or so larger than standard tyres. Tyre size affects braking just as much as acceleration/power of which is corrected with gearing reduction. I think that you, just like me have literally 15% less stopping power weather you notice it or not. not sure if that is how it works though. The point is that if you have bigger tyres you braking will be affected.

I have good pads. I hardly believe that your car would pull up as well as a standard jimny, not that you said it would. Your tyres are 15% or so larger than standard tires. Tyre size affects braking just as much as acceleration/power of which is corrected with gearing reduction. I think that you, just like me have literally 15% less stopping power weather you notice it or not. not s ure if that is how it works though. The point is that if you have bigger tyres you braking will be affected.

yes that's correct but i didn't say it was better or the same as stock braking
for the size tires, im running IMO still pulls up good. i wouldn't worry about a upgrade unless you tow heavy loads alot, bigger engine, or hate had mud in the rear drums. that's just me though, for what i use my car for, it pulls up safely without a hassle.

If you guys don't think your brakes work well enough and you haven't done this ISPV yet, you should before any mods/upgrades.

That said, it would be nice to have a cheap, easy upgrade. Early Jims may match something off the shelf. VVT Jimnys may find a rotor match in the later GVs??

Drum rear is only half the issue. It should be more reliable than drum ( from a servicability POV) but once you bias it properly, its hardly an upgrade in braking power over a properly working drum rear.

The only way to get better brakes is to upgrade the fronts.

If someone has a spare Jimny front diff floating around ( with rotors) I could see how hard it will be to machine up some brackets for an aftermarket caliper like a Wilwood Billet or similar.

vented rotors would be a advantage too.

Anyone know the offsets on the Jim rotor off the top of their head?

I'm getting a new one tomoz if you'd like me to measure it? Just let me know what I need to measure...

According to the DBA catalouge, at least early Jimnys use DBA 513 rotors and DB403 pads, which are SWB vit rotors and sierra pads

So unless there is some fancy offset in the caliper mounts there is likely a good chance vented vit brakes might go on

just the VVTs