Rear Disc Brakes

[jmh]

Hi all,

I have done several searches on the forum for exactly what needs to be done to use rear disc brakes, and I think I am perhaps being a little thick, as I don't get all of the options.

Firstly, whilst I am aware that there is not a great deal of performance gain in using discs, I would prefer to use discs simply because I prefer maintaining and servicing discs as opposed to drums. As I am not too far into the build I thought I would evaluate what I would need to use rear disc brakes.

I have the rear up rights in component form, so I can choose to weld this up for either configuration.

I have all of the running gear for rear drum brakes

I have the rear brake calipers for disc brakes too.

So my questions are

Do I need to change the rear drive shafts if I go with the disc brake option, or can I modify the drum drive shafts I have at the moment?

Does the adapter plate sold by 3ge simply provide the correct mount for the caliper and I would still need to change the drive shafts?

Cheers for your help and sorry if this is a rather silly question

Jonathan