On a Budget? Say No to Rear Disks

Cherokee for a 8.25 rear
Cordoba for 10-11 in rear drum 8.25 I can't afford those expensive conversion brake parts kit. Even Scarebird came out to over 600 for my Doba.

Yeah, I keep wanting to pull the junkyard trigger and do the Cherokee deal for my Val's 8.25, but I keep thinking I'm eventually going up to a bigger rear.
Money money money money money money.
Might just be happy with the 11x2s on the Val and the 12x2.5s on the Runner.