8.8 rear disc brake swap
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8.8 rear disc brake swap
i was looking at putting rear disc brakes on my 87 F150 with the 8.8 rear end. My thoughts were IF the flanges line up, i was going to do a swap off of a 97 - newer F150 with an 8.8. i realize that i'm going to have to re-drill the rotor to fit the correct bolt pattern, but other than this and other minor nuances ( i think i'm going to have to run a 16 inch wheel) does anyone see any issues with this swap?? is there a better swap out there??
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also found this too...8.8" 1984-96 Disc Brake Conv.
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I was awaiting the "why not go drum" post ... simply put, i'm going autocrossing. I want to show imports that my old truck can haul more than lumber ...
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Rear disks are far superior to drums..there are good reasons you don't see any drums on the newer trucks. From what I understand the parts from the Explorer 8.8 will bolt right on the F150 axle and of course the rotor has to be drilled for the larger bolt pattern, I have been wanting to do to my truck for some time now but haven't stumbled across the parts yet.
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Rear disks are far superior to drums..there are good reasons you don't see any drums on the newer trucks. From what I understand the parts from the Explorer 8.8 will bolt right on the F150 axle and of course the rotor has to be drilled for the larger bolt pattern, I have been wanting to do to my truck for some time now but haven't stumbled across the parts yet.
I didn't start a thread to discuss whether or not it's a good idea, i've already made up my mind to do the swap, i'm just looking for the right set of parts ...
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As i stated before, my only concern with that setup is clearing the axle flange. if someone verified that i could do it with that setup, i'd be all over it! I'm kinda odd in the fact that i dont like going aftermarket when there's a factory swap out there, the main reason being when it comes time to replace a pad, rotor, or caliper, i don't need to go searching across the cyber universe to find it, i can go to my friendly NAPA store...
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Maybe that one person figures if all wheel drums are good enough for a 80,000 pound semi, they are good enough for a pickup....
(I like all wheel disks on pickups, expecally if off roading, they work way better when wet then a drum)