Disk conversion, need better parking brakes
More Turbo
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Yeah I know of these, can't say I'm thrilled about their design, plus they don't clear 1410 yokes and that's exactly what I got on my 1356. And it's a 1356 too. Flange output tho, so easy enough to bolt a disc onto it, maybe I'll just do my own thing and overkill the everliving hell outta it like I've done everything else on that truck 🤣
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Cargo Master
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From: Northern VA
My axle is ****ed in a lot of ways
I have a bent leaf spring and it dog tracks, that is bound to put some weird loads on the pinion bearing and wear it
then i have 3.08 open. 8.8 :|
then the backing plates are worn bad on the rub nubs
then the brake line to one side seeps slowly
The brakes need to be redone with all new everything even tho i put new stuff on. the cables also arent alive. but I didnt fix that because of the fact its like pissing in the wind at that point
also RABS rusty and crusty periodic issues
So I figured since it needs just about everything literally in due time i will replace
The gears look good inside tho, the pie tin covering it is ford blue and doesnt leak with my homeade gasket, the fluid is good, and its pretty but thats all its got going for it
I have a bent leaf spring and it dog tracks, that is bound to put some weird loads on the pinion bearing and wear it
then i have 3.08 open. 8.8 :|
then the backing plates are worn bad on the rub nubs
then the brake line to one side seeps slowly
The brakes need to be redone with all new everything even tho i put new stuff on. the cables also arent alive. but I didnt fix that because of the fact its like pissing in the wind at that point
also RABS rusty and crusty periodic issues
So I figured since it needs just about everything literally in due time i will replace
The gears look good inside tho, the pie tin covering it is ford blue and doesnt leak with my homeade gasket, the fluid is good, and its pretty but thats all its got going for it
They still make new cars/trucks with the 8.8 so you should be able to make rear discs work if your heart’s set on it.
Why did those 80’s super duties come with rear discs?
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because they had a prop brake and then allowed the brakes to cool better all around and not need to worry about integrating a park brake
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