cee21
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Looking at getting a explorer 8.8 with disc brakes. Out side the obvoius of changing spring perches, etc., any thing else like E-brake, brake booster, I should know about? Has anyone done this?
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Explorer 8.8 to 84 B2
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Its been done.
Parking cables can hook up axle to vehicle with the right coupler.
Brakes should be fine. I used the 95 Explorer master cylinder, non-ABS, non-cruise.
Parking cables can hook up axle to vehicle with the right coupler.
Brakes should be fine. I used the 95 Explorer master cylinder, non-ABS, non-cruise.
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On my Ranger, I'm running the stock master cylinder, works fantastic... I made a coupler for the parking brake cables, when you extract the axle from the junkyard grab the frame bracket for the parking brake cable on the axle end, mount that to the frame and adapt the ends together with something...
Oh, while you are at the junkyard, grab an extra passenger side brake hose from another Explorer, put that on the drivers side in place of it's T hose, get a Harbor Freight tubing flare kit and mount your stock rear brake hose to the Explorer axle and add the fittings from the old brake lines to make it work... it will allow for more suspension travel...
Oh, while you are at the junkyard, grab an extra passenger side brake hose from another Explorer, put that on the drivers side in place of it's T hose, get a Harbor Freight tubing flare kit and mount your stock rear brake hose to the Explorer axle and add the fittings from the old brake lines to make it work... it will allow for more suspension travel...
cee21
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Thanks guys. Axle is already out, guy is just selling the axle.
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