Going to rear discs

[RangerSVT]

So did you end up swapping a whole axle, or did you just install the brackets and brakes? I forget.

I'm interested because I just picked up an FX4 LII axle for my BII and I may want to go disc at some point.

Thats a 31 spline axle, the Explorer discs should bolt right on that axle...

SVT

 

[scotts90ranger]

5 years ago I swapped in a drum 8.8" to the Ranger, I just converted it to disc

 

[shortzt]

Just curious why not stay with the driver side drop brake line? Any reason for the cent drop

 

[adsm08]

Thats a 31 spline axle, the Explorer discs should bolt right on that axle...

SVT

Exactly. That's what I was thinking, but I wanted to be sure.

It needs new bearings and re-geared though.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Just curious why not stay with the driver side drop brake line? Any reason for the cent drop

The center of the axle in most offroad conditions is going to move much less than one particular side, the stock explorer soft line is extremely strange and the side that went from the spring perch to the frame was less than one foot long, the stock Ranger center drop line is longer and I already had a setup for that... I did not want to get a strange extended brake line made. One of my goals of this build is to not have strange one off wear items like brake lines or drive shafts or anything, it's worked well for me so far... I've had to adapt one side of things to get to that point but pretty much everything is off the shelf, front brake lines are off of a mid '90's Suburban, rear outer lines off of a '95+ Explorer passenger side, center off of any Ranger I think...

Ok, I don't remember if I asked earlier or of it was mentioned (been a long day, and my luck searching when my brain is done for the day is not good), I'm currently running the stock Ranger master cylinder, driving it to work today it won't lock up the tires but I'm running siped BFG MT's that are very sticky, would I gain anything by going to a '95+ Explorer master cylinder? Would that master cylinder bolt up to my setup?

Ever since I went to the 8.8 the rear brakes have been grabby, so this controllable thing is very nice , they seem to be working very well but I haven't been able to brake hard in long enough that I don't know how just the front brakes do...

 

[shortzt]

I just did an 8.8 swap and I kept it stock I had a f250 extension laying around I figured I would use I wasn't really thinking about the hole flex thing when I did mine

 

[PlumCrazy]

Scott. I would recommend going to the Explorer disc master, or any newer Ranger with 4 Wheel ABS. Its 1.0125 bore I think...

 

[RangerSVT]

Agreed, swap to the 95+ranger/explorer master. It will bolt up to the booster, but the fittings for the lines may be different...

SVT

 

[scotts90ranger]

Thanks, will do

 

[PlumCrazy]

I know on the Gen 1 B2 booster we had to put a small "dent" in the booster to clear the master reservoir. The newer booster can't be used unless you modify the firewall/pedal mounting holes.

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