TIL: Today I Learned...

[97RangerXLT]

on a related note, anybody want to see pics of my prostrate surgery from 2 years ago?

I can post up some photos from my last colonoscopy as well

 

[Fast Eddie]

Ahh yes, the good old 5.25” floppy disks… somewhere I have a pick of a 3.5” system restore floppy stuck to a fridge with a magnet, I’ll have to see if I can find it

Time to frame that baby as a museum piece

 

[Fast Eddie]

I can post up some photos from my last colonoscopy as well

That's ok, a hard pass on that one. Tanks anyway.

 

[Uncle Gump]

TIL...

The brake gods seriously don't want me to have finned Aerostar drums.

They arrived... they have fins... but they won't fit over the hub of the axle.

Where did I go wrong?

 

[Uncle Gump]

I wonder...

Did the aerostar have a 7.5 rear axle?

Is the axle hub smaller on a 7.5 vs am 8.8?

 

[sgtsandman]

I can post up some photos from my last colonoscopy as well

I think I may still have those laying around from when I had mine.

 

[Blmpkn]

Pfft quit talking about it and actually BE about it!


Let's see them dirtslides boys!

 

[racsan]

I would think a 4.0 areostar would be the 8.8 at least, years ago I got areostar spec drums for my ‘93 ranger 4.0/4x4. It of course was a 8.8 and the drums fit fine. If the center bore on the new drums is the only problem maybe it could be cut or machined out more. But I would think it would have to be a 8.8 axle if its a 10” drum, I dont recal the 7.5 being anything other than a 9” drum. (I could be wrong though)

 

[Uncle Gump]

I measured my 10 inch Ranger drums. Center hole is 2.800 inch.

I measured the 10 inch Aerostar drums. Center hole is 2.538 inch.

I ordered for a 94 Aerostar...

 

[97RangerXLT]

I wonder...

Did the aerostar have a 7.5 rear axle?

Is the axle hub smaller on a 7.5 vs am 8.8?

If I recall, a Ranger 8
8 has the same axles as a 7.5. The explorer 8.8 has bigger axles. Maybe the Aerostar has the same 31 spline 8.8?

But I was under the impression that a 10 inch Aerostar drum is a direct swap for a 10 inch Ranger 8.8...

AJ

 

[Uncle Gump]

If I recall, a Ranger 8
8 has the same axles as a 7.5. The explorer 8.8 has bigger axles. Maybe the Aerostar has the same 31 spline 8.8?

But I was under the impression that a 10 inch Aerostar drum is a direct swap for a 10 inch Ranger 8.8...

AJ

Me too...

 

[scotts90ranger]

I remember hearing something about the hub on the rear axle changing size sometime around your year range so maybe that's your issue, I have two Ranger 7.5" axles on hand and 4 Explorer 8.8 but they're all '00 or older so not really helpful...

 

[Uncle Gump]

I remember hearing something about the hub on the rear axle changing size sometime around your year range so maybe that's your issue, I have two Ranger 7.5" axles on hand and 4 Explorer 8.8 but they're all '00 or older so not really helpful...

Yeah... I'm not sure when they changed. But they did.

Son of a...

If I was in Michigan with my drill mill... I'd probably find the center and bore them to size. But I'm not... I don't think I could get them close enough with a die grinder.

 

[scotts90ranger]

You don't have any metal beavers handy? Dadgummit!

 

[Uncle Gump]

Looks like the axle hub changed for 98 on.

Soooooo...

TIL... Aerostar drums can kiss my big white ass.