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Technical => Suspension/Steering => Topic started by: 1WLD BRD on November 10, 2007, 03:30:15 AM

Title: found a little tidbit for 5lug conversion
Post by: 1WLD BRD on November 10, 2007, 03:30:15 AM
on '88 XR-7s with 10 inch drums.....  if you wish to keep the drum brakes.....

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The axles are all the same so they can be mix-matched (i.e. - one driver's side axle from a Ranger and one passenger side axle from an Aerostar).
You can use the brake drums from either side of the above listed vehicles but make sure that they are 9" drums. The 4.0L Rangers came with an 8.8" rear end with 10" drums
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Title: found a little tidbit for 5lug conversion
Post by: gumby on November 10, 2007, 08:27:41 AM
someone will probly correct my numbers, BUT fox 10" brakes are 2"(IIRC) and the rangers are 2.5"
or maybe it was 1.5" and 2".....

either way, they dont match.

the 10" guys are kinda up a creek as no off the shelf 5lug drum matches up.

the best theory i have come up with for 10" drum conversions is using the full ranger backin plate, guts, and drums along with the proper axles. it must be noted that this setup would narrow the rear track to mustang width. i also havent tried it, so dont know for sure it would actually work.
Title: found a little tidbit for 5lug conversion
Post by: 1WLD BRD on November 10, 2007, 08:38:27 AM
yeah your right, I remembered that after I shut off the comp and layed down......  .  the mustang track doesnt really bother me, it is the brake issue, which as you just stated, you should be able the use the full ranger ......
Title: found a little tidbit for 5lug conversion
Post by: EricCoolCats on November 10, 2007, 09:53:43 AM
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the 10" guys are kinda up a creek as no off the shelf 5lug drum matches up.

One could always drill the 5-lug pattern into the stock 10" drums... ;)
Title: found a little tidbit for 5lug conversion
Post by: Drewstang on November 10, 2007, 10:53:34 AM
7.5" and 8.8" axles are the same. You could grab the whole rear end from a V6 Mustang and pull the axles, caliper brackets, and moan brackets and bolt it right up to an 8.8 rear.
Title: found a little tidbit for 5lug conversion
Post by: gumby on November 10, 2007, 12:39:09 PM
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You could grab the whole rear end from a V6 Mustang and pull the axles, caliper brackets, and moan brackets and bolt it right up to an 8.8 rear.
does not equal
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if you wish to keep the drum brakes.....




Quote from: EricCoolCats;186917
One could always drill the 5-lug pattern into the stock 10" drums... ;)
that might be an option w/sn95 axles. thats why i said "kinda" and "off the shelf" :p
Title: found a little tidbit for 5lug conversion
Post by: 1WLD BRD on November 10, 2007, 02:05:59 PM
yeah hell, if you want disc's, it is FAR easier and faster, to just swap out the entire rearend. (which is what I will be doing soon)
Title: found a little tidbit for 5lug conversion
Post by: Drewstang on November 10, 2007, 04:51:46 PM
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does not equal


Thanks Dr Obvious. Next time I try to help I'll keep my comments to myself.
Title: found a little tidbit for 5lug conversion
Post by: gumby on November 10, 2007, 07:26:03 PM
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Thanks


no problem :evilgrin:
Title: found a little tidbit for 5lug conversion
Post by: Tbird232ci on November 11, 2007, 08:30:04 AM
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Thanks Dr Obvious. Next time I try to help I'll keep my comments to myself.

Jump into a thread discussing drum brakes and talk about disk brakes, then call someone Dr Obvious when they point out that youre in a drum brake thread...I love this place.
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