8.8 vs. 7.5 - take a looksie
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8.8 vs. 7.5 - take a looksie
Here is the progress I made today, although it's not much. Dang neighbors kept coming by to see what in the heck I've been doing with all my parts and noise.
Take a look at the front links I was discussing earlier. I'm thinking of drilling holes in the frame to mount those link brackets.
Explorer leaf's bolted up to the frame:
Here's a pretty cool view of both the stock 7.5 axle and the Explorer's 8.8 leafs.
Check out the difference between the Explorer's shackle and the Ranger's. It came out 5-1/4 for the Ranger, and 6-1/4 for the Exploder.
Here's the front links and axle shock I was mentioning earlier...
Take a look at the front links I was discussing earlier. I'm thinking of drilling holes in the frame to mount those link brackets.
Explorer leaf's bolted up to the frame:
Here's a pretty cool view of both the stock 7.5 axle and the Explorer's 8.8 leafs.
Check out the difference between the Explorer's shackle and the Ranger's. It came out 5-1/4 for the Ranger, and 6-1/4 for the Exploder.
Here's the front links and axle shock I was mentioning earlier...
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Originally Posted by zabeard
nice man your coming along. are you keeping it spring under?
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Originally Posted by FORZDA
Not To HIjack - But is this basically the easiest way to get disc on the rears of our trucks? LOL Probably will not work on a Mazda though
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Originally Posted by bryanjints
Nice. What does the explorer springs do for you?
With the addition of the extra shock and the two links, it will be much more stable...along with having better traction due to the LS.
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Originally Posted by Needforspeed3685
The Explorer springs are quad leafs, while the Ranger's are only tri leafs.
With the addition of the extra shock and the two links, it will be much more stable...along with having better traction due to the LS.
With the addition of the extra shock and the two links, it will be much more stable...along with having better traction due to the LS.
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Originally Posted by FORZDA
Not To HIjack - But is this basically the easiest way to get disc on the rears of our trucks? LOL Probably will not work on a Mazda though
I've done 2 or 3 of each method. The SSBC setup takes all of 2 hrs max to do. The hardest part is the parking brake cables.
The exploder axle is cheaper if you can find the axle , thus its popularity.
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Yes that was a temporary lift to adjust the jack stands. I wouldn't dare crawl under that thing while it was on that wheel/jack. Especially without the rear bolted up, as it would surely crush me.
And the rear of the truck is very light now. I can lift it up off the jackstands from the bumper.
And the rear of the truck is very light now. I can lift it up off the jackstands from the bumper.
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