I still need to do a bunch of research on this but wanted some opinions from y'all while I'm still searching and getting prices.

Before I get my gears installed I would like to swap out the rear and get rotors back there.

I have a 94 Explorer w/ 200,000 miles, drum brakes, sitting at my house right now. Do you think it would be better to try and find a newer Expo axle with rotors or convert the Expo axle I have to rotors? What about the price difference?

Anyone have experience with this same issue? Thanks.

 

I really think it would be worth it finding an axle with disc brakes

 

I think that may be the way to go. I've been looking on Rockauto and it's starting to get expensive!!

 

go to a junkyard! even the crappy junkyards where i live have expo axles with the disc brakes. Most decent ones Ive seen are around $300 or so with decent mileage (<100k) I was gonna do this mod, but its on hold for now

 

Why not go with a 9"? The way you beat on your truck might as well go with something strong.

 

You can rob the brakes from a 95+ expo and put 'em on the 94 and older expo axles....Direct swap. Junkyard should run ya like $50. OR shoot...maybe an axle at your local yard runs like $150, i'd just start new and you'll maybe get a low mile unit too. You'd be like me....but i'm using a Fx4L2 31spline drum and converting to Expo discs.

 

Aren't the older (pre 95') Expo axles 28 spline?

 

no they were 31 spline even back in 91, that was the rear expo axle I ran for a while

 

apparently the explorers discs will swap over to the 9".

 

I see, I always thought they were 28. Good to know.

 

I've thought about it. But I know nothing about them and I've got stuff for the 8.8 already. I could probably swap out the 8.8 stuff for some 9" gears if I needed to. I need to do more research.

That's interesting!!

I might go to the junkyard this weekend and do some price checking.

 

I got my complete axle assm. (rotors, pads, calipers, ect) for $250.

 

i got a complete brake to brake 95+ expo for a whopping $65! gotta love half off holiday weekends and the u-pull-it yard!