9 inch rear end
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anyways, an EB 9 inch are a good width but you wont get a 5-4.5 bolt pattern. you would have to get conversion spacers or run different bolt pattern rims. Why do you want to switch? are you breaking axles?
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well my problem is i might have a disk brake conversion kit for a 9" axle and so now what???SO my problem is do i not get this kit (KILLER DEAL!!!!) or not? or what do i need to do to get this to work on my 8.8 axle. my goal is to have disc brakes in the back with a LS dif. i know the explorer has all that but the deal i could get on these brakes r un real. besides the explorer axle is 1.5 inch wider than stock.
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A 9" will be wider than the exploder 8.8 most likely unless someone shortened it. even considering your killer deal it would probably be cheaper to do the ex 8.8 than a 9". you may get a good deal on the discs but you will still need to buy the axle and the LS. if you go the explorer route all you need to do is find a semi good deal and it has everything you said you wanted already on/in it.
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so maybe get the brakes then sell them and use the profit on exchanging axles and that would solve it but..... the whole 1.5 inch difference. what about if i have an 8.8 axle cant i change to a 31 spline and then go take the brakes off a explorer (forgive me if it sounds lik i am dumb) like ok take the internals of an explorer and the brakes then do the swap with out the actual whole assembly grrrrr this is getting frustrating
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95-01 doesnt matter. you could say that since a 2001 is newer is will have less wear but it could be quite opposite, depends on vehicle history...
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heres what i did. there was some grinding and welding involved, but total cost was 100 bucks.
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=64665
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=64665
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First and foremost, and I think you already know this, swapping to a 9" would be a lot of work and could entail a lot more work then you want.
If your goal is simply to get a rear axle with 31 spline axles and disc brakes, then an exploder axle is far and away the easiest and cheapest method.
Personally, I would never buy a brake kit from SSBC. Not saying they are bad (the kits look amazing), but they are just way over priced. You can find disc brake kits a bunch of different places and you can even make your own disc kit for fairly cheap like 04Edge did. Here's another writeup for disc brakes from rwenzing:
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=17512
It's not horrendously hard, but you'll probably have to put some work in to get it right.
If your goal is simply to get a rear axle with 31 spline axles and disc brakes, then an exploder axle is far and away the easiest and cheapest method.
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=17512
It's not horrendously hard, but you'll probably have to put some work in to get it right.
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a box bronco 9" is a completely bolt in rear....u are aware of this right, only thing needed is a relocation of a shock mount, but with a exploder 8.8 ud have to fab them anyways. given the option between the 2, id go with the 9", no c-clips to deal with, has a full removeable carrier, parts and availability for it is unmatched, and if u can find one from a 76-77 bronco there already 31 spline big bearing
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The only problem I see really going to a 9" is anti-lock rake compatability. I have a spring under 9" with disc brakes out of a lincoln versilles sittin it the shop. Its the right width, lug pattern, spring perch location (for lowered) and 31 spine axles. The only reason it isn't in my truck is the Antilock Brakes.
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this i can tell you, after it rains or first thing in the morning my rear brakes dont grab or lock up anymore!
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a box bronco 9" is a completely bolt in rear....u are aware of this right, only thing needed is a relocation of a shock mount, but with a exploder 8.8 ud have to fab them anyways. given the option between the 2, id go with the 9", no c-clips to deal with, has a full removeable carrier, parts and availability for it is unmatched, and if u can find one from a 76-77 bronco there already 31 spline big bearing
Also, don't forget in some Ranger's you have your speedo in the 8.8. Not sure what years that was in... but could be another issue to add to the pile.
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just a note....this is the ONLY 9" rear axle that im aware of that will "bolt in" to some degree, but it can be cheaper to bolt in the 9" becuase in reality it takes less fab work the installing a explorer 8.8 (u dont need to cut off and add new spring perches, u dont need to fabricate 2 new shock mounts)
Last edited by mhughes165; 06-23-2008 at 04:24 PM.
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