Finally got around to swapping out my rear on my truck. I had bought a explorer axle and was gonna do it that way but Pete (Gearhead299) found a level 2 axle and was nice enough to grab it up for me. Thanks man I owe you. So i just bolted the disc setup onto the L2 axle. So now I have a Torsen L/S and 4 wheel discs. I did this on my own, and its not a one person job. Good thing i had my gf's car to drive for a couple days while shes in wildwood. The ubolts and spring plates I got from Jeffs Bronco Graveyard for i think $60 shipped which was by far the cheapest i found, even local shops wanted $12 a piece for ubolts. The difference in braking is unreal! It makes a huge difference.

 

Awesome man! Cool dog haha, I wish mine would chill out with me when I'm workin on the truck. Looks great, I love that color!

 

what's with all ya'll getting L2 axles! Wish i can find one. I'm settlin' for a explorer.

Looks great man.

 

Look great man good work!

 

Looks awesome man! i just swapped in an exploder rear cause i never could find a lv2 for less than $500-$800. An i just learned somethin, i didnt know the rear disks could be swapped onto that

 

$800???? I paid just over $100 for the rear.......

 

Man thats awesome. I couldnt find one in a salvage yard for less than $500 and i called the guy who rebuilt my 3.0 and he said $800 with no internals. so i settled for the explorer with disks for $150

 

Looks good welcome to the Level II axle club HAHAHA

What all do you need from the explorer for the disc brake swap?

I paid 400 for my Level II axle and it only had 8,000 miles on it out of a 2006

 

I think you would need both backing plates, rotors, calipers, pads, rubber brake lines (that connect to the calipers), you would have to bend a newhard line going from caliper to caliper @ the rubber lines, the parking break cables, the whole parking brake system including the parking brake shoes, hardware, and the piece that the parking brake cable

I THINK thats what all you would need. IMO the explorer swap would be and cheaper(for those who do not have a LVII axle) to do due to already having most parts(esp that of the parking brake system) and maybe easier because i dont know if its a direct swap or not...you would have to ask the OP

 

looks good man, where is stillwater nj? im in spotswood, i figure if your any where near around my area i would recognize that truck, its sweet, oh and do you have the link to the u bolts on jeffs bronco graveyard? i didnt see it on there and i need them for my explorer rear swap

 

Jeffs Bronco Graveyard

These should work for you...

 

those are for a 3.25 axle? thanks for finding that, he said he got the plates too for $60 so i am gonna try to find that.

 

truck looks awsome! that rack n the front bumper rea;;y set that thing off imo

 

Those are the ubolts here are the plates i used
http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-...ates__pair.htm
Sorry I lied, I paid $65 shipped. But those ubolts made my stockers look like spaghetti.

Stillwater is in sussex county.....im in the NW corner of jersey

 

thanks bro, so i guess the explorer rear has the same size axle tubes as the full size bronco huh? where are you moving to? we gotta meet up and do some wheelin

 

not to jack your thread, but do you or anyone know if these will fit on my explorer rear? i found them under the same stuff you got your ubolts and plates http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-...__new_pair.htm