Disc brakes in the rear

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  1. seth

    seth Member

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    Well today i bought a 8 inch axel from a maverick in a junk yard with a 5x51/2 bolt pattern and am thinking of putting disc brakes on it from an 96 explorer my question is, is this possible?

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    search the tech articles for the rear disc swap that 71gold installed..... and yes, it's very possible. BTW, you will have a 5x4 1/2 pattern. the 5x5 1/5 is the truck pattern and wasnt used on the 8" differentials to the best of my knowledge
     
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    Could have a rear end out of a early Bronco under it. It may be a 9"
     
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