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Rear axle conversion brake question


Danger4banger

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Hey guys, first post here, hopefully I put this in the right section. So I have a 2004 ranger. Single cab short bed, 2wd. I'm going to be lifting it and putting 35s on it for winter. I'm searching on Craigslist and I came across an 8.8 with disc brake rear for the truck. My question is how do I go about making the disc brake setup work on my existing drum brake setup?
 


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For 04 it should just be hooking up lines and parking cables.
 
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proz07 said:
Yes, that easy. do a little research dont expect a spoon feeding of info.... yes an lsx will work with a lot of mods.

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I couldn't find any clear info on it, sorry.
 
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If the axle you are looking at is anything like the one on the 2011, I would stick with drums. Drum shoes and drums are less prone to rust issues, so lasts longer between parts changes. They don’t perform any better than drums on our trucks anyway in my opinion.


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