Ford 8 " Disc brakes??

[Solarman]

Any one have a ford 8" with disc brakes? I have an axle and would like a cheap conversion?

[Citron]

My ford 8 in uses the MG axel tubes, so I will be running the stock MG Brakes.

Steve

[Anonymous User]

Google Currie Enterprises.

"Cheap" disc brake conversion - bwahahahaha!  

Seriously, your car looks great - why chintz on the brakes?

[Bill Young]

Be careful when making a conversion on the rear brakes that the fluid area isn't too large compared to the stock B cylinders, you could wind up with a "long" brake pedal trying to get the rear brakes to engage. I found this on my Midget when I installed a GM 10 bolt with drum brakes. Unless I keep the rear drums adjusted well the pedal travel can get pretty close to the floor. With discs there's no adjustment, so you might be looking for a larger master cylinder as well blowing the budget idea.

[Anonymous User]

Good point, Bill, if you know the sizes of the master cylinders and the caliper pistons in front, the manufacturer of the rear calipers should be able to recommend the appropriate size.  Wilwood has good technical support over the phone.

[Bill Young]

I did some surfing and found this article, might help you. http://www.ultrastang.com/Ultrainfo.asp?Page_ID=11

[MGBV8]

Great find, Bill !

[t.lay]

http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/all-ford-techboard/445297-explorer-rear-disc-brakes-8-rear.html

explorer rears will work on an 8" - should be cheap

[bplus]

Tom,
Any specific year explorers to look for?

[t.lay]

Look for 2nd generation explorer stuff - v8 versions had rear disks. Also, if you don't mind not having an e-brake there's a cheap conversion - speedway sells some weld-on caliper brackets for gm metric calipers (like an s-10 pickup's front calipers). Just need rotors with the right bolt pattern (5 on 4.5???) same diameter as the s-10. Should be able to convert for under $200. If you want an e-brake you can use caddy rear calipers. IIRC seville's calipers are what you want. There's a few tech write-ups on the classicbronco.com forum on converting ford 9" rears to discs. The axle tube ends on the 8" are the same as a ford 9".