So i was going to bleed my brakes today and bleed them in the specifc pattern. While doing this the brake bleeder valve broke. I tried drilling it out didnt have much luck. I plan on putting a 302 in it. I was originally thinking of converting to rear disc. My question to you guys is should i just get a whole new rear end for the 302 (since i heard i need a stronger one for the 302) along with one that already has rear disc and all that or is there more to it that i should know about? Anyways thanks in advance!
Where did it brake? on the rears? just replace the wheel cylinder, if that's what happened. Your 8" will be able to handle any power your going to throw at it, unless your building a high dollar engine.
X2, I'm not replacing the 8" until I get the turbo kit... right now, I beat the hell out of it with 300ft/lbs to the tires and I haven't had any problems yet. I don't run the really sticky tires, just normal street tires so you'll be fine with a mild 302 as a daily driver. ...anything less that 350ft/lbs of torque the 8" can handle if it's in decent shape, although I wouldn't drag race it with slicks while sidestepping the clutch at 4K...
well i only have the i6 rear end, does that mean i will have to get the 8"? cause im thinking instead of going through and buying the new wheel cylinder to just get a whole different rear end for when i drop the 302 in.
Hang on is you have a 75 if your car a 5 lug? If it is the 8" rear end is the same for both the I6 and the V8.
yeah i do! its a 75! so since i dont need to change out the rear end i should just buy the conversion to disc instead of putting the money to buy a new wheel cylinder right?
sweet! man thats awesome news! do you have any recommendations for a conversion kit or for that specific adapter i need? thanks a ton for the info so far!
Well im looking at doing the explorer disk brake swap but thats because im broke. There are allot of different kits out there that are good, if you want to go that route, you will just have to ask around.
currie has a few different kits that work well. http://www.currieenterprises.com/cestore/categoriesre.aspx?id=1044
Go to your local junk yard and get the rear disc setup off a ford explorer...Cost you less after replacing the rotors/pads than buying a 600.00 kit.
Here is a link to 71golds(Frank) tech article on his explorer disk brake swap like I said this is what I am planning on doing. http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=62914
oh alright yeah i was thinking about that too, anyways thanks for the awesome info i really appreciate it!
i actually found this kit and its really not a bad price especially since it includes all new parts, but it says small bearing, would that still work? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ford...rQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_500wt_1145
