Mopar-Man
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I have a Dana 60 in my Duster I took on a trade for my 8 3/4. It has drum brakes that I want to convert to disc. I do not want to change my wheel offset significantly. Any suggestions on a kit?
Dana 60 disc brake conversion
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hotrod360andy
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I use wilwoods on mine. Quality is awesome!
As I understand it, the 8.75 and Dana will accept the same kit. If my understanding is correct, I would contact dodgedifferent2 for a set of his caliper adapters. You provide the Mustang rotors, calipers, etc from your local parts houses. I have his kit on my 8.75 and fits perfectly. As a side note, I found out 14 inch Magnum 500s have no problem clearing the 94-04 Mustang rotors. I have not checked a 14 inch Rallye wheel or a regular steel wheel. Obviously a 15 inch wheel will clear.
megajoltman
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Doctor Diff sells a nice rear brake kit.
All rear disk kits are going to increase the track width slightly, usually only a 1/4" to 5/16". A disk rotor is just thicker than the drums where they sit on the axle flanges, that's the difference and where the increase in offset comes from.
Dr Diff's kit lets you keep the OE style tapered bearings. If that's important you'd better check the other kits, because most require non adjustable green bearings.
Dr Diff's kit lets you keep the OE style tapered bearings. If that's important you'd better check the other kits, because most require non adjustable green bearings.
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As does the set-up I bought from dodgedifferent2. I believe the set-up from TSR allows it as well.
Which is why I said "most" and not "all". But you do have to be careful because not all the kits out there specifically say you can't use OE bearings, even those most of them require green bearings.
Cass is a class act, he's a great asset to the Mopar aftermarket. I've used a bunch of his stuff and all of it has worked exactly like it should, and he was always able to answer any questions I had quickly. So yeah, I always recommend his stuff over pretty much everything else out there because I know it works great and he's there to back it up with awesome customer service.
Mopar-Man
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Perfect. I got my wheels and tires and need 1/4" spacer to clear the leafs so this would kill two birds. I don't know what bearings I have? I am running 35 spline Yukon axles. They just bolted in.
Mopar-Man
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how much $$$. How thick is the hat?
72Dart6pack
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This is my Doc Diff rear brake kit on a 8.75 rear end if you wanna see what one looks like?
If they just bolted in then you've got green bearings. The OE tapered bearings have an adjuster on one side to adjust the end play. They also have to be packed with grease like standard wheel bearings. If you didn't make any adjustments or have to pack them with grease you've got green bearings, they're sealed and have no adjusters.
The Dr. Diff kits work with either style of bearing. I would imagine that the other kits that work with tapered bearings would too.
hotrod360andy
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Rear brakes were originally on my 8 3/4 rearend now they are on my Dana 60. They were bought years ago so prices have undoubtedly increased. Go to Wilwoods website to get the exact measurements and thicknesses of the brake hats.
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