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Not to do SHIT the way Wildman does...
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Not to do SHIT the way Wildman does...
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It will be interesting to get some first hand feedback on those calipers.Well I checked my ARB before I'd put the cover on. And realized that I can't use the fancy cover I'd bought because of where the air line for the ARB comes out. And when I checked the ARB I found out I had a air leak....I'd tried to use the square 0-rings and had lubed them up good but I still ended up cutting one of them. So I had to pull the carrier back out.
This FUCKING AXLE hates me... It has fought me every step.
So then I started on the new brakes for the rear. This axle came with Explorer brakes which IMO are too small for anything over 35" tires. So I'd decided to buy the Cadillac Eldorado calipers with the built in parking brake from Ruff Stuff and got their brackets also.
So I watched some video's on How To and read some install instructions and went and tackled it.
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I'm using the same vented style rotor as what is on the front of the Jeep.
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Actually wasn't that hard. I'll do the other side tomorrow and work on the soft like routing.
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Hang in there, Dude. The axle doesn't hate you, it's just testing you a bit.
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After a lot of the reading I did I wonder if the people who had complaints didn't setup the brakes correctly. So I'll be the ginny pig on them for this group.
Well it's tested me alright.
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The first step if defeating your enemies is identifying the foe and that axle ain't no friend of wildman.
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Yep the third time wasn't the charm. But I've setup these gears myself this time so if it blows again it's getting retired. Or moved to the front.
I'm stubborn and don't give up easy...
As someone who used to have to tell people how to make them work I can tell you they take a serious amount of patience to get the parking mechanism to work well.
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Well I've got the writeup that Ruff Stuff has on their website and I've read some other articles on the subject so I'm willing to TRY. I could never get the hat parking brake to work in the Explorer brakes so if these don't work I ain't any worse off. My last choice will be to install a line lock on the rear brake lines.
Make sure you have the correct pads first thing.
Biggest thing is to make sure you have the actual D122 and not D52 boxed as D122 and follow the adjustment procedure to the T.
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https://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/R2262-A.html
They come loaded with brake pads. I'll look at them tomorrow and see if I can find any markings on them. Won't Assume that this is what they included.
Still got to figure out how I'm going to activate them too. Been looking at the electric parking brake option but they are proud of them.
https://www.estopp.com/product-page/e-stopp-standard-kit
This picture concerns me, looks like you have a full float rotor on a semi float axle. Drums or rotors are hubcentric for a reason.
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Yes the correct rotors are coming. I was just using those for mockup to get this part done.
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While I agree with what Lou posted I had looked at what Ruff Stuff recommended for their rear disc brake brackets before I'd done this. And Right or Wrong the rotor part number that they suggest you use is a Ford Bronco front rotor since disc brakes were never offered back then on the rear of a truck with a 9" axle.
NB 4885611 Premium Rotor
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NB_4885611
But I'd done some searching and found a kit offered by Speedway
https://www.speedwaymotors.com/5568BP-Replacement-Rotors-for-Ford-9-Inch-Disc-Brake-Kit,370580.html
So I'd rolled the dice and ordered these rotors on the chance they fit better? So once they arrive we'll see if it was worth the hassle to order them or not.
NB 4885611 Premium Rotor
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NB_4885611
But I'd done some searching and found a kit offered by Speedway
https://www.speedwaymotors.com/5568BP-Replacement-Rotors-for-Ford-9-Inch-Disc-Brake-Kit,370580.html
So I'd rolled the dice and ordered these rotors on the chance they fit better? So once they arrive we'll see if it was worth the hassle to order them or not.
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OK got the other bracket installed.
First step is install the bearing retainer plate.
Then set the rotor and caliper on.
Remove the banjo bolt and using a rubber tip air nozzle put air into the caliper to center the brake pads.
Then tack the bracket in place.
Then take it back apart.
Then burn the bracket on.
And wait for everything to cool back off before reassembling the axle and brakes.
First step is install the bearing retainer plate.
Then set the rotor and caliper on.
Remove the banjo bolt and using a rubber tip air nozzle put air into the caliper to center the brake pads.
Then tack the bracket in place.
Then take it back apart.
Then burn the bracket on.
And wait for everything to cool back off before reassembling the axle and brakes.
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The rear axle now has brakes installed. I'll figure out the hard line routing later.
Also got the new tailgate hinges. They were a open box deal and my stock ones are terrible.
And then something I noticed about the new ARB air collar is that the new line is a lot smaller and softer than the original line.
Also got the new tailgate hinges. They were a open box deal and my stock ones are terrible.
And then something I noticed about the new ARB air collar is that the new line is a lot smaller and softer than the original line.
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Well let me tell you that tubing from the old air collar is stout .
No I got the brackets from Ruff Stuff Specialties. They are nice.
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Not a lot to take pictures of today. Didn't get a lot done in some ways but I'd had a shitty night and didn't sleep much. The pinched nerves in my back were acting up BAD.
Got the rear axle back under the Jeep.
Still got to get the axle centered under the Jeep but I threw a tire & wheel on and clamped the anti-rock in place. Then I put an arm on and started to mess around with them.
I've got the arm bent but need to flex it some more and get the links mocked up so I can see what's hitting and where I might need to tweak things a bit more.
Got the rear axle back under the Jeep.
Still got to get the axle centered under the Jeep but I threw a tire & wheel on and clamped the anti-rock in place. Then I put an arm on and started to mess around with them.
I've got the arm bent but need to flex it some more and get the links mocked up so I can see what's hitting and where I might need to tweak things a bit more.