nobogez07 Doug Brown Webster, South Dakota (58 posts) Registered: 12/11/2012 05:38PM Main British Car: 1971 Mk II MGB coupe 1992 302 Ford H.O. EFI |
MG disks on a Ford 8.8
I'm curious if anyone has used their front MG disks on a Ford 8.8?
Is there issues with the mounting pattern? I am getting close to sending my 8.8 out to get cut and will use Moser for the new axles. Is there anything I should know before I start moving forward? Silly me!! I'm just trying to not have to do things twice or three times!!! |
BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: MG disks on a Ford 8.8
Doug, the rotors won't work because the bolt pattern is too small. They bolt to the back side of the front hub. The calipers are rather heavy, you can do better. They also have too much piston area. Also no provision for an e-brake.
Jim |
nobogez07 Doug Brown Webster, South Dakota (58 posts) Registered: 12/11/2012 05:38PM Main British Car: 1971 Mk II MGB coupe 1992 302 Ford H.O. EFI |
Re: MG disks on a Ford 8.8
Thanks Jim!!
I was affraid that was the case when looking at it but rather than guess I figured someone must of had the same idea in the past! It was worth a try!! Doug |
rkas3882 randy kassed (84 posts) Registered: 05/30/2010 09:14AM Main British Car: 1973 mgb gt rover 3.5 |
Re: MG disks on a Ford 8.8
Doug, you are shortening an 8.8 already I take it? Youll have to order custom axles anyway.....I had my 8.8 shortened and bought moser custom axles and I am using nissan 240sx rotors which have the same bolt pattern as the mgb.
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I have an place near me that will narrow your Ford 9" axles and housing for a flat rate but the splines are ground. Some folks have told me that this method of splining isnt good for a ton of power, does anyone else know the truth about the durability of cut splines?
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: MG disks on a Ford 8.8
In an MGB? Since a 9" is massive overkill you should have no worries.
Jim |
Re: MG disks on a Ford 8.8
Thats what I thought too. I have a variety of stock 9"s laying around, some truck and some car and I thought this is probably the least expensive route for me to get the gear ratio I want. I could get on of the axles I have narrowed and buy a gear set for less than the 650 it costs to replace the gears in the stock axle, which is what I'd prefer but I just can see paying that much for just the gears.
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: MG disks on a Ford 8.8
True. But check the fit, that 9" might be kinda tight.
I like the Dana-44 for size, weight, efficiency, cost and parts with the bigger engines, or the later 8-1/2" 10 bolt GM. But the 8" Ford is also a good choice, if a bit less efficient and not as strong. If you can find an old mail Jeep that axle is nearly perfect. Jim |
nobogez07 Doug Brown Webster, South Dakota (58 posts) Registered: 12/11/2012 05:38PM Main British Car: 1971 Mk II MGB coupe 1992 302 Ford H.O. EFI |
Re: MG disks on a Ford 8.8
I've got a 8.8 that needs rear brakes. I'm just trying to get an idea of what might work.
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: MG disks on a Ford 8.8
One thing you might look at is the Speedway catalog. They have some reasonable prices on stuff like light weight rotors.
Jim |
mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2461 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
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ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302 |
Re: MG disks on a Ford 8.8
Quote: That is interesting info - wonder how one switches from rear drums to 12" vented discs without some expected change to the hydraulic circuit valving....especially in a light rear chassis like a Ranger. Seems to work for this chap tho' |
mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2461 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
Re: MG disks on a Ford 8.8
He did the large Cobra front discs also, I don't know if he changed the master.
[www.fordrangerforum.com] Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/02/2013 11:36AM by mgb260. |
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: MG disks on a Ford 8.8
Don't really think anyone here needs 12" rotors on the front either.
Jim |
Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4576 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
Re: MG disks on a Ford 8.8
As if the rear of that guy's Ranger needs 12" vented rotors! The conversion is pretty interesting nonetheless. It left me wondering about ABS. Seems like the Ranger would really benefit... That extra hole in the bracket is an ABS sensor mount, isn't it? I expected trigger-wheel bumps would be cast into the back side of the brake rotors, but apparently not.
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mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2461 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
Re: MG disks on a Ford 8.8
Hey, It does make the 7.5/8.8 look cool though! You can use the standard Mustang bracket and 10 1/2" solid rotor,same principle.
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nobogez07 Doug Brown Webster, South Dakota (58 posts) Registered: 12/11/2012 05:38PM Main British Car: 1971 Mk II MGB coupe 1992 302 Ford H.O. EFI |
Re: MG disks on a Ford 8.8
So the jist of it is to find a Nissan 240 X and get the rear disk brakes off of it?
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