Rear disk conversion kit?

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Poconojoe

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You're better off using 98 and newer Blazer rear disc brakes. They're using the old style calipers, with the ratcheting E brakes. The newer Blazer setup uses and actual brake drum inside the rotor. They're setup uses a lot of shims to align their metal parts. The Blazer setup uses a single spacer between the cast iron abutment bracket and the axle housing mount.
 
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Poconojoe

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Teahead said:
Use the blazer caliper brackets?
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Just go to the yard and unbolt everything from the rear end at the yard and bolt it on the your rear end. You need to get a spacer to bolt between the Blazer brakes setup and your rear end. You can find the spacer on Ebay

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DaveP's Ghost

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If you can find a 98-up 4X4 Blazer rear axle, take the whole thing. There are several differences. The axle shaft is 3/16" longer. The mounting plate welded to the axle tube is in a different location. I used a complete axle. I had functioning park brakes with an hour work. There's a thread on here with the details.

I don't know about the spacer deal. This guy isn't going to do anything to his brakes anyway.
 
Teahead

Teahead

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Ya, I think I'm going to try to find an 8.5 from a 4x4 stickshift blazer, but that may be hard to find.

However, I don't know if the 8.5s come w/LSD or not. If not, forget it.
 
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