a little help from the rear disc crowd please

[dan f.]

hey guys,

i've read on a fellow :: er's page that rear discs from a ford crown vic are a good swap for d35s, d44s. well i got the brackets from the junkyard ($25!) and will have the rotors, pads, calipers in about a week.

my question is regarding the bearing/seal/flange on the axle shaft. this is a d44 and i'm wondering if anyone can describe to me the issue w/ the flanges. supposedly you can use the retainer from a rubi d44 and it makes up for the extra thickness of the rotor. is this correct? my shafts need new bearings etc. so this would be a good time to do it.

if there's anything else i'm missing i'd appreciate a quick description or pics.

thanks a lot in advance,
dan f.

 

[RCP Phx]

That is based with ZJ brackets.You have to take your own measurements and have a spacer made to make up the difference

 

[dan f.]

oh i reaaly hope not.

supposedly they are the same, except that you don't need to enlarge the hole that the bearing assembly goes through which i guess you have to do with zj's?

thanks rcp phx,

keep em comin' guys,'

dan f.

 

[h.curtis]

I don't know about crown vic. I do know that the rubi works with ZJ. I just did this the other day and worked great. Never heard about the crown vic though.

Good luck,
Curt

 

[Ted Z]

If its anything, I found out that 95ZJ rear calipers interchange with my 97 exploder 8.8 calipers..... They are Identical!

 

[cbremer]

You have to... have a spacer made to make up the difference

Mopar PN# 1-05083678AA preclude the need to have spacers machined (and they're only about $3 a piece- you'll need 2 )

 

[sintax]

Mopar PN# 1-05083678AA preclude the need to have spacers machined (and they're only about $3 a piece- you'll need 2 )

They are not an exact fit for the XJ D44 axle. You will either need to oval out an axle flange hole, or oval out a hole on the bracket and retainer. You have to remember the XJ d44 is different then the rubi and tj and zj d44.

-Scott

 

[cbremer]

You will need to oval out an axle flange hole
-Scott

that's what I did

still cheaper than the $25 a piece I was quoted to machine some spacers

 

[dan f.]

thanks fellas,

cbremer, thats what i had in mind. glad there is an easy answer to this problem.

thanks again,
dan f.