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ill advised

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I plan on looking for used Aerostar/Ranger axles. However, I read that the SN95 axles, which are 3/4" longer on each side, can be used. Will they work with a drum setup or only a rear disc setup? I want to use these axles to bring the rear wheels out a bit. FYI, I'm going with 17x8" AFS 03 Cobra wheels w/5.06" backspace. The front will be stock brake assembly with replacement 5-lug Powerslot rotors.

Can I use the sn95 axles with drums and does anyone forsee problems with these wheels fitting up front?
 

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Why would you want to do drums in the rear when you could just go ahead and do discs?
 

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I'm not interested in doing rear discs.
 

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I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think that you can use SN95 axles with drums. All SN95's are disk and use a caliper bracket with an offset to line the rotor and caliper up, using drums with sn95 axles would move the drum out 3/4" so it wouldn't be making much contact with the brake shoes.
 

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Thanks LilRed, that makes sense. I began to wonder about that after giving it some more thought.
 
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