Rear axle and brakes help!!!

[killer medic]

I have been comtemplating on whether I should buy a disc brake system or not. I plan on doing it in the future, but for now I can only afford a drum setup. To make a long story short, I bought a used rear end, which has no backing plates or hardware. I am trying to buy a rear drum brakes set, and I have found a few. My problem is that I do not know if they will fit. What do I need to measure? How do I measure it? How do I know if I have a "big" bearing, or a "small" bearing? Has anyone had any experience with the cheap ebay disc brakes setups I see? ANy suggestions? I only have $250 to spend for now. I do know that it is an 8" rearend from a 67 v8 mustang. Thanks guys!!!

 

[Edbert]

I took the drums off my 9-inch and replaced them with 12.25-inch Wilwoods. Because of that I have a set of 9-inch (probably the same as the 8s but I am not sure) drum brakes that are now sitting in my garage that I'll sell for cheap.

The large bearing rears were NEVER used on a Mustang, only trucks vans and Broncos got the large (possibly the full bodies like Galaxy too) bearing 9s. So if your 9 was a perfect fit on your stang it is a small bearing 9, which had the same flanges as the 8.

 

[emutt]

Possible Rear Disk Brake Setup

Killer Medic,

I'm sure others have come across this listing on ebay, but it sounds like it would be a nice option if the bidding doesn't skyrocket. Chances are it'll get past your $250.00 limit in the last hour of bidding, but you never know.

E-Bay rear disk package

Does anyone have any idea where this setup comes from? Is it off a regular production car (which could then be applied to an early Mustang), or is it an aftermarket part ($$$)?

 

[Mr_Merciless]

Go to Mustangs Plus or Cobra Automotive on the web.

 

[rpm1jrm7]

Stainless Steel Brake helped me with very similar questions. We had a modified axle, housing, mounts and drums and they and the local parts store helped me figure it out. I sent pictures with a tape measure in the background so they could see dimensions.