smallfoot
He's rockin' the "Nuttin Special"!
OK guys, I'm going to hit ya'll up for the real deal. I've been researching info on a rearend/brake swap. Unfortunately, most everything I see is upgrading from drums to disc brake. I'm going the other way unless somebody tells me different. The rearend in my build was a 1995 stock 2wd 7.5 s10 rearend with drums. I put all new brake parts in this when I put it in the truck. I found a 2002 s10 blazer 2wd rearend with disc brakes, locking rear, and 3:42 gears. My question is: can I swap my drum stuff onto this newer disc rearend. Like I said, most info is covering going the other way so it's got me somewhat confused. Looks like all mods done on the swap going the other way has to do with the disc rears fitting to the older drum axle setups due to the ebrake differences. That should mean going this way would not require the mods. Axle assembly widths are the same....54.7" wms to wms. The only reason I don't just swap it out completely is the idea that I might not have the hydraulics to operate discs and the question of how that setup would work with drum front and disc rear. I've always heard the front should do most of the work for stability during hard braking. I do have an adjustable proportioning valve where I can control pressure to the rear circuit. I'm just wondering if I can make the total swap and get things right enough for good braking. My other concern is I have all new parts in the drum rear. Drums, wheel cylinders, shoes,...etc placed new when I put this rearend in. The rotors and pads need replacing on this disc rear but that's not really a problem if this setup would work. Anybody have experience going backwards on this...???[S