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Wondering how many here have installed them (the ones with the parking brake) on a MOPAR REAR AXLE and if they ran into ANY issues at all? Whether it be during installation, or afterwards?

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I have done 2 on Dana's without any issues at all. if you have the tapered bearing make sure you install the bearing bracket with the lip towards the bearing. Just make sure your axles have a access hole or it will be a pain to put them on.
Actually I have never had a issue or even heard of any with wildwood stuff.

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Wondering how many here have installed them (the ones with the parking brake) on a MOPAR REAR AXLE and if they ran into ANY issues at all? Whether it be during installation, or afterwards?

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I have done 2 on Dana's without any issues at all. if you have the tapered bearing make sure you install the bearing bracket with the lip towards the bearing. Just make sure your axles have a access hole or it will be a pain to put them on.
Actually I have never had a issue or even heard of any with wildwood stuff.

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Wondering how many here have installed them (the ones with the parking brake) on a MOPAR REAR AXLE and if they ran into ANY issues at all? Whether it be during installation, or afterwards?

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I have done 2 on Dana's without any issues at all. if you have the tapered bearing make sure you install the bearing bracket with the lip towards the bearing. Just make sure your axles have a access hole or it will be a pain to put them on.
Actually I have never had a issue or even heard of any with wildwood stuff.

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I am running the green bearings. Have you installed some with green bearings before Bob?

I don't think my axles have an access hole on them which is another problem. Not sure how hard it is to get them drilled out and to what size the hole needs to be.

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Wilwood Mopar rear discs with drum parking brake will only install easily if...

1. You order the kit for 2.36" axle offset and SNAP-RING Green bearings

2. You have aftermarket axles, access holes in the flange, 1/2" SCREW-IN lug studs with narrow hex-heads and very thin washers

3. You remove the thurst block inside the differential

Otherwise, machining is required.

...Then, you are on your own for the parking brake cables.

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Does the hole in the axle flange need to be drilled by a machine shop or can I get the job done at home with the right bit?

Also, what exactly is a thrust block?

And when deciding which offset, do you just go to the closest offset you currently have, or does it matter if the offset is more or less then yours i.e. 2.36 or 2.5....which to choose from if your offset is somewhere in the middle?

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Does the hole in the axle flange need to be drilled by a machine shop or can I get the job done at home with the right bit?

Also, what exactly is a thrust block?

And when deciding which offset, do you just go to the closest offset you currently have, or does it matter if the offset is more or less then yours i.e. 2.36 or 2.5....which to choose from if your offset is somewhere in the middle?

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Does the hole in the axle flange need to be drilled by a machine shop or can I get the job done at home with the right bit?

Also, what exactly is a thrust block?

And when deciding which offset, do you just go to the closest offset you currently have, or does it matter if the offset is more or less then yours i.e. 2.36 or 2.5....which to choose from if your offset is somewhere in the middle?

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the block is in the center of stock style open end and posi units that the axles bottom out against. then the axle free play gets adjusted to keep the proper preload on the stock tapered bearing. Do you have a stock posi?

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Because Wilwood did not design any of their Mopar rear brakes correctly, you must use the kit advertised as 2.36", even though no Mopar axles were made with that offset.

If you order any kit advertised for use with "Mopar Performance Green bearings" or any other offset, you will really open a can of worms.

You can drill the axle flange with a hole-saw.

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When I ordered my S-60 from strange I made sure there was a hole in the axle flange to get to the retainer nuts. I had the Mosers that were in my 8 3/4 drilled at a local machine shop.

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Because Wilwood did not design any of their Mopar rear brakes correctly, you must use the kit advertised as 2.36", even though no Mopar axles were made with that offset.

If you order any kit advertised for use with "Mopar Performance Green bearings" or any other offset, you will really open a can of worms.

You can drill the axle flange with a hole-saw.

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Cass - Kudos to you for helping Mshred out with this - I think most of us recognise that you are technically in "opposition" to Wilwood with this stuff..and you are putting the hobby first ...above your own business in doing so.