Re: JPOR: RE: junkyard full-floater

[John Nutter <jnutter@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I forgot to mention, the standard six bolt Dana 44 front spindle can be
turned down to fit into the bearing bore on a Scout II rear with no
extra material added. I'd use the '74-'76 Chev/FSJ spindles and F-150
hubs and rotors like the front has. 

John Nutter wrote:
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> I've been thinking about doing this one too. My thoughts are just about
> exactly the same a Chris's except that I'm going to use a Scout II rear
> end. *If* I decide to do it, I'd use the factory full time drive flanges
> - same thing Chris talked about. I think the 19 splines on the outer end
> of the shaft should be fine and the solid drive flanges should never
> break.
> 
> E- brakes are what's holding me up. I've been toying with the idea of
> actuating a single circuit master cylinder off of the ratcheting E-brake
> pedal. I'd need to run a second set of caliper on the rear then. There'd
> be no mechanical connection, but I'd feel OK considering this would be a
> full second hydraulic circuit with no tie in to the main. This is kind
> of an expensive option once all the parts are added up.
> 
> Has anybody tried the cheap ($25) hydraulic brake lock from JC Whitney?
> You apparently plumb it into the lines, a lot like a Mico lock. Instead
> of a lever on the dash it's a button on the floor. You press the brakes
> down and press the button with your other foot to lock it, and press the
> brakes again to unlock. This is an all-mechanical system.
> 
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