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Can I do an 8.25 and disc brake conversion if I currently have a D35/ABS?

Old 02-02-2012, 09:05 AM
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I want a better axle and brakes, is it possible with an 01 sporting ABS and a D35? Thanks
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Completley different. Ditch the ABS and install the 8.25.
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No, not directly.
The 8.25" shafts do not have the tone rings required by the ABS system.

There's a guy on NAXJA that did a homebrew 8.25" ABS using a tone ring on the carrier. I don't have a link so you'll need to do a search over there for it.
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Since I am only running 30s and maybe 31s soon and don't do any rock crawling, Should I just rebuild the drums and keep the D35 then? Removing the ABS sounds like a PITA from what I have read.
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Or is it just a matter of not connecting the ABS and leaving everything there?
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