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donald1950 · 10-26-2019, 08:45 PM

i have used an 8" from a maverick but it MUST be a maverick with front drum brakes. used an angle grinder to remove the spring perches and then installed and centered the housing and slid the perches on and used the "U" bolts to hold everything in place. you will need a driveshaft made and when thee shop makes that they can set the pinion angle and weld the spring perches in place. you will need to use the maverick backing plate and drums but all the rest of the 50 brake parts will fit. a bit time consuming but worth it. and there are plenty of gear ratios avalable for that 8". no one makes ring and pinions for the 50 differential.

10-26-2019, 08:45 PM	#3
donald1950 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: san antonio, texas Posts: 461	Re: 50 Car Differential Question i have used an 8" from a maverick but it MUST be a maverick with front drum brakes. used an angle grinder to remove the spring perches and then installed and centered the housing and slid the perches on and used the "U" bolts to hold everything in place. you will need a driveshaft made and when thee shop makes that they can set the pinion angle and weld the spring perches in place. you will need to use the maverick backing plate and drums but all the rest of the 50 brake parts will fit. a bit time consuming but worth it. and there are plenty of gear ratios avalable for that 8". no one makes ring and pinions for the 50 differential.