Texan01
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- City, State
- Dallas, TX
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1995 Explorer XLT
Sounds easy right?
After getting the wrong pads at Autozone, I went to exchange them for the correct ones.. their catalog is wrong. Anyway we went all over the Ford 8.8 and rear disc combos to find the right pads and wind up calling it a 2005 instead of a 1995.
Pads looked right, took them home and took the car apart. Apparently 3rd gen rear pads are larger than 2nd gens, but will go on and use more of the rotor towards the hub.
So if you are needing more swept area on the rear, try 3rd gen parts.
The only downside is the clips that hold the pad into the caliper bore are small, but I recall that happening with 2nd pads as well.
After getting the wrong pads at Autozone, I went to exchange them for the correct ones.. their catalog is wrong. Anyway we went all over the Ford 8.8 and rear disc combos to find the right pads and wind up calling it a 2005 instead of a 1995.
Pads looked right, took them home and took the car apart. Apparently 3rd gen rear pads are larger than 2nd gens, but will go on and use more of the rotor towards the hub.
So if you are needing more swept area on the rear, try 3rd gen parts.
The only downside is the clips that hold the pad into the caliper bore are small, but I recall that happening with 2nd pads as well.