Need rear brake backing plates for 2005 Sport Trac

[smalltownusa]

I'm looking for rear brake backing plates for a 2005 Sport Trac

 

[Lee's Automotive]

I'm looking for rear brake backing plates for a 2005 Sport Trac

Sadly, those parts are discontinued through ford and I'm not seeing an aftermarket replacement your best bet would be to go to a salvage yard near you and see if they have the parts you need.

 

[CDW6212R]

If those were still drum brakes, you should scrap them and swap to discs from a 2nd gen Explorer. The parts are not hard to replace if not corroded too badly(the hardware and brake lines). So used parts from the South should be fine to use.

 

[smalltownusa]

If those were still drum brakes, you should scrap them and swap to discs from a 2nd gen Explorer. The parts are not hard to replace if not corroded too badly(the hardware and brake lines). So used parts from the South should be fine to use.

I would love to swap them out. They are disc brakes all around right now, but the parking uses shoes. I'm not sure there is a way to update them configured as they are. If there is I'm all ears!

 

[CDW6212R]

Okay the late Sport Trac did have rear rotors, I'm not sure when they upgraded those. You can use the rear disc parts from the same model, or the prior models with rear discs. The backing plates may be the same going back to 1995 Explorers. I'm guessing your wore through the plate, I had that happen with my 93 rear drum brakes. I had the holes welded up and ground the surfaces back down to the original level, the brakes worked well after that.

 

[smalltownusa]

Okay the late Sport Trac did have rear rotors, I'm not sure when they upgraded those. You can use the rear disc parts from the same model, or the prior models with rear discs. The backing plates may be the same going back to 1995 Explorers. I'm guessing your wore through the plate, I had that happen with my 93 rear drum brakes. I had the holes welded up and ground the surfaces back down to the original level, the brakes worked well after that.

No wearing here just New England rust. I took my rusted backing plates and cleaned them up in an electrolysis bath. Besides being quite thin there are quite a few holes in them when held up to the light. Welding at this point isn't an option for me.
I'm not sure just how or if it's possible to change out the rear brakes to a newer style that does not have the old type shoes.

Sure is tying up my garage. I'm unable to move it because to get the backing plates off I've pulled the axels.

 

[CDW6212R]

Unfortunately all of the late Fords use a parking brake with a drum(linings) design, they are weaker than the old caliper style. I wish I knew of an easier upgrade, but those you have are very common from the 1995 Explorer through the first generation of the Sport Trac(they finally got those rear discs).

I have some spare Crown Vic brake parts, including the 2003-2011 rear brakes. I've placed them next to my 99 in the back, they would be great if they were easy to swap. The rotors are an inch larger, but still have the drum parking brake. But to adapt them, the backing plate would have to go on 90* from normal, due to the location of the parking brake cable. That would have to located to not interfere with the suspension(leaf springs perches and bolts). That'd mean drilling new holes in the backing plate, and welding a small bracket onto the rear housing to hold the cable going into the back of the brake backing plate. That's a bit of work to upgrade the rear brakes, I'm planning to try those on my Mark VII first.

 

[Lee's Automotive]

I'm looking for rear brake backing plates for a 2005 Sport Trac

I'm planning on going to the junkyard saturday to grab some parts for my explorer and ill look around and see if there is any sport tracs with those backing plates that are in good shape

 

[smalltownusa]

I'm planning on going to the junkyard saturday to grab some parts for my explorer and ill look around and see if there is any sport tracs with those backing plates that are in good shape

Thanks!

 

[Pete Deering]

I'm looking for rear brake backing plates for a 2005 Sport Trac

Try east coast gears

 

[smalltownusa]

Try east coast gears

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I looked and it is not compatible with the 2005 Sport trac. Sure wish it was!