Caymen,
I never said that converting to rear disk was not possible, I said it wans not practical to change rear ends or try to take parts off of and Explorer with rear disks brakes. You did not do that...You purchased a conversion kit that had all the necessary parts to do the conversion...which is the right way to do it. So stop implying that I said it could not be done, when you know damed well that I was not talking about purchasing a disk brake conversion kit.
Chad,
I have probably spend more time under the hood of a car than you have been on this earth. I have probably done more engine swapt than you have ever dreamed of. You have no idea what you are talking about and it shows by your assumptions that any Ford V9 will bolt right into the Sport Trac engine compartment.
I am not saying that because nobody here has done it, that it can't be done. I am simply saying that if it has been done, why is there no evidence of it?? You claim it can be done as a simple bolt-in, yet cannot show me anyone who has done it. Again, if it had been done, someone here would have done it or posted pictures or a link to show were someone has done it...The simple fact is that it cannot be done as a simple bolt-in and is a lot more complicated and expensive than your little mind can even comprehend, so you just make it sound simple
The first 3-4 years this site exisited all everyone ever talked about was wanting a V8 in the Sport Trac. That's why the question was asked of the engineers at Ford during all the early national meets at Louisville, and we always got the same answer. "Because the V8's will not fit into the unmodified engine compartment of the Exploer Sport or Sport Trac" If it was a simple modification, Ford probably would have done it to sell more Sport Tracs, but it was not practical or cost effective for them to do that. That was the first time many of us ever knew that there was a difference between the Explorer Sport/Sport Trac and a regular Explorer.
I don't care if you are finsihed with this thread, I will still write my reply.
...Rich