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I have seen the Mustang Kit and kits that are called out as Explorer Parts but as always too pricey.
Ford Explorer Kit looks similar to a Mustang kit, maybe the same parts but different names.
Parts availability, the explorer kit sounds good but as Ford always does they drop parts that aren't making money and then the people that own the older trucks are left out, just short of that first down.
Again thanks for writing this, I will do some investigation and give the swap a try.
Mustangs and Explorers have completely different setups and are not interchangeable. Mustang parts will swap onto Rangers with 28 spline rear ends with some modifications, however they will not work with 31 splines.
Mustangs use the brake pads used for normal braking as the parking brake as well with the parking brake cable attaching to the caliper. Explorers us the caliper mounting bracket as a mount for the drum brake setup that is the parking brake, and the cable attaches to the rear of the bracket.
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