Help with Ford 9" and LS1 brakes

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Originally Posted by Rhino

I'm running these brakes on a 12 bolt with 9" flush mount ends. I wouldn't machine it out of the backing plate. Remember, this part was engineered to only attach the brakes. We're asking it do do even more in this situation since the C-clip rear it didn't do any axle retention. Machining out for the bearing will only leave the "retainer" weaker.

Another option to machining the caliper bracket would be cutting a spacer out of 1/8" plate. Quick, simple, cheap.

So basically what your saying is to use a 1/8" piece with a bore to match the housing ends (3.150, I believe?) before I slide the backing plate on? Won't that affect the spacing needed? The stock axles I have right now (for mockup only) are the 2-3/8" offset version. I believe I can get a different offset when I order my axles.