[tulabeast]

heres the deal im getting my five lug swap done and i was planning on useing the stuff from my 96 gt that i wrecked.I was told that the front rims will stick out a little cuz of the set up im useing which im fine with but how will it look.im putting 96 cobra wheels on it. any pics would help i just dont want to use that set up if its gonna look dumb. any thoughts im sure alot of people have done a five lug swap.

thanks again

ohh ya gotta lot of 96 gt convertible parts if anybody needs anything


put some random pics jsut so you wouldnt be bored reading this

[Aerocoupe]

Don't know where you heard that crap. I had all the brakes and ABS from a 96 car and use the 97 Cobra wheels...looks and fits great! I used the axles and all from the rear of the 96 into the rear end on my 93 Coupe and swapped over the spindles out on the front. I would suggest you replace your Fox ball joints and use a set from a 95 GT as you won't have to mess with the 0.330" stack of washers between the castle nut and the spindle to get it to bolt down right. The SN-95 ball joint fits in the Fox LCA just like the Fox ball joint. One other suggestion is CC plates if you do not have them as you will need them. I would also suggest a bump steer kit as you will need it as well.

I just did this again on the front of the car as the MM K-member and the MM LCA's were dropped as well. The LCA's already have the SN-95 style ball joints in them and it made the bolt up super easy.

Darren

[tulabeast]

Originally Posted by Aerocoupe

Don't know where you heard that crap. I had all the brakes and ABS from a 96 car and use the 97 Cobra wheels...looks and fits great! I used the axles and all from the rear of the 96 into the rear end on my 93 Coupe and swapped over the spindles out on the front. I would suggest you replace your Fox ball joints and use a set from a 95 GT as you won't have to mess with the 0.330" stack of washers between the castle nut and the spindle to get it to bolt down right. The SN-95 ball joint fits in the Fox LCA just like the Fox ball joint. One other suggestion is CC plates if you do not have them as you will need them. I would also suggest a bump steer kit as you will need it as well.

I just did this again on the front of the car as the MM K-member and the MM LCA's were dropped as well. The LCA's already have the SN-95 style ball joints in them and it made the bolt up super easy.

Darren

you have alot of information you must have a big ass brain.thanks alot though also did you have any issues with center caps thanks again

[Aerocoupe]

I just read a lot on the forums before I try anything as I hate to spend stupid money. Oh and I have the knack too...another fucking engineer. Anyhow here are a couple sites I think will help you out a lot as I got a ton of info from them myself:

Mustang Brake Conversion SN95Brakes.com

79-93 5 Lug Ford Fox Body Mustang Conversions

Using the SN95 setup you will have zero center cap problems. Where you run into the center cap problems is the old school Mrk VII rotor swap onto the stock Fox spindle. This will only clear a few rims but the 96 and 97 Cobra wheels will work as this is the route I went the first time...what a waste of money that was.

Darren

[2k4mk1]

Originally Posted by tulabeast

heres the deal im getting my five lug swap done and i was planning on useing the stuff from my 96 gt that i wrecked.I was told that the front rims will stick out a little cuz of the set up im useing which im fine with but how will it look.im putting 96 cobra wheels on it. any pics would help i just dont want to use that set up if its gonna look dumb. any thoughts im sure alot of people have done a five lug swap.

thanks again

ohh ya gotta lot of 96 gt convertible parts if anybody needs anything


put some random pics jsut so you wouldnt be bored reading this

I suggset to make the rear easy is swap the entire axle assy from the 96 in to the fox. I have a 98 COBRA rear aasle in my 85. It is a direct bolt in and you get rear disc brakes in the deal. I will run my 04 mach wheels as soon as I get new wheels for it in a couple weeks (hopefully) and I have stet fit um and it appears there will be 0 issues. Also Tonya (bluestangchick on here) has 03-04 MACH rims on her fox so I know they will work.

[thatdavidkid]

how much for your front spindels from your 96 vert? i'm doing a 5 lug swap as well. the 96 spindels throw off the alignment, but as was said above, w/ a bumpsteer kit and c/c kit, it can be corrected.

[Aerocoupe]

A complete axle swap is much easier but I had just gone through my rear end and installed new 3.73's, all the bearings, and reworked the trac-lok so I opted for just replacing the axles and such.

I have attached a picture of the front with the new K-Member, LCA's and new brakes. I did not have one with the rim on here at work so I will try and get you one later this evening with the 97 Cobra rim on the front.

Darren

[tollebuilt]

Originally Posted by tulabeast

put some random pics jsut so you wouldnt be bored reading this

Is that your Pit?