Fox 5 lug disk swap

[wickedblkgt]

Looking for any tips/tricks, I will be using 94/95 spindles up front.

[diablo rojo]

AeroStar/Ranger axles in back.

[slowturbocar]

Aerostar/ranger/bronco II...and use the ranger rear drums cause there 9".

[garycrist]

KISS!
Disc brakes on the rear look cool but, drums are all you probably can ever use.
If you buy a kit that uses your stock spindles you will not have steering
issues (No bump steer kits and associated problems).

Get a "Cobra" break booster.

Wheel selection for the front must be considered too!

I did mine with all the scrounged up "low buck" sleaze bay way.
I chased all over you know where for some parts but then again
the sport of the hunt!

Good luck!
Lots of help here from some real pro peeps!

[wickedblkgt]

KISS!
Disc brakes on the rear look cool but, drums are all you probably can ever use.
If you buy a kit that uses your stock spindles you will not have steering
issues (No bump steer kits and associated problems).

Get a "Cobra" break booster.

Wheel selection for the front must be considered too!

I did mine with all the scrounged up "low buck" sleaze bay way.
I chased all over you know where for some parts but then again
the sport of the hunt!

Good luck!
Lots of help here from some real pro peeps!

What kits are you talking about? I was going to use 94/95 spindles with 03 Cobra calipers and 13in rotors.

[hawaii5.0]

Late model restoration has a lot on sale for $400 that includes everything.

[slowturbocar]

Late model restoration has a lot on sale for $400 that includes everything.

Be careful with that kit,your very limited on the wheels you can run up front because of the difference in hub diameter.

[hawaii5.0]

Be careful with that kit,your very limited on the wheels you can run up front because of the difference in hub diameter.

Gotcha

[bonnie&clyde]

I did the same thing, worked out fine for me, also used a 94/95 brake booster

I think u will have to get new brake hoses up front, I cant remember exactly, but I got them from autozone and they worked just fine

[garycrist]

As stated by others above it is one's wheel selection that determines what one does.
Some of the kits use stock rotors off Ford passenger cars (think Grenada). The problem
is the center hub is large so late model wheels (stock Cobra) will not fit.

Fords pricey M-2300-K was a few thousand dollars. It included everything required
to upgrade the brake system sans the lower control arms.

I did the early SN95 lowers too. It messes up the steering geometry so a bump steer
kit has to be added and a lot of adjusting to kind of band aid it to feel rightish.

[wickedblkgt]

Will 98-03 cobra brakes work on 94-95 hubs????

[slowturbocar]

Will 98-03 cobra brakes work on 94-95 hubs????

Yes any 94-04 13" (cobra/mach 1/bullitt) will bolt to any 94-04 spindle. You'll need the 13" calipers and mounting brackets but will bolt up just fine....

[TX21]

Did 94/95 Spindles with 03/04 cobra brakes on mine and left the rear drums. Used new axles from summit, new drums from O'reillys (turn them if you can even new they are not straight sometimes) new rear diff clutch kit since I had it apart, washers spacers on the front tie rod/spindle, removed quad shocks for the 285/35/18 rear tires. The alignment was so far off I could hardly drive the car over to the alignment lift 100' away. Set the toe and gone.

[wickedblkgt]

So if I wanted to upgrade the axles (31 spline) and leave the drums, I can???

[bird_dog0347]

Assuming you have the proper diff for 31 spline, proper length axles, and 5 lug drums I don't see why not.