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5 lug mod on Stang rear .....

Reply #16
http://www.flemworld.com/Hto/hto.html

Click on 4 to 5 lug swap,

this site is awsome for all sorts of " fox " ideas, pretty sweet setup if yah ask me !!

not sure if the A-arms things from SN95's with work on the tbirds,

but i know you can make the fox 1" wider front and rear using SN-95 parts,

pretty sweet, and every one has a killer brake kit for em,


5 lug mod on Stang rear .....

Reply #18
Quote from: cougarpower51;173735
dude I dont know if this can help you but will this one fit our cougar or tbirds too thanks
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290155117908&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=019


Those things are a joke.  You can do the SN95 swap for a little bit more, and get better and new style brakes.  And for the rear, ranger axles are cheaper.

Also, the stock 05'+ rims are more expensive, and don't look as good as SN95 in my opinion.

5 lug mod on Stang rear .....

Reply #19
Quote from: cougarpower51;173735
dude I dont know if this can help you but will this one fit our cougar or tbirds too thanks
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290155117908&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=019
Hmmm, those are very similar to some I ran on the rear of my VW so I could put some Cragar mags on it.  My only beef with those is how much offset they add.  One of the studs was actually a lug bolt (VW's used bolts, not nuts) that had an eccentric to center the adapter.  That went into the drum first, then three bolts that were counter sunk through the adapter.  I still have those adapters, but I'm sure they wouldn't work on the 'Bird.  (or would they ......)  I since just bought wider wheels that fit, and got rid of the adapters.
 
Thanks for the link, though.
:birdsmily:
(X2) '86 Thunderbird, 3.8L CFI, C5 Tranny
 
'92 F-150, 5.0L EFI (SD), M5OD Tranny, 3.08 Dif
 
'70 VW Beetle, 1780cc, twin Solex 43's.

 

5 lug mod on Stang rear .....

Reply #20
Quote from: Chuck W;173146
You will have to measure that '85 7.5 rear housing to be certain.  It MAY be the wider one.  Vinnie ran into that recently.

The easy way is to look at the rotors. Axle shaft width stayed the same, but the actual backing plate-to-backing plate width increased. The two models have different rotors to account for the offset between the axle shaft  face and the backing plate.

1983-1985.5 Drum


1985.5-1988 Drum