15 in Wheels over 13 inch brakes

[steve price]

Just need to know if it is possible to put 15 inch wheels over 13 in brakes and if so what it might take to do. I have seen others with this set up i just need to know how. Thanks Steve

 

[speedytang]

I don't see how since a 13" rotor would be 15" top of the caliber and not even taking in the offset issue that has never been made in a 15" wheel to clear the caliber so high on the rim lip.

 

[steve price]

I was thinking about just moving the lip out further with a 2.25 in backspace , I have seen these same wheels on SVT's and was wondering how it was done? Maybe with a different caliper that sits closer to rotor, smaller piston maybe.Thanks anyhow Steve

 

[yomadmike]

Not in a million years. My brakes on my Cobra are 13" and stock rims were 17". You could barely get your finger between the caliper and the rim. Yes the rotor is 13", but the caliper has to go on top of the rotor so it ends up being roughly 15-16" of clearance needed.

 

[steve price]

I think I found a way ... 11 inch gt rotors and my cobra calipers ? This should work right? Let me know what you think please.. Steve

 

[speedytang]

No...lol
The caliper mounts to a bracket not to the rotor. lol
So now you have a caliper that is still 15" high and is only touching 1/2" or less of the rotor. Give it up.
Is this a Joke

 

[blackfang]

Yes 15" wheels will fit on the front of a Cobra. You need longer studs and a 30mm spacer. Many use these to run our Welds 15x3.5

 

[yomadmike]

Yes 15" wheels will fit on the front of a Cobra. You need longer studs and a 30mm spacer. Many use these to run our Welds 15x3.5

I'm not doubting you(I don't know it all by any means). Don't stang rims come with like 24mm backspacing? Assuming that is true wouldn't the backspacing be like 54mm, or the rims stick way out?

 

[speedytang]

The bigger problem is the Hub bearing assy on the 94-04 cars are weak and any additional stress angle on them you will be replacing them every 6 months at $150 a pop.

 

[blackfang]

I'm not doubting you(I don't know it all by any means). Don't stang rims come with like 24mm backspacing? Assuming that is true wouldn't the backspacing be like 54mm, or the rims stick way out?

I along with plenty of people use Weld Pro Stars on the front of their Cobras w/ stock brakes. Granted these are 15x3.5 wheels and the OP didn't say what wheels but 15" ones.