5 lug /axle question

gungfusemaj

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• Jul 9, 2004

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Ok I know that the 7 spoke rims that they used on 93 cobra are 4 lug and that the thunderbird rims that look the same are 5 lug and there lug pattern are further apart than a 5 lug mustang axle would be, so they wouldn't fit even if I did the 5 lug conversion on a mustang.........However can you take the axle's from a TBird and put it in 5.0 or could you change out the whole rear end ....

 

trbkrb

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• Jul 9, 2004

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I was thinking the same thing a long while back....cheap Cobra look wheels! Until I found out the bolt circle is different. But anyway, the Tbirds with those wheels have the independent rear suspension, and will not fit the Mustang.

 

Mustang5L5

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• Jul 9, 2004

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The bolt pattern and back spacing are different on the T-bird.

Not to mention they are 15x7" wheels. They would look kinda silly.

 

gungfusemaj

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Ok Thanks Just wishing I guess.....................