5 Lug Swap For 93 Cobra?

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Those are the spindles that you want. Have you seen this?

http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-for...5-lug-brake-conversion-upgrade-thread.801400/

 

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Noobz347 said:

Those are the spindles that you want. Have you seen this?

http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-for...5-lug-brake-conversion-upgrade-thread.801400/

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Thanks. Some good info in there. Should be doable.

 

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This should be helpful as well. You might want to bookmark this one:

http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/technical-thread-how-to-index.808661/

 

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Nothing from your current brake system is reusable. You are basically starting from scratch.

This is pretty much what you are in for.

http://www.fordracingparts.com/download/instructionsheets/FordInstShtM-2300-K.pdf

Budget $500-1000 for the entire swap depending on your mix of used and new parts....not including wheels.

 

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Mustang5L5 said:

Nothing from your current brake system is reusable. You are basically starting from scratch.

This is pretty much what you are in for.

http://www.fordracingparts.com/download/instructionsheets/FordInstShtM-2300-K.pdf

Budget $500-1000 for the entire swap depending on your mix of used and new parts....not including wheels.

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Bummer! I suppose I'll be going with the SCs then. At least until I'm done with college..

 

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I personally dislike 4 lugs on 5 stars.
It rarely if ever looks right. It's not blatantly obvious but there is always something about the spokes not lining up with the lugs that looks wrong.

 

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2000xp8 said:

I personally dislike 4 lugs on 5 stars.
It rarely if ever looks right. It's not blatantly obvious but there is always something about the spokes not lining up with the lugs that looks wrong.

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I kind of agree with you on that one. I do like the 5 lug setup better, I just don't think its worth the extra 500-1000 to have 4 extra lug nuts at least not on a college kid's budget

 

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91redFox said:

I kind of agree with you on that one. I do like the 5 lug setup better, I just don't think its worth the extra 500-1000 to have 4 extra lug nuts at least not on a college kid's budget

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IMO if this is a car you plan to keep, hold off, collect parts and do it all at once.
No you won't get the immediate gratification, but your patience will be rewarded by future proofing your setup.
Maybe not today and maybe not tomorrow, but one day you will want the newer brake setup.

If the car is just your transportation and not a keeper and you just want to change the look, get the 4 lug wheels.

 

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AGreed.

I gathered parts for 3-4 years before doing my 5-lug Cobra setup.

Was worth it in the end.