5 lug to run tri-bars

[billison]

i might try to get a set of tri-bars for my car, can i do just the rotor swap upfront? thanks

 

[bubba-dough]

Yes they don't require the spindle change.

 

[billison]

One more question, my car is a 85, if i get the brakes off a 87 up mustang, it'll be a upgrade right?

 

[iwashmycar]

I think its an upgrade....dont the 85 have 10" and the 87+ 11".

anyway i just used the 50resto kit for my 5-lug and run tri-bars and the 16" waffles

 

[billison]

so if i wanted to do a real basic job and a major budget, I need the 5 lug rear axles, if i can't find a set i can get the ones from a ranger. What drums do i use? like from what car for the rear? and what rotors do i get? from a mark right? thanks

 

[billison]

also, will you post pics of your car with the tri-bars?

 

[iwashmycar]

ya the mark rotors....ranger/aerostar axles (i beleive BOTH have to be drivers side), and i think the ranger drums.....I just bought the whole kit from 50 resto because i came with all NEW parts, oil, all the bearings and seals, and some directions if ya need em.

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heres when i had 275's all the way around for a while....ya i drove like a grandma with em on lol (also had the camera set wrong)

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[billison]

the tri-bars are 17's right?

So i think I have a new thing on my list, not till after the new year though

I'll get the 2 ranger axles, and ranger drums

and I'll get the mark rotors for upfront and i'll get the newer calipers off a 87 up

and the tribars, i think it'll be a little bit of a upgrade and give it awsome rims, but i have to see how the end of the year goes first

 

[2000xp8]

It's funny, the tri bars look so much better on a fox than they do on a sn95.

 

[SmockDoiley]

The 85 spindle is different than the 87+, and you will need the whole spindle from an 87+ GT, only the v8 spindles will work. And since the 87+ GT spindle is a thinner casting you will need to change the struts too unless you modify the strut bolt holes. Also, you can run longer studs and a 7/8th spacer to run any rim you want. It looks and drives fine and actually pushes the tire away so you dont rub with lowered mustangs. I ran 99 Cobra rims and I could use the center cap and everything, and I had 87 spindles and 5-lug rotors. It did not stick out far.

 

[billison]

well i think the whole stock set up can be had cheaply, i'll just find someone who is doing the 5 lug swap and get the stock parts, or i'm sure i can get them easily, if i run the mark rotors do i have to do the 87+upgrade?

 

[RBRANDX]

I HAVE A SET OF 87UP SPINDLES FOR YOUR 85 IF YOU NEED THEM....LET ME KNOW.

 

[iwashmycar]

just make sure you use PM's because then this thread will be closed and nobody will see my car hahaha

 

[SmockDoiley]

you have to have the spindles to use the rotors

 

[billison]

If i can get the spindles for cheap i'll use the rotors, if not untill i can do the swap i found i can use ranger rotors with my 85 setup

 

[Mustang5L5]

You'll need the spindles, caliper and brake lines in addition to the Mark 7 rotors.

Also, you should upgrade your single diaphram booster to the 87+ V8 dual diaphram booster. It's a little stronger

 

[billison]

if i get the 87+ booster, is it just a bolt up deal? and I might be getting another 4 banger parts car, could anything from a 4 banger be used to upgrade my 85? i don't think it will

 

[Mustang5L5]

Nope, 4-bangers use the same brakes as the 79-86 cars.


Booster is a direct swap

 

[billison]

That's what i thought, i'll part it out for money and get the parts needed

 

[billison]

Any one know the offset of the tri-bars?