A 5 lug question

[rod87]

Fort those of you who have done a 5 lug conversion, which route did you take? Would it be easier to buy a kit from 50 resto or just get a donor sn95. I could get a donor car for cheaper but would it be better to just buy a kit. I've done some research but I cant decide, any help would be appreciated. Also what size brakes come on the sn95 cars? Thanks.

 

[wyominghotwheel]

not sure about brake sizes, but i would just purchase a kit myself. Everything will be brand new, not used.......hotwheels of turborides

 

[trbkrb]

IMO If you are going to take the time to do it, might as well UPGRADE the brakes with the later model 99+ SN95 dual piston V6 or GT brakes. The new 5 lug kit(usually just rotors), unless you go with one of the $$$ Baer, Cobra or other kits, will not do anything to improve the performance. The braking is noticiably better on my car, and I hope to make it even better with a simple Cobra front brake swap in the next few weeks.

As far as brake size, the 94-98 had single piston 66mm pistons, the 99+ base &GT had 44mm dual pistons all with 11" rotors. Of course the Cobras have 13" rotors with 38MM dual pistons (94-98) and 40mm (99+)

See Matt's page for more info if you haven't already:http://svo73mm.cjb.net

 

[mineralgsvt]

You can piece together your own kit and save some money.

I used new Bullitt Calipers front and rear, ranger length axles, North cobra brackets, 94 Mustang spindles, 93 Cobra MC..

And a side note.... I think my '89 stops better than my '01 Cobra!

Here's another site with great info... http://www.duggerracing.com/techtips/brakes/index1.shtml