Advantages of 5-lug Conversion

[90GTFIVO]

I know a lot of people convert their Foxbodys to 5-lug. I have all my parts to begin my conversion, but now that I'm getting ready to do the swap, I'm wondering what are the real advantages of doing it... other than having a wider selection of wheel you can put on your car?

 

[clintjackson]

My reasons were not only to be able to use the wheels I wanted, but way better braking came with the deal.

 

[LarsD]

Brakes, no contest. I still have drums on the rear of mine, but Cobra 13" on the front. The car stops awesome now. Braking was always a little sketchy with the factory 4 lugs, but not anymore.

 

[93project]

Brakes, no contest. I still have drums on the rear of mine, but Cobra 13" on the front. The car stops awesome now. Braking was always a little sketchy with the factory 4 lugs, but not anymore.

This. I'm using PBR gt calipers and rotors, rear drums, sn95 master and booster, Ford racing prop valve and holy crap! The car will test the seat belts hard now on an aggressive stop!

 

[Mustang5L5]

More brake options, and better wheel selection

 

[SMOKEDYA]

What they said. peace













John

 

[Shakerhood]

The Brakes are by far the best mod I have done to my Car.

 

[FastDriver]

I always said that the brakes were my favorite modification. Car stops on a dime, now.

 

[Noobz347]

I always said that the brakes were my favorite modification. Car stops on a dime, now.

I'm sure that the dimes do not share your enthusiasm.

 

[Sicarius428]

Brakes are a large part of it and to be able to use OEM pads and rotors. Wheels were secondary to me.
Kevin

 

[BlackGT89]

If you go with the 94-95 spindles it's said you will have better steering geometry, plus you will have a nice sealed bearing assembly that you will never have to clean and re-pack or adjust again ! Also you will get rid of the inferior rotors that warp at the drop of a hat, and you will be able to move up to Cobra + brakes in the future (if you aren't already). It's a very valuable improvement, the only down side for me is the hand brake with the rear disks has far less holding power than the drums had.

 

[FastDriver]

That's true about the hand brake. That thing barely keeps the car from rolling on the slightest of slopes. Is there a solution to that problem?

 

[Shakerhood]

The Handbrake has far better holding power with the rear discs on my car than it did with the stock drums, maybe you guys did something wrong during your conversion.

 

[KDK1988GT]

The Handbrake has far better holding power with the rear discs on my car than it did with the stock drums, maybe you guys did something wrong during your conversion.

I wonder if they modified the stock handle or just left it alone?

 

[Mustang5L5]

If they didn't modify it, it would tighten up too much and drag.

My handbrake holds fine. They key is i had to go under and retighten it 3 times as it stretched when i first installed it. Eventually you get it to the point where it stops stretching and you tighten it up to the point before it drags. So my brake holds great on slopes now...but i had to def retighten it several times

 

[BlackGT89]

I used the hand brake mod with the tack weld to disable racheting mechanism and took out the spring. It holds the car okay when still, but with the drum brakes when I was driving, I think I could have pulled the handle up and locked the rear brakes. But with the rear disks now, you can pull up as hard as you want and the car will barely slow. I guess the disks just need a lot more squeezing force to operate correctly. Adjusting the cable is a thought, so I will give that a try.

 

[FastDriver]

I've adjusted mine to the limit. I guess I'll give that some more attention one day.

 

[Shakerhood]

If they didn't modify it, it would tighten up too much and drag.

My handbrake holds fine. They key is i had to go under and retighten it 3 times as it stretched when i first installed it. Eventually you get it to the point where it stops stretching and you tighten it up to the point before it drags. So my brake holds great on slopes now...but i had to def retighten it several times

I had to adjust mine twice, but I also think that I added a small spacer on the center cable as the nuts were kinda close to the end of adjustment.