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help asap please gt brakes on lx

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hey I had a front end from a 1991 gt laying around and i was swaping my new lowering springs in today i thought i would upgrade to the larger disks while im at it. so i put the spindles, shocks, rotors, and calipers from the 91 gt on my 89 lx but when i put on my 15 inch wheels. the shock is hiting the wheel right where it bolts to the spindle.
so has anyone done this swap?
do i need to use the 89 shocks will this work
or do i need bigger wheels any info will help please i need my car back driving for saterday
 

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All 5.0L Mustang GT and LX brakes were the same size from ’87-‘93, so you shouldn't need to upgrade unless A) your '89 LX was a 4-cylinder car, or B) the '91 already had a some sort of brake upgrade?

More info on the cars and pictures would be great for an accurate diagnosis.
 

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Is the shock positioned correctly on the spindle? Make sure it isnt 180 degrees out of Wack. I don't know if that is possible but just somthing that came to mind.. Just put new struts and brakes on my 88 yesterday..
 

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Car is prob a 4-banger.

The shocks are different. You need to use spacers or washers on the struts otherwise it will be loose.
 
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got it

yeah it was a 4cyl before. the disks where more than a inch smaller. i ended up putting on the shocks from the gt too. so i used all gt stuff but i had to use a dremil and cut a half inch off of the top of the shock bracket where the bolts go to the spimdle for the wheel to clear. it works so im good with that i guess
 
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