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Doug T.

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HI My son just purchased a 77 mustang II 302 4 speed, nice car!
We would like to convert from 4 bolt to a 5 bolt wheel pattern,any
cheep & easy solutions.
HELP!!!
 
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The cheapest way would be to get some aftermarket stock replacement 5 lug rotors and get the rear axles and drums redrilled to 5 lug by a machine shop.
 

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These rotors pop up on Ebay quite a bit, Keep your eyes peeled and you can score a pretty good deal there.

The other way Ive heard (for the rear) is to get axles out of a Ranger with a 5-lug. But I didnt pay too much attention to all that. Do a search in the stangnet archives, theres a few threads about this very subject.

 
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JonDawg said:
These rotors pop up on Ebay quite a bit, Keep your eyes peeled and you can score a pretty good deal there.

The other way Ive heard (for the rear) is to get axles out of a Ranger with a 5-lug. But I didnt pay too much attention to all that. Do a search in the stangnet archives, theres a few threads about this very subject.

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Thanks for the advice! I WILL check out the archives.
Have a good day!
Doug T.
 
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1badII said:
The cheapest way would be to get some aftermarket stock replacement 5 lug rotors and get the rear axles and drums redrilled to 5 lug by a machine shop.
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Thanks for the help,do you know what car 5bolt roters will fit the mustang II ? I talked to my machinest this morning he says no problem!
Thanks again!
Doug T.
 
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Doug T. said:
Thanks for the help,do you know what car 5bolt roters will fit the mustang II ? I talked to my machinest this morning he says no problem!
Thanks again!
Doug T.
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Street rod companies make them. They're MII rotors, just 5 lug.
 

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1badII said:
Street rod companies make them. They're MII rotors, just 5 lug.
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Here's a question I've not seen before.... Does anyone make larger rotors with the STOCK 4 lug setup? I want to put bigger rotors on the Thundersnake, but already have front wheels, so I want to keep the 4 lug.
 
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CobraIILover said:
Here's a question I've not seen before.... Does anyone make larger rotors with the STOCK 4 lug setup? I want to put bigger rotors on the Thundersnake, but already have front wheels, so I want to keep the 4 lug.
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I don't think so, but you could do the granada swap and have those redrilled. Usually people want to get away form the 4 lug but if you have the wheels I understand where you are coming from.

Tim
 

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I don't think so, but you could do the granada swap and have those redrilled. Usually people want to get away form the 4 lug but if you have the wheels I understand where you are coming from.

Tim
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Yeah, I might try a set of aftermarket cross holed rotors in stock dimentions. I'm being told it's not going to be fun stopping a 9 second car with stock MII brakes. Just looking for something a little better without killing the wallet. I already put on all stock new calipers, pads and lines.
 
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CobraIILover said:
Yeah, I might try a set of aftermarket cross holed rotors in stock dimentions.
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Cross drilled rotors are only good for a better pimp factor, not better stopping. Unless you like the look of them, don't waste your money.
 

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Cross drilled rotors are only good for a better pimp factor, not better stopping. Unless you like the look of them, don't waste your money.
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I've used them on many vehicles in the past, and have ALWAYS seen a vast improvement over stock.
 
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CobraIILover said:
I've used them on many vehicles in the past, and have ALWAYS seen a vast improvement over stock.
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Check out the following discussion on cross-drilled rotors. This guy gets fiercely flamed. It's a bit lengthy, but very educational and funnier'n hell.

http://corner-carvers.com/altimathread.php.html
 
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CobraIILover said:
Here's a question I've not seen before.... Does anyone make larger rotors with the STOCK 4 lug setup? I want to put bigger rotors on the Thundersnake, but already have front wheels, so I want to keep the 4 lug.
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Last time I looked on the Baer Brakes applications .pdf, they had a 4 lug brake system for the II's. The 5 lug was under "street rod".
 
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