ive found a good deal on rotors,calipers,all brackets, for the rear. ive heard you can do this by using a washer to get the bracket where it needs to be? how would i got about with the rear brake lines?
here is what i found (sn95brakes.com)
6. Sn95 Rear Brake swap for fox3 ('87-93) cars:
The '94-98 cars rear axle shafts are .75" longer than the stock axles on the '87-93 cars. Be sure you note this longer axle if you are running 9" wide wheels because you will need the wheels with the extra offset like the M179 Ford '95 Cobra Rs (6.45" 36mm) -- which are now discontinued! You can use the 8" wide wheels without issue, but if you want 9" wide wheels you need to convert the brakes to use the stock rear track with Ranger axle shafts!
The V6 cars use the 7.5" rear axle. So the axle housing and gears will be no good to the 8.8" rear end, but everything else will! The '94-98 GT and Cobras use the 8.8 rear end with a 3.27 gear in them stock. Most yards will only sell the complete rear axle assembly presently. So if you get the 8.8 unit, just bolt that in. It will be a direct swap except the brake line fittings to the chassis will need to be adapted. You can also use the stock drum brake hardlines with 2 adapters at the caliper softlines to convert.
Remember that the V6/GT/Cobra all use the same axles, calipers, and brake lines. The axle bracket, rotors and pads (same pads as the V6/GT, just thinner) are specific to the Cobra.
The '99+ V6/GTs are even longer at about 1.4x", so you will NOT want to get the axle off a '99+ car. Also the control arm bolts are larger, thus the UCAs and LCAs are not a direct bolt on - unless you install 94-98 bushings in them. You can use the brake hardware off the 99+ cars, but you will need to use the 94-98 axle shafts in the 79-98 axle housing.
If you are going to get all the parts, here is what you will need:
axles
calipers - complete with pads, banjo bolts, mounting bolts, and brake line
brake lines. This includes the soft lines with the axle mount and the hard lines. If you are buying new, get the 94-95 units
rotors
caliper bracket -- these are specific. so if you are going to use the Cobra rotors, you need the Cobra bracket. V6/GT rotors, get the V6/GT brackets.
antimoan bracket
caliper bracket to axle bolts and nuts.
optional -- ABS sensors and wires if you are going to run ABS.
it says i need the axles. if i was to just use a .75" washer to get the brackets in the right location would this work?
here is what i found (sn95brakes.com)
6. Sn95 Rear Brake swap for fox3 ('87-93) cars:
The '94-98 cars rear axle shafts are .75" longer than the stock axles on the '87-93 cars. Be sure you note this longer axle if you are running 9" wide wheels because you will need the wheels with the extra offset like the M179 Ford '95 Cobra Rs (6.45" 36mm) -- which are now discontinued! You can use the 8" wide wheels without issue, but if you want 9" wide wheels you need to convert the brakes to use the stock rear track with Ranger axle shafts!
The V6 cars use the 7.5" rear axle. So the axle housing and gears will be no good to the 8.8" rear end, but everything else will! The '94-98 GT and Cobras use the 8.8 rear end with a 3.27 gear in them stock. Most yards will only sell the complete rear axle assembly presently. So if you get the 8.8 unit, just bolt that in. It will be a direct swap except the brake line fittings to the chassis will need to be adapted. You can also use the stock drum brake hardlines with 2 adapters at the caliper softlines to convert.
Remember that the V6/GT/Cobra all use the same axles, calipers, and brake lines. The axle bracket, rotors and pads (same pads as the V6/GT, just thinner) are specific to the Cobra.
The '99+ V6/GTs are even longer at about 1.4x", so you will NOT want to get the axle off a '99+ car. Also the control arm bolts are larger, thus the UCAs and LCAs are not a direct bolt on - unless you install 94-98 bushings in them. You can use the brake hardware off the 99+ cars, but you will need to use the 94-98 axle shafts in the 79-98 axle housing.
If you are going to get all the parts, here is what you will need:
axles
calipers - complete with pads, banjo bolts, mounting bolts, and brake line
brake lines. This includes the soft lines with the axle mount and the hard lines. If you are buying new, get the 94-95 units
rotors
caliper bracket -- these are specific. so if you are going to use the Cobra rotors, you need the Cobra bracket. V6/GT rotors, get the V6/GT brackets.
antimoan bracket
caliper bracket to axle bolts and nuts.
optional -- ABS sensors and wires if you are going to run ABS.
it says i need the axles. if i was to just use a .75" washer to get the brackets in the right location would this work?
