will 18" bullitts with a sn95 rear fit on a fox??

[old_blue]

without any other modifications? I have sportlines and I was just going to get 17" bullitts which I know will fit but then I saw 18"s and the bug bit me ... HARD!! so I was thinking of puttin 18" bullitts on when I get all the pieces for my 5 lug conversion. what do you guys think? will the sn95 rear width fit without any other mods and my sportlines on there???

 

[Mavrick]

You'll need big brakes to make them look anything other than goofy...

 

[bubba-dough]

With the sn95 rear in a fox you will have to roll the lip of the rear fender in. If you don't it will cut the sidewall of the tires. 18's are gonna rub the front something bad too.

 

[old_blue]

hmm, i did some research before asking, and most people said they didnt have any problems. I just wanted to make sure. I dont mind rolling the rear a little to get them to fit but I dont have a solution for the front though. anyone else wanna chime in?? no offense bubba-dough, I always found it better to get more than one opinion. I wanna run the discs in back and it seems easiest to run a whole new rear end, although I would rather keep my 3.73s in there. What else would you guys recommend for throwing discs on the rear but keeping the same rear end b/c of my gears??? I would hate to throw in 5 lug axles and keep the drums.

 

[Mavrick]

I am running lincoln rear disc.. but if i had to do it over agian, i'd go with the longer SN95 axles and their rear disc brakes. The lincoln setup uses stock length axles, and i'd rather have the extra .75" on either side to stick the wheels out a bit more.

 

[old_blue]

Yeah that's what I want but I dont wanna lose my 3.73 rears.
--mavrick --did you say just run the sn95 axles and disc setup??? dont you have to swap the entire rear end for that??

 

[bubba-dough]

No offense taken. We did the sn95 swap all the way around my buddies 89, rearend and front spindles. We never heard of any problems. Then we made the swap and the 17"s rubbed the front on full turns and the rears rubbed/ cut on every bump. Then we had to swap master cylinders, porportional valves, and a 3-2 port conversion. So you are doing the right thing by asking. Maybe some more people will chime in with better ways of doing things.

 

[Shakerhood]

No offense taken. We did the sn95 swap all the way around my buddies 89, rearend and front spindles. We never heard of any problems. Then we made the swap and the 17"s rubbed the front on full turns and the rears rubbed/ cut on every bump. Then we had to swap master cylinders, porportional valves, and a 3-2 port conversion. So you are doing the right thing by asking. Maybe some more people will chime in with better ways of doing things.

Put rack limiters on the front to cure your rubbing up there. BTW did you use 94/95 spindles, the 96 and ups are wider and will cause more rubbing problems? Out back I love the SN95 Axles as it fills out my fenderwells just right!

 

[tunedin302]

No offense taken. We did the sn95 swap all the way around my buddies 89, rearend and front spindles. We never heard of any problems. Then we made the swap and the 17"s rubbed the front on full turns and the rears rubbed/ cut on every bump. Then we had to swap master cylinders, porportional valves, and a 3-2 port conversion. So you are doing the right thing by asking. Maybe some more people will chime in with better ways of doing things.

Knowing what tire size you used would also be helpful. I know that on the 18x9 rims a lot of people have no problems with a 245/40 in front (on stock track width) and a 255/35 in the rear. If you go bigger than that in the rear then there are issues of quad, inner wheel well, and exhaust rubbing (not to mention the infamous fender lip rubbing).

 

[old_blue]

sweet, thanks guys.

 

[old_blue]

mavrick?? can you respond to above? I am uncertain as to what you meant.

 

[Shakerhood]

mavrick?? can you respond to above? I am uncertain as to what you meant.

He ment what he said, if he had it to do over he would have used SN95 Axles as they are .75" Longer per side.

 

[old_blue]

so can i use those axles in my stock rear and add discs?? if so, how would I add discs?? Are there brackets out there to weld onto my housing??

 

[Mustang5L5]

so can i use those axles in my stock rear and add discs?? if so, how would I add discs?? Are there brackets out there to weld onto my housing??

Everything just swaps over. Direct bolt on. You'll need the axles, calipers, and all the brackerts and anti-moan brackets and brake soft lines. Make sure you use 94-98 axles. The other parts can come from any 94-04 Mustang.

You'll need these in addition to 94-98 axles and the rotors and the soft lines.
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North Cobra does sell brackets that allows you to use stock lenght Ranger axles to retain the stock fox track out back, you'll still need the SN95 calipers and rotors and softlines.

I'm in the same dilemma. I have a SN95 GT rear now and want to run some type of black bullitt wheel. I can't figure out what size though. I was originally going to run 17x9's all around but someone told me 18x10's will fit on the rear. Still trying to do my research before I order.

I have CObra brakes and plan on getting crossdrilled rotors, so i will havesomething pretty to look at inside the wheels. The only reason i do not want to go 18" is tire prices. They suck.

 

[old_blue]

yeah I saw that too, so I might stick with th 17's too. But 18's look sooo sweet. thanks for the info. Now I can keep my gears.

 

[JaysGreenLX]

Everything just swaps over. Direct bolt on. You'll need the axles, calipers, and all the brackerts and anti-moan brackets and brake soft lines. Make sure you use 94-98 axles. The other parts can come from any 94-04 Mustang.

You'll need these in addition to 94-98 axles and the rotors and the soft lines.
View attachment 507423

North Cobra does sell brackets that allows you to use stock lenght Ranger axles to retain the stock fox track out back, you'll still need the SN95 calipers and rotors and softlines.

I'm in the same dilemma. I have a SN95 GT rear now and want to run some type of black bullitt wheel. I can't figure out what size though. I was originally going to run 17x9's all around but someone told me 18x10's will fit on the rear. Still trying to do my research before I order.

I have CObra brakes and plan on getting crossdrilled rotors, so i will havesomething pretty to look at inside the wheels. The only reason i do not want to go 18" is tire prices. They suck.

What he said. The swap to SN95 axles is pretty straight forward.

 

[Shakerhood]

The Fox housing is the same as the SN95, its the brackets and axles that are different.

 

[Mustang5L5]

The Fox housing is the same as the SN95, its the brackets and axles that are different.

The 99-04 housing is wider than the 86-98 housing. Ford did this to increase the track of the Mustang for the larger body.

The brake hardware is the same, they made up the extra lenght in the housing and axles shafts.

 

[Shakerhood]

Yes, you are correct, I was refering to 94-98 rears! Not from the New Edge Body Style.

 

[Mustang5L5]

I am running lincoln rear disc.. but if i had to do it over agian, i'd go with the longer SN95 axles and their rear disc brakes. The lincoln setup uses stock length axles, and i'd rather have the extra .75" on either side to stick the wheels out a bit more.

Until you start running 17x9 or 18x9 wheels.

I'm changing my brake setup again out back. Going Cobra rears once and for all.

Problem is i'm debating 17x9 black bullitts or 18x9 Saleens. From what i have rear they will not work on SN95 rear track. So now i'm once again pulling my Stock fox lenght axles out from grave and buying the North Cobra brackets to retain the fox track so i can run the wider wheels out back.

When this is all said and done, i'll be ebaying my GT brackets and anti-moan brackets, SN95 axles and possibly my Cobra axle brackets to recoup some of the cost of my 3 different rear disk setups (4 if you count when i ran 5-lug drum) .