Cobra Brake Conversion, Part II

[Frogman]

Today, I jumped online to find Cobra Spindles for my 98. Found front spindles, and thought about wheels. I found a bunch of Cobra bolt pattern wheels, and the thought suddenly hit me.

What about the rear wheels? Do the rear... spindles?? off a cobra bold up to the Mark?

Please advise.

Thank you.

 

[Frogman]

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[Frogman]

Ok, I feel like a 'tard now.

The Search Function is nice. Please disregard, I have found the answer. The Cobra hubs will work with the Mark VIII.

 

[formerknown]

Yep, they'll work. The rear spindles area a PITA to get off. If you want to make life easier for you, just slap the Cobra spindles/ brakes on the front wheel and order 4.5's for the front while keeping the 4.25's in the rear and just redrilling the rear Cobra 11.65 brakes into the Mark VIII 4.25 pattern...

 

[Markviiiedrea]

is the off set the same for the mark as it is for the cobra rims, if not what is it?

 

[formerknown]

Mark is 5 x 4.25 or 5x108mm with a +39mm offset.
Cobra is 5 x 4.5 or 5x114mm with a +29mm offset.

 

[Frogman]

Ok. Then, what offset do I need to look for if I want to get something like say, 17X8 or 17X9 Cobra wheels? I dont really want the Cobra wheels to stick out of the fender well.

Thanks

 

[formerknown]

IIRC:

4.5's in 17x9 have a 29mm offset.
4.5's in a 17x8 usually have a 24 mm offset.

I currently have 4.25 with a 36mm offset.

 

[Frogman]

Thank you.

 

[Grifter]

the rear hubs arent that bad to change.. it only cost me $30 to have both of them pressed out, and new hubs and bearings put in..