turbomark8
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what do I need to swap over to a 4.5 bolt wheel? What brakes do I use? Would like to upgrade brakes too! Please help. thanks
need help Upgradeing to 4.5 lug
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Markviiiedrea
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Front hubs and rotors from an SN95, rear 28 spline hubs from a 98 cobra, new bearings for all corners and a little time with a dremel to get it all to fit.
Rear hubs you WILL have to buy new (call max), but the fronts can come from a junkyard. Obviously get new bearings pressed into the hubs and install on the car.
You can just use stock mustang rotors for the front and for the rear you can get the rear cobra brakes or just modify your mark VIII rotor's with a dremel to fit over the cobra hubs.
The front calipers you might have to shave a little off to get the rims to fit, it all depends on with rims you have.
Rear hubs you WILL have to buy new (call max), but the fronts can come from a junkyard. Obviously get new bearings pressed into the hubs and install on the car.
You can just use stock mustang rotors for the front and for the rear you can get the rear cobra brakes or just modify your mark VIII rotor's with a dremel to fit over the cobra hubs.
The front calipers you might have to shave a little off to get the rims to fit, it all depends on with rims you have.
Markviiiedrea
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Oh and price wise between 250 and 350 with out the rim's, max at 5 star can give you a good price. Plus you might want retainers too.
i upgraded to the cobra rotors when i did mine. You have to build a relocator bracket for the caliper to fit over the rotor, but i wasn't anything to serious. Let me know if you need help I think that I still have all the pic we took from when i did mine.
Sal329
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Hub aseembly for the front of a SN95 Mustang
Front Cobra calipers
Rear Hub assembly from a 99 Cobra http://forums.tccoa.com/showthread.php?t=110308
Brackets for the rears http://forums.tccoa.com/showthread.php?t=37231
Brakes from a Cobra.
Front Cobra calipers
Rear Hub assembly from a 99 Cobra http://forums.tccoa.com/showthread.php?t=110308
Brackets for the rears http://forums.tccoa.com/showthread.php?t=37231
Brakes from a Cobra.
Markviiiedrea
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Would the rear breaks from a mach 1 work?
Sal329
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I believe they are the same as a cobra
Sal329
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Craiglist, ebay, classifieds on forums, junk yards.... Get used items, if that is no good then why not look for some rims that fit your bolt pattern now? You need to upgrade parts to the stang for the 4.5 pattern plus rims and tires.
Staffamerica74
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Don't get 98 hubs you need 99 I am sure you figured that out already tho. I did the conversion last year cost me about 250 total. My friend gave me some cobra rs for free
Staffamerica74
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Also I didnt get new brakes, I had my rotors redrilled for the 4.5 pattern that cost me a total of 100 dollars