Thanks, I may (for now) end up using the axles and 10" brakes from the 7.5 TC housing (I can use the 7.5 axles in the 8.8, right?), The 5lug axles I have are from the LSC, not the Mustang 5 lug. I have a pair of aluminum 4 lug narrow wheels to use for the front (I was told were TC spare wheels, I don't know?) I could use these for front wheels? Would they take it? I don't currently have any wide 4 lug rear wheels. I'll need to figure out which way would be more cost effective. 5 lug conversion or new/used 4 lugs wheels for the rear axle. Almost time to go bargin hunting! A lot of outdoor swap meets should be coming up soon!
unfortunetly I do not have excel on my home pc, could this axle chart be (or is it) posted somewhere?
Yes I hope to have "fat tires" out back (I hope they wrinkle when I launch!) and skinnies up front. I'll pick up (or maybe already have?) the right offset wheels for as much tire as I can get inside the rear fenders after I get the 8.8 in the bird.
My 85 is an engine-less coupe I picked up for a few hundred. I'm a long time Ford owner with a garage full of accumulated parts. I have wanted a fox chassis performance car (Street/Strip) since a 78 Fairmont was built. I had an 88/5spd TC DD years ago and currently have a stock 86/auto TC. I drive a 00-V6/5spd Mustang (w/several mod.s) 30+ miles to work everyday (yes even in this Michigan weather!). I am a 95% Ford freak (I have a 74 Dodge Rallye Challenger and a old Dokata for JY runs) and my blood is "FORD blue" (with just a touch of Dodge blue mixed)! In my spare time I want to make this Bird FLY! [COLOR="Blue"](stupid fast would be just about right!) [/COLOR]But must do this with mostly recylced parts to keep the cost down as much as possible. Yes, JY and swapmeets are my biggest supply places. But I will buy new what I can't find.
That, is my "overall plan"! Hope this helps in clarifying my direction.:D
I apologize for my lack of knowledge in this particular area and will refrane from further attempting to gain clarification in this matter. I have reveiwed previous posts in this forum and that of your own and continue to have a few questions with the five lug 8.8 disc brake axle to a drum brake conversion. For the record, I am not totally ignorant, I would never use the large disc brakes on the rear axle with the original TC 10" discs on the front spindels. I was simply looking to this forum for information to make the parts I have work together correctly without wasting unnessesary time and money on pieces that will end up in the junk. If I fail to secure the parts I need or I don't secure the Mk7 parts I'll need (which I feel may be to much extra weight for my application), I'll purchase a Mustang five lug axle conversion.
I do apperciate the information I've gained on year and model axle/housing length. Thankyou
Thanks for the reponse gentlemen! But now I have more questions :D
So, My 85 TurboCoupe has 10" front disc brakes (and 10" rear drums)? The Mk7 has 11" in the front but I can't convert to them unless I change the front spindles and the master cylinder (or do I need to change the master cylinder anyway because of the rear disc)? Do I have to install an ABS system to use the Mk7 master cylinder? I can't cheaply move to the 10" drums in the rear with the 8.8 because I have ABS axles or because it's a disc brake axle housing?
Isn't the 87-88 T-C or XR7 still 4-lug? Is the LSC brakes different than the Mk7's? Because my 8.8 did actually come from an LSC.
I don't really want to use different sized brakes but I'd like to do this as inexpensively as possible. Please remember my main goal is to use the bigger 5 lug 8.8 axle.
daboss351, I'm going to try to PM you, but I'm still new to where everythings at on this forum........
Questions from a new member....... (for my 85 T-coupe)
Eventually I hope to use my 429/C6 in the Coupe so it'll need more than the stock 7.5" rear axle. So recently I picked up an 8.8 posi from a 89 Mk7, it has the 5 lug axles, but only one caliper and JUNK rotors. Can I convert this over to Ranger/Explorer rear drums? (to match the current master cylinder and valve). Can I keep the disc set-up and use the current master cylinder and ect.? Or will I need to convert to the rear disc master cylinder? The Mk had anti-locks, would that effect a drum conversion?
I was so glad to find the Mk7's 5-lug, 8.8 posi that I never even considered the front rotors could of worked, (missed opportunity) but the Mk's gone now, so I can't retrieve those parts. So, what size is the stock 85 TurboCoupe's rotors and which way is the best/least expensive way to change the front to 5-lug?
