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Technical => Suspension/Steering => Topic started by: GREYSHADOW on October 07, 2009, 06:36:29 PM

Title: 88 Cougar 5.0 brakes VS. Mustang 5.0 brakes
Post by: GREYSHADOW on October 07, 2009, 06:36:29 PM
Real easy like..

Are the front brakes/spindles/hoses on a 88 Cougar LS 5.0 the same used on a Mustang 5.0 of the same vintage?

Thanks
Title: 88 Cougar 5.0 brakes VS. Mustang 5.0 brakes
Post by: vinnietbird on October 07, 2009, 07:38:39 PM
No.The Mustang parts are like the Turbo Coupe...11 inch brakes,ours are 9"..Different spindles,rotors,calipers and soft lines.
Title: 88 Cougar 5.0 brakes VS. Mustang 5.0 brakes
Post by: Haystack on October 07, 2009, 09:35:22 PM
we have mustang 4 cylinder spindles, turbo coupes have the gt ones.
Title: 88 Cougar 5.0 brakes VS. Mustang 5.0 brakes
Post by: Beau on October 08, 2009, 02:32:13 AM
Quote from: vinnietbird;294031
No.The Mustang parts are like the Turbo Coupe...11 inch brakes,ours are 10"..Different spindles,rotors,calipers and soft lines.

Fixed it ;)

And to add/amend: there's an adapter fitting you'll need to mate the new 5.0 rubber hoses to the car's stock steel hard lines, but ed if I can recall the size.

Also, you'll have to either get new struts, or shims if you are going to use the ones you have, since there's a difference in spindles.
Title: 88 Cougar 5.0 brakes VS. Mustang 5.0 brakes
Post by: pro-five-oh on October 08, 2009, 10:25:56 PM
If you can afford a larger master cylinder at this time you can also switch over to Lincoln/SVO 73mm front calipers. They make a big improvement, cost almost nothing at the parts store, and bolt right up.
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