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Technical => Suspension/Steering => Topic started by: cleven on November 08, 2005, 12:10:16 PM

Title: The easy way
Post by: cleven on November 08, 2005, 12:10:16 PM
I know there has to be an easy way to make the frount fox t-bird 5lug without having to change the spindle and everything or is it just the hard and long way to do it lol
Title: The easy way
Post by: JeremyB on November 08, 2005, 12:17:26 PM
You are correct. http://www.coolcats.net/tech/advanced/4to5lug.html (http://"http://www.coolcats.net/tech/advanced/4to5lug.html")
Title: The easy way
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on November 08, 2005, 01:55:21 PM
87?-93 aerostar front rotors work on the 10" brakes the outside diameter needs to be cut down about .150 thou and use the aerostar dustcaps.
Title: The easy way
Post by: Ether947 on November 08, 2005, 02:43:15 PM
someone sells direct replacement 10 inch 5-lug rotors. eric knows. i keep forgetting.

if you have an 83-85 1/2 then get the FRPP 5-Lug axle/drum kit(or the ranger/aerostar axles/drums). as long as you don't mind your wheels sitting in about an inch. check out my Darkthunder cardomain page. i used that kit. :)
Title: The easy way
Post by: dimarra on November 08, 2005, 04:05:20 PM
Bolt-in conversion rotors (per coolcats) is http://www.completebrakeservice.com/

Good luck.  I've been waiting for an answer for two weeks.

I just spent some time measuring rotors at AutoZone and space in my caliper.  It APPEARS the Ranger rotors will fit without being trimmed, but I won't know for sure until it's all apart.
Title: The easy way
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on November 10, 2005, 03:58:21 PM
Quote from: dimarra
I just spent some time measuring rotors at AutoZone and space in my caliper.  It APPEARS the Ranger rotors will fit without being trimmed, but I won't know for sure until it's all apart.






ranger will not fit  .. the hat it too tall and you cant get the nut on it. been there done that .


the aerostar as i stated above uses the same bearings as the t-bird/mustang 10" rotors only the dust cap is differant.

the diameter is just a hair larger but on sevral i done i just clearanced the calipers a hair. or you could turn the diameter down as i stated.

hope that helps some.......