5 lug swap with 94 cobra brakes

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5 lug swap with 94 cobra brakes

Reply #15 – November 17, 2010, 10:01:01 PM

You can use the SN95 GT rear caliper brackets if you are okay with grinding on them so they clear the wider rotors as you pointed out with the pads. There are several threads on this topic on the Corral and Stangnet. I just was not comfortable with it so I bought the Cobra specific brackets.

Darren

5 lug swap with 94 cobra brakes

Reply #16 – November 18, 2010, 12:48:28 AM

Awesome I'm almost there I looked at my buddy's 94 cobra and it looks like the pictures. I looked at my 8.8 from the T.C and the moan braces are welded to the tube do I leave it alone or cut them off and use the new bolt on ones?

5 lug swap with 94 cobra brakes

Reply #17 – November 18, 2010, 10:43:01 AM

On the Mustangs the anti-moans have a U-bolt that is used to secure them to the axle tube. They also mate up to the inboard side of the axle bracket and are secured by passing the caliper bolts through the anti-moan bracket & the axle bracket to be threaded into the caliper bracket. Hopefully you are with me so far. As has been pointed out the axle bracket is different from the TC to the SN95 GT/V6 cars to the 94 and up to the 03-04 Cobras (IRS does not require the bracket). This is due to the diameter, thickness, and offset of the rotors which are all different. The bracket basically moves the caliper in space so it aligns with the center line of the rotor. This will cause the anti-moan brackets to be different as they will differ in a couple of dimensions but mostly it is the length from the CL of the axle tube to the LC of the caliper bracket bolt holes. Again, most of this is due to the change in diameter of the rotors but it also has to do with how far away from the axle tube the CL of the rotor is located. On my T-Bird I used the North Racecars axle brackets so I could utilize the stock Fox Mustang axle width to get more tire under the car and I am not going to run ABS on it. On the Coupe I ran the stock Cobra axle brackets as I have the ABS off of the SN95 cars on it and need the additional 3/4" the SN95 axles provide for the ABS exciter rings on the axles.

I cut the quad shock brackets off the Mustang rear end in the T-Bird with an air driven cut off wheel and then dressed the area on the axle tubes with an electric 4" grinder that had an 80 grit paddle wheel on it. I am not running the quad shocks and they were in the way of the Cobra anti-moan brackets. The SN95 GT/V6 anti-moans will fit with the quad shock brackets still on the rear end. This is just what my dad and I have at the shop so I made these work as I am sure there are all kinds of ways to do it. I would suggest you do the same with the anti-moan brackets on your TC rear so that you can install the correct SN95 anti-moan brackets for the rear brake set up that you chose to go with. You may also have to remove the quad shock brackets but I am not sure on the TC rear ends.

Probably more reading than you wanted but I wanted to pass on what I learned so maybe it will be easier for others.

Darren

5 lug swap with 94 cobra brakes

Reply #18 – November 18, 2010, 11:11:45 PM

Wow I've got it ,one more question what does a anti moan bracket actually do?

5 lug swap with 94 cobra brakes

Reply #19 – November 19, 2010, 09:11:45 AM

Quote from: thewestie;342238

Wow I've got it ,one more question what does a anti moan bracket actually do?

Helps reduce the flex of the bracket under braking. The flex can cause the brakes to "moan".

5 lug swap with 94 cobra brakes

Reply #20 – November 19, 2010, 09:34:40 AM

I left mine off the Coupe when it had the SN95 GT brakes on it and if you were backing up and applied the brakes it was terrible. Someone told me that they were a band aid so I tried them without the anti-moans as it was less on the rear. I had the car back on the lift the next day installing them. Every once in a while I can hear a bit of a moan with the Cobra brakes but I can only imagine what it would sound like without the anti-moans installed.

Darren

5 lug swap with 94 cobra brakes

Reply #21 – November 19, 2010, 05:31:28 PM

Awesome Thanks for the help from everybody I feel confident to start this project. I'm Gonna start this weekend with getting the Sn95 home and disassemble what I want from that then I've got to get ready for the four letter word here in the northeast snow.
Thanks Steven