5 lug rear conversion issues!!! March 07, 2007, 11:17:49 PM I had planned on doing the five lug conversion on my 86 cougar with a 7.5 this weekend. I was poking around on another board asking questions about the swap when i got this replayou aren't going to use Ranger axles in your 86 7.5 rear housing because it's not the same width as the rest of them.The 86-88 7.5 housings in the Tbirds and Cougars is wider than the Mustangs and the 83-85 TBird 7.5 by 3/4" per side. It is also wider than the 8.8 housings found in the Mustangs and 87-88TCs.You "might" be able to use SN-95 Mustang axles (5-lug) if you pay attention to the bearing surface on the axles, but you're not going to find any drum brake options without some machine workis this correct????? Quote Selected
5 lug rear conversion issues!!! Reply #1 – March 07, 2007, 11:22:56 PM Thats how I understand it, except I think you can use your current backing plates with a 9in Ranger rotor. Quote Selected
5 lug rear conversion issues!!! Reply #2 – March 07, 2007, 11:23:01 PM QuoteI had planned on doing the five lug conversion on my 86 cougar with a 7.5 this weekend. I was poking around on another board asking questions about the swap when i got this replayou aren't going to use Ranger axles in your 86 7.5 rear housing because it's not the same width as the rest of them.The 86-88 7.5 housings in the Tbirds and Cougars is wider than the Mustangs and the 83-85 TBird 7.5 by 3/4" per side. It is also wider than the 8.8 housings found in the Mustangs and 87-88TCs.You "might" be able to use SN-95 Mustang axles (5-lug) if you pay attention to the bearing surface on the axles, but you're not going to find any drum brake options without some machine workis this correct?????Uh...yeah... Quote Selected
5 lug rear conversion issues!!! Reply #3 – March 07, 2007, 11:23:47 PM Quote from: TucanSam;133155Thats how I understand it, except I think you can use your current backing plates with a 9in Ranger rotor.You mean Ranger "drum"? Quote Selected
5 lug rear conversion issues!!! Reply #4 – March 07, 2007, 11:47:24 PM So is that correct? A Ranger drum will work on the 86 backing plates? Quote Selected
5 lug rear conversion issues!!! Reply #5 – March 08, 2007, 07:13:16 AM The issue isn't the drums, but the axles.... Quote Selected
5 lug rear conversion issues!!! Reply #6 – March 08, 2007, 07:11:45 PM i got a line on a complete 5 lug disc brake rear end out of a 92 or a 93 5.0 Will it fit?? Quote Selected
5 lug rear conversion issues!!! Reply #7 – March 08, 2007, 08:03:36 PM 92 or 93 5.0 what? Tbird? No....totally different. Quote Selected
5 lug rear conversion issues!!! Reply #8 – March 08, 2007, 08:44:59 PM Actually it is from a 95 5.0 mustang Quote Selected
5 lug rear conversion issues!!! Reply #9 – March 08, 2007, 08:50:23 PM Ok, well make up your mind :pUnless you get the whole axle assy itself, no...it will not fit for the same reasons I mentioned previously. Quote Selected
5 lug rear conversion issues!!! Reply #10 – March 08, 2007, 08:56:49 PM it is complete from rotor to rotor and calipers. It is non abs. Is it a bolt in deal. Am i going to need different brakes lines or anything ?? Quote Selected
5 lug rear conversion issues!!! Reply #11 – March 08, 2007, 09:05:03 PM The '95 "should" have the single center hose to the chassis like the Tbirds IIRC, or at least close (I think that changed in '96), so you shouldn't need to do too much.You'll need to change things like the proportioning block and the master cylinder however most likely. Quote Selected
5 lug rear conversion issues!!! Reply #12 – March 08, 2007, 10:14:45 PM well i bought the rear end for 150 bucks. hopefully i didnt wastethe money doing so:flame: Quote Selected
5 lug rear conversion issues!!! Reply #13 – March 08, 2007, 10:17:03 PM That's a pretty good deal. Was it from a V6? (a 7.5) Quote Selected
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