>I have recently acquired an 1989 Ford Mustang LX 5.0.
>The plan is to use it as a daily driver and run it in ESP.
>
>I would like to backdate the brakes to 1986 Mustang SVOs.
>
>WHY? when you can buy a bolt on kit from Ford SVO that
>updates to '93 Cobra R brakes?
>
>Well, because I don't want to run 17" wheels/tires, that's why.
>The '93 Cobra has 13" front rotors that necessitate 17" wheels,
>And the back date also gets me the 5 bolt pattern so I can run
>the 17" Cobra wheels for the street. ( I want to run 16" race tires.)
>
>So my question is, are there any pit falls to be aware of in doing
>this back date? And are the proper axles available, 28 spline, 8.8"
>dif.?
>
First off regular '93 cobra's had the same front brakes as your car. The
R may have the bigger ones, anyone have documentation?
Second, 16"ers with the right offset will fit over the 13" rotors and
calipers. A buddy of mine has this set-up!
Third, to legally run the the SVO rear disc and 5 lugs in ESP, you have
to run the weak 7.5" diff. That diff would allow you to use a few
different R/P, like 3.73, but if your replacing the internals every once
and a while it's not worth it.
My advise ( which is worth very little to some ) is to run the rear discs
and master cylinder off of a reg '93 kobra aka turbo chicken. The huge
13" front won't help much in solo anyway - IMHO
Allen
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