Could someone help a fella out? I'm getting ready to do some work on one of our '82 GT's and would like to do a 5 lug conversion but I don't know what I need to do about the spindles.

Can I use a '87 thru '93 spindle or do I need to use a newer spindle?

I will be looking to the salvage yards for some of the parts.

I will probably do a kit as far as rotors, axles and calipers and such.

Thanks,
Bobby

 

Bobby..had an 82 gt myself. Man i miss that car!!

I found this
http://www.mustangforums.com/m_968156/tm.htm

I'm not sure how accurate it is..but it might give yolu some insight.

SVoPaul might be a good source as he's worked on a ton of Foxes and I'm sure he's done this conversion before

 

A lot depends on what wheels you wish to run......you can do a conversion using 87-93 spindles or SN95....both options will give you larger brakes which those cars desperately need anyway.

It's a very easy swap though.....if you plan to stay with 4 lug wheels then go with the Fox spindles. If you plan to use any of the later model wheels then you will probably want to do an SN95 swap.

 

This is all you need, http://svo73mm.cjb.net/

 

Thanks 87Saleen209,
That is a lot of good info.

Thanks to everyone that has replied as well.

Thank you,
Bobby