1989 Fox Mach1/Cobra Brake Upgrade

Jim5pt8

Jim5pt8

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Well this has been a challenge so far. I started out wanting different Rims and couldn't find anything in the 4-lug that appealed to me. So I thought converting to 5-lug would be the only way to go.

Heres a small list of parts and photos at the end:

Front
2004 Mach 1 Front Brakes w/Brembo 13" solid rotors.
94-95 spindles
Factory Rubber hoses for now
1- Passenger side hose fitting to factory hard line

Back
New Ford Cobra Brakes with/11.65" solid rotors
Northracecars Axle Brackets
Strange 33 spline Hy-Tuff race axles 5-lug w/c-clip eliminators
Factory Ruber hoses again
2- Hose fittings to axle hard lines
2- Dust shields
2- Antimoan axle brackets

94-95 Cobra Master Cylinder with 15/16 rod (Not installed yet)
94-95 3-2 port conversion from MM (Not installed yet)
PV delete kit from MM (Not installed yet)
Wilwood manual proportioning valve from MM (Not installed yet)

Front Rims/Tires
Black Bullitt 17x8" with 235/45/17 Nitto NT555 tires (These are knockoffs from Stack Racing {SR}. The fit and finish look nice.

Back Rims/Tires
Only have Nitto 555R drag radials in 275/40/17.
I don't have the rims yet but am going with Black Bullitt 17x9"

I am just waiting on the rear ford brake emergency brake cables and have to do the mod to the emergency brake handle to release the spring tension on it.
 
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Jim5pt8

Jim5pt8

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Thanks, I looked long and hard for rims and since I have the black molding and trim/mirrors, I thought that the black bullitt rims would go well.

I can't wait to get it back on the ground and set the stance the way I want it. In the pictures, it is a little low. I could just barely fit my fingers from the tire to the fender lip. I got new coilover springs rated at 200# which is up from the 130# I had for drag racing, but haven't dropped it off the jackstands to see how they work.
 
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