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Old 02-04-2009, 04:05 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Has anyone swapped the later Mustang spindles and brake compnents on earlier fairlanes? I know Fatman has a kit, so does dearborn classics. But has anyone done it without the struts? Everyone talks about the granada swap, but what if i want larger rotors? I have two donor cars a 87 Mustang, and a 95 Mustang. Any help would be apreciated!!
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Use the 95 Mustang spindles and go the Fatman route. If you want larger rotors get the cobra stuff and bolt on. I did have big 12.4" rotors on my Granada spindles from a 99 Crown Vic before I changed to a strut front end. Now I am using 05 mustang GT rotors with the crown vic calipers on the Mustang spindles. Confusing huh?.
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Did you use fatmans front end? I'm assuming you used 95 mustang struts. What did you use for the master cylinder ?
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Made my own conversio. The struts are 87-93 Mustang. Newer ones are longer and there is more available travel with the shorter ones. M/C is from a 98 Mustang with rear discs.
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