Hi there,

I’m new to the forum as well as a new Mustang owner. Several months ago, I bought a 68 coupe with a
straight six. I’ve been reading posts over the past couple of weeks and have pick up a good about of info-
so thanks for that.
Things I have done so far: the rear quarter panels were shot- so I got new ones welded in. I upgraded my ignition
with Pertronix set up and put a new coil in- huge difference. I also put a new exhaust system in.
Original I had planned on dropping in a V8- but the six I have in there now was recently rebuilt and runs great-
so at this point I can’t justify pulling it out.
The person I had bought it from was planning on dropping in a V8 and had upgraded the rear axle. So as of
now, I have a 5 lug set up in the rear and a 4 lug set up in the front. I’d like to put some nice rims and tires,
but need to get the front upgraded to five lugs. What are my options here? I don’t know all that much about
axles. I’ve seen 4 to 5 bolt on conversion kits, but that would mean I’d have to get 2 rims with different
back-spacing- correct?
Any info or suggestions would be great.

-Andy

 

Welcome to our world Andy. Since you already have 5 bolts in the rear, you may as well upgrade the front brakes to disks and add 5 bolts at the same time. That way you will have a much larger choice of wheels. If you look on top of the classic section you will see a FAQ. Click on that then scroll down to the brake section and read all about how to convert to disk brakes.

 

+1

This isnt your only choice, but the smartest one.

 

Thanks for the info. So I have drum brakes in the front and should upgrade to disc? I did a quick search on conversion kits and some of them are pricy- $1500 range. Does anyone have any recomendations on kits that are solid but some what more reasonable in price.

So the lines running to the rear are just for the e-brake?

 

Look in the FAQ (up top in the sticky section of the forum) and find the Granada brake swap write up. Looks to be pretty cheap ($300-$500) and fairly straight-forward. Unless you are making a race car or seriously high horsepower, you don't need those pricey brakes.

 

Welcome to the forum Andy!!

 

Welcome to the forums.