Will the front spindles and brakes from an SVO mount on an 87 T-Bird without too much trouble? Anyone done this? I want to put this on my T-bird so that I can use the stock SVO wheels on it.
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01-05-2022, 12:13 PM
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Chuck W.)
(10-09-2020, 01:57 AM)50RACER Wrote: Will the front spindles and brakes from an SVO mount on an 87 T-Bird without too much trouble? Anyone done this? I want to put this on my T-bird so that I can use the stock SVO wheels on it.
The SVO spindles use a larger ball-joint. You'll need to use 87-93 Mustang 5.0 (or 87-88TC) spindles to mount the 73mm SVO front calipers. The backspacing on the SVO wheels is pretty large too, and they're going to tuck in more than you would like, I imagine. At one time, someone made spacers/shims to "adapt" the smaller Fox ball joint to match the larger taper in the SVO/Lincoln spindles (I used some like 25 years ago), but I doubt they're being made any longer, or are any more cost effective than just getting the 5.0 spindles.
As mentioned, using the SN-95 stuff would be a "better" option. You'll have to check measurements, but the SVO wheels should clear things up front with SN-95 spindles/brakes, and out back, using a 99-04 rear axle assy and brakes would have about the same overall width as the SVO rear axle did. I'm running out the door for work, or I'd double-check the dimensions on the rear axle stuff.
If you're not dead set on SVO wheels, things get a bit easier.
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01-05-2022, 11:04 PM
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TurboRay.)
(01-05-2022, 12:13 PM)Chuck W Wrote: At one time, someone made spacers/shims to "adapt" the smaller Fox ball joint to match the larger taper in the SVO/Lincoln spindles (I used some like 25 years ago), but I doubt they're being made any longer.......
LINK.........
LINK <shrug>
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(01-05-2022, 11:04 PM)TurboRay Wrote: (01-05-2022, 12:13 PM)Chuck W Wrote: At one time, someone made spacers/shims to "adapt" the smaller Fox ball joint to match the larger taper in the SVO/Lincoln spindles (I used some like 25 years ago), but I doubt they're being made any longer.......
LINK.........LINK <shrug>
Like I said, it was 25 years ago the last time I looked.
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Maximum Motorsports makes adapters.
Not sure if they are what is needed
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(01-06-2022, 08:28 PM)Howard Wrote: Maximum Motorsports makes adapters.
Not sure if they are what is needed
Yeah, those would be them.
I think that's who I bought them from way back when, and surprisingly the cost is LESS than it was in the mid '90's.
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