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Okay my last '86 didn't have the conversion done, but had 4-lug Aerospace brakes and Bogart wheels, so a conversion was not needed.
My street car is an '85 and currently has the normal 4-lug brake/wheel setup up front. My rear has already been converted with the Currie Enterprises 9" rearend.
I just bought new Alumastar 2.0 wheels for all corners. So, now I need to convert the front to 5-lug. I seem to remember the '79-'86 cars spindles/rotors/struts/front control arms were a little different than the '87-'93 cars, therefore a simple hub/rotor change can not be made to make the swap simple. I did hear you can use shims or washers on the '79-'86 struts to make them work with the '87-'93 stuff that would need to be used. I also remember hearing guys swapout everything for SN95 parts, but I don't want to do that because I can't use that setup with the new front wheels due to the SN95's 12"-13" rotors and bigger caliper.
So, is there a complete kit out there that can be bought to make this happen or will I have to piece all this stuff together separately to make the change?
I'm just wanting to use aftermarket stock-type replacement struts, upgraded factory-type OEM rotors/calipers and '87-'93 spindles with this conversion. No coilover struts, no tubular k-member or control arms or aftermarket brakes, its a street car only. Any help would be greatly appreciated before I start ripping this frontend apart. Thanks.
My street car is an '85 and currently has the normal 4-lug brake/wheel setup up front. My rear has already been converted with the Currie Enterprises 9" rearend.
I just bought new Alumastar 2.0 wheels for all corners. So, now I need to convert the front to 5-lug. I seem to remember the '79-'86 cars spindles/rotors/struts/front control arms were a little different than the '87-'93 cars, therefore a simple hub/rotor change can not be made to make the swap simple. I did hear you can use shims or washers on the '79-'86 struts to make them work with the '87-'93 stuff that would need to be used. I also remember hearing guys swapout everything for SN95 parts, but I don't want to do that because I can't use that setup with the new front wheels due to the SN95's 12"-13" rotors and bigger caliper.
So, is there a complete kit out there that can be bought to make this happen or will I have to piece all this stuff together separately to make the change?
I'm just wanting to use aftermarket stock-type replacement struts, upgraded factory-type OEM rotors/calipers and '87-'93 spindles with this conversion. No coilover struts, no tubular k-member or control arms or aftermarket brakes, its a street car only. Any help would be greatly appreciated before I start ripping this frontend apart. Thanks.
