brake swap for drag lites

[cline]

anybody do a swap on the front for 15" draglites?? what parts do i need for this? and can i just do a 2003 gt swap? getting ready to order the wheels. thanks .

[BurnTire]

I run stock cobra front brakes with a 1" baer slip on spacer with Centerline Convo Pro wheels. The centerlines are not as thick of a rim in the area where the studs pass thru so everything is legal.

[93mustank]

1 inch spacer and a grinder............

[cline]

well thats cheaper !!! dang skippy ! im doodin it !! thanks. pics coming soon.

[BurnTire]

1 inch spacer and a grinder............

On a weld wheel the studs will not protrude into the lugs far enough to be NHRA legal with a 1" spacer.

http://www.highperformancestangs.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=956&stc=1&d=1196135230

Legal

http://www.highperformancestangs.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2533&d=1226122175

Not Legal

http://2kbill.net/images/weldfronts/IMGP0208.JPG

[cline]

aah? good point. plus i would feel safer with knowing that the wheel is on tight.

[soap]

anybody do a swap on the front for 15" draglites?? what parts do i need for this? and can i just do a 2003 gt swap? getting ready to order the wheels. thanks .

You still have to run a spacer with GT brakes. GT PBR calipers are nearly the same size as Cobra PBR's.

--Joe

[soap]

On a weld wheel the studs will not protrude into the lugs far enough to be NHRA legal with a 1" spacer.

Depends on what length front studs are used. I ran 3.5" ARP's and they were legal, the studs made it right to the end of the lugnut with a Prostar and 1" spacer.

--Joe

[BurnTire]

Depends on what length front studs are used. I ran 3.5" ARP's and they were legal, the studs made it right to the end of the lugnut with a Prostar and 1" spacer.

--Joe

Not legal. The first 1/2" of the stud is not threaded. It may have looked legal, but a 1" spacer with a pro star does not engage the threaded portion of the lug as depicted in the diagram above.

[cline]

gt brakes, 3.5 arp studs, 1 inch spacers, and then??? WHEELS !!!, kenne bell, roll cage, etc, etc,

[BurnTire]

gt brakes, 3.5 arp studs, 1 inch spacers, and then??? WHEELS !!!, kenne bell, roll cage, etc, etc,

GT brakes allow you to use a smaller spacer.

[Ruckus46gt]

Wheel GT brakes you need a 7/16's spacer to fit. Remember the spacers must be hubcentric. Those mr. Gasket spacers tech do not pass tech

[BurnTire]

General Regulations
Section
5:2

Spacer to be either hub-centric or lug-centric.

[93mustank]

On a weld wheel the studs will not protrude into the lugs far enough to be NHRA legal with a 1" spacer.

http://www.highperformancestangs.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=956&stc=1&d=1196135230

Legal

http://www.highperformancestangs.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2533&d=1226122175

Not Legal

http://2kbill.net/images/weldfronts/IMGP0208.JPG
It gets past tech...so i would have to say legal.

[BurnTire]

It is only ones personal safety and possible their life that is at risk by doing things in a half ass manner. Legal and safe is the only way I operate.

[cline]

me too. why risk it when going over 100mph? i seen a 240sx lose a wheel on the interstate as he was geting on. wow !!!

[BurnTire]

me too. why risk it when going over 100mph? i seen a 240sx lose a wheel on the interstate as he was geting on. wow !!!

Yep safety first.

[TorchedMach1]

I have Weld Draglites and I use a 3/4 spacer and Moroso studs that have threads all the way to the end of the stud. The studs come flush to the end of the lug nuts. Both legal and safe. I did have to grind a tad on the caliper. For some reason I put on a set of Prostars and they fit without grinding.

[WildBill]

General Regulations
Section
5:2

Spacer to be either hub-centric or lug-centric.


Hub centric are best though.

[Ruckus46gt]

General Regulations
Section
5:2

Spacer to be either hub-centric or lug-centric.
mr gaskets still will not pass tech

[BurnTire]

Hub centric are best though.

Maybe on a street wheel, but they do absolutely nothing for a Pro Star which is a Lug Centric Wheel.

[WildBill]

Maybe on a street wheel, but they do absolutely nothing for a Pro Star which is a Lug Centric Wheel.

I don't and never have used a lug centric wheels............I don't remember that the wheels on my Pinto were.:laughing:

[BurnTire]

I don't and never have used a lug centric wheels............I don't remember that the wheels on my Pinto were.:laughing: LOL I bet they were hub centric pinto wheels.:Bucktooth:

[WildBill]

LOL I bet they were hub centric pinto wheels.:Bucktooth:


No telling Jeff! That was almost 34 years ago. I've slept since then.:yes:

[cline]

hey ! i had 2 pintos !

[cline]

ok, got the front coverd, now......the back. what do i need to make the 15x10's fit?? gt brake and rotors??? and what the correct off set ?

[soap]

ok, got the front coverd, now......the back. what do i need to make the 15x10's fit?? gt brake and rotors??? and what the correct off set ?

Not sure if you have solid axle or IRS. Also all the calipers are the same (Cobra/GT/Mach1/V6).

For a solid axle, use GT axle brackets and use GT rotors. 6.5" backspace on a 15x10 wheel.

For an IRS, the brakes are not the limiting factor, it is the tierod. If you want to use 15" rear wheels bust out the die grinder and go to work until they fit.

--Joe

[cline]

thanks dude . yea i still have the irs. for now. calling foe 3 days of rain. suks, wanted to work on that.

[krazyazian]

For an IRS, the brakes are not the limiting factor, it is the tierod. If you want to use 15" rear wheels bust out the die grinder and go to work until they fit.

--Joe

This has bugged me for awhile and I wanted to know if there's a safety issue with grinding down the tierod? I understand alittle grinding but the pic I saw on another site looked like you have to grind it pretty close to the bolt mount hole. Figured you'd lose some structural integrity there. Has anyone done this and have input on it?

[BurnTire]

You can used 16" diamond racing wheels with 16" slicks.