4 lug disc brakes

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  1. Mavaholic

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    Anybody ever figure out a way to convert to disc but keep the 4 lug set up? Did a search but didn't come up with anything.
     
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    I guess you could try using Disc's off a Foreign Car maybe Toyota or Mazda if you could somehow rig them to fit. I haven't seen to many US Makes with 4 Lug Disc's at least not w/Rear Wheel Drive. Personally I don't understand the whole 4 lug vs. 5 lug thing I just know (at least i've been told) I need the 5 lug setup in order to upgrade to disc's.

    To me 5 lug just means one extra lug nut to worry about getting lost :)
     
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    I seem to recall a Mustang place selling that set up for Mustang people that wanted to keep the 4-lug set-up. It was a kit that used the drum brake spindles.
     
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    seen the same thing. i thought about converting the 4 lug on a 64 1/2 mustang to disc brakes. the kits usually run in the neighborhood of $800-$900 the best i can remember
     
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    yea, ive seen those mustang kits advertised before myself
     
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    I made my own 4 lug conversion. Got discs and calipers off of a 2002 nissan sentra. Fabbed up some bracket, had the hubs turned down, just like for the scarebird setup. Don't have them installed yet, just waiting on the custom hoses.
     
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    Seems the cheapest thing to do would be to have the 5 lug rotors redrilled to 4 lug. Of course, over the long term, that would mean you'd have to have them redrilled every time the rotors need replaced. And also, the center hub may have to be machined down?
     
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    Yea, I have a couple of emails out to a few places waiting for a response. I can machine the hub myself but not convert the rotors.
     
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    Great thread Dennis. Cars that are drivers with little hp could benefit from this. Like the car I am doing now.
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    Did you ever get a response back from any of the companies that you sent them to?
     
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    I know there's a Fox body Mustang that runs in Tucson that still has the 4 lug wheels on it. I always imagined he had front discs on it.:)
     
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    The fox Mustangs do, my '80 Capri RS is 4 lug with disc brakes. The lug pattern is different then Mavericks though.
     
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    I wasn't sure about them.:)
     
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