my new axles are to short!

sonicblue · February 24th, 2008, 10:23 AM

so i finally finished putting my rear end together with the new 4.10s and axles and all new bearings after i recently broke the stock set up a while back...here comes the shitty part which i should have figured out before but it didnt dawn on me....the guy that owned the car before put a whole rear end out of a 93 cobra in it and i didnt know that. i should have figured it out by still being 4 lug and having disc brakes and when i took the carrier out it had two metal rings on each side not the normal shims you have with aftermarket gears. so i put everything back in the car and im going to hook up the brakes and thats when i realized everything, cobra axles are .75 inches longer and there is no way that these gt axles will work. son of a bitch i would have never thought that cobra axles would be longer. so now i have to wait for new axles to come in before i can drive my car again! well im done bitching now

terribleonexx88 · February 24th, 2008, 11:09 AM

4 lug disc came on t-birds too, the 93 cobra axles are the same length as the 94-98 stangs, minus the 5 lug

sonicblue · February 24th, 2008, 11:20 AM

yea i figured that all out after i did some research. to bad i wasnt paying more attention earlier and realized what the previous owner did

**Chris** · February 24th, 2008, 12:22 PM

It's things like that, that make me hate my car sometimes... all the frustration and anger goes away as soon as I start her back up and get rolling again...then something else breaks...

terribleonexx88 · February 24th, 2008, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by **Chris**

It's things like that, that make me hate my car sometimes... all the frustration and anger goes away as soon as I start her back up and get rolling again...then something else breaks...

lol you aint the only one

ryans88gt · February 24th, 2008, 05:13 PM

So I was just thinking about this the other day. Do all rear disk brake conversions use the longer axles in the back, or are there standard length axle rear disk conversions?

February 24th, 2008, 10:23 AM	#1
sonicblue Hardcore Enthusiast 1990 GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: dalzell, south carolina Posts: 1,436 iTrader: 0 reviews	my new axles are to short! so i finally finished putting my rear end together with the new 4.10s and axles and all new bearings after i recently broke the stock set up a while back...here comes the shitty part which i should have figured out before but it didnt dawn on me....the guy that owned the car before put a whole rear end out of a 93 cobra in it and i didnt know that. i should have figured it out by still being 4 lug and having disc brakes and when i took the carrier out it had two metal rings on each side not the normal shims you have with aftermarket gears. so i put everything back in the car and im going to hook up the brakes and thats when i realized everything, cobra axles are .75 inches longer and there is no way that these gt axles will work. son of a bitch i would have never thought that cobra axles would be longer. so now i have to wait for new axles to come in before i can drive my car again! well im done bitching now __________________ 1990 5.0 getting all fixed up for next season 2004 mustang gt 520rwhp, 491 trq sold

February 24th, 2008, 11:09 AM	#2
terribleonexx88 Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: new england Posts: 822 iTrader: 0 reviews	4 lug disc came on t-birds too, the 93 cobra axles are the same length as the 94-98 stangs, minus the 5 lug __________________ 85 svo. work in progress Last edited by terribleonexx88; February 24th, 2008 at 11:12 AM.

February 24th, 2008, 11:20 AM	#3
sonicblue Hardcore Enthusiast 1990 GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: dalzell, south carolina Posts: 1,436 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea i figured that all out after i did some research. to bad i wasnt paying more attention earlier and realized what the previous owner did __________________ 1990 5.0 getting all fixed up for next season 2004 mustang gt 520rwhp, 491 trq sold

February 24th, 2008, 12:22 PM	#4
Chris Regular 1989 LX Coupe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: St. Pete, Fl Posts: 377 iTrader: 0 reviews	It's things like that, that make me hate my car sometimes... all the frustration and anger goes away as soon as I start her back up and get rolling again...then something else breaks... __________________ 7.87 @ 93 mph http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwEEQUYY8gA

February 24th, 2008, 05:13 PM	#6
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 4,737 iTrader: 0 reviews	So I was just thinking about this the other day. Do all rear disk brake conversions use the longer axles in the back, or are there standard length axle rear disk conversions? __________________ 88 GT CHI headed 351w 10.8 @ 125 - still figuring it out. 03 Cobra 2.3 whipple 10.7 @ 129 - sold it 04 Mach 1 12.7 @ 109 mostly stock - sold it 89 LX procharged 302 515 hp 497 ftlbs 10.7 @130 mph - sold it

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