I have used Stude disc brake brackets on a drum brake spindle, they
fit just fine, the Stude bracket actually has three separate cast in
spacers that fit into the counter bores on the drum spindle.
A harder Stude pad compound will wear your expensive Stude rotor a
lot faster, so you pay to play. Instead of replacing pads often you
end up replacing your rotor sooner. Harder pads also require more
pedal pressure.
I already covered the wheel weight debate, and ride harshness is due
to lower profile tire. You cant expect a 45 series tire to absorb a
pothole like a 75 series ballon tire with half the sidewall thickness.
For those that missed the weight post : The aftermarket wheels I got
from AFS (17 x 8) are known to be strong and heavy, but they only
weighed 50 pounds each with the 245/45R17 tires. The stock 15 inch
steel Stude wheel weighed 52 pounds with a 78 tire! There are much
less weight wheels out there than the AFS, I believe that a factory
Cobra wheel weighs less even (and is an inch wider).
Rear discs are not really required, though with aftermarket wheels you
might not want that ugly rusted drum showing through.
Wheel clearance with my setups is easy to check, since its relationship
is factory Ford, so if you want to see if your wheel will clear, just
try them on a Mustang with the brakes you want.
Tom
fit just fine, the Stude bracket actually has three separate cast in
spacers that fit into the counter bores on the drum spindle.
A harder Stude pad compound will wear your expensive Stude rotor a
lot faster, so you pay to play. Instead of replacing pads often you
end up replacing your rotor sooner. Harder pads also require more
pedal pressure.
I already covered the wheel weight debate, and ride harshness is due
to lower profile tire. You cant expect a 45 series tire to absorb a
pothole like a 75 series ballon tire with half the sidewall thickness.
For those that missed the weight post : The aftermarket wheels I got
from AFS (17 x 8) are known to be strong and heavy, but they only
weighed 50 pounds each with the 245/45R17 tires. The stock 15 inch
steel Stude wheel weighed 52 pounds with a 78 tire! There are much
less weight wheels out there than the AFS, I believe that a factory
Cobra wheel weighs less even (and is an inch wider).
Rear discs are not really required, though with aftermarket wheels you
might not want that ugly rusted drum showing through.
Wheel clearance with my setups is easy to check, since its relationship
is factory Ford, so if you want to see if your wheel will clear, just
try them on a Mustang with the brakes you want.
Tom
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