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Old 07-20-2002, 03:33 PM
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CobraEd,

To answer your question, the swap is pretty much a cakewalk (one of the few, "take it out of the box and bolt it on" installs' on a CR)and an afternoon's work. The parts are pretty common, and readily available. Depending on where you get the '75 - '80 Grenada rotors, they will come with 5 lug Ford studs installed, or drilled for both Ford and Chevy 5 lug studs. Any machine shop can drill them for 4 lugs if needed. The Chevy holes are because this is a popular street rod setup and Chevy wheels are used also.

The only wrinkle is the brake line. Before I converted to the SSB 4 piston setup, I used a 16" brake line from a '83 Buick Riveria front wheel drive. Cut/pry off the steel bracket on the line, and install a 4" - 5" length of slit heater hose with zip ties to keep the line from chafing on the upper ball joint.

If you decide to go for the SSB 4 piston setup, order the brake lines with the kit as they're not included. SSB also uses Grenada rotor, but calipers are newly minted Kelsey-Hayes as used on '66 - '67 Mustang GT's.

Last edited by Jack21; 07-20-2002 at 03:44 PM..
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