Making My Foxbody WIDE! New Wheels and Five Lug Swap!

[@MegaRgallardo]

I would’ve went to the junkyard. The budget builder in me would’ve demanded it. Makes me feel just like the hot toddlers of the 50s. Making as much pwr and improvements with as little as possible.

[@CraftwerksMC]

Craig, glad to hear you support the LMR family. I know the gentleman who goes and pulls the sn95 spindles and cleans and preps them for those kits and you are supporting some great people with LMR!!!!

[@yamahaxs6501]

That wheel/tire combo is killer! Fox-body LX with the right combo is an all-time great look. I vote for staying black. Color change can be a pain in the ass.

[@24theMoney]

Calypso Green was the bomb back in 92-93.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

I like it Mad Max black! The wheels look great on the car!

[@bwridenour]

I have a 1990 Foxbody with the Bullitt Anthracite 17x9 front and back. After seeing this I'm ordering 17x10.5 for the back.

[@NikkiNexo777]

We all drove these back in the 80s when this body was popular. Good times!

[@farmtruck9885]

You can tell you live in Cali cuz your stoked. ; ) lol. Cleetus says fire me up, unit and lets go, all the time for his catch phrases. your catch phrase is I'm stoked.

[@oldpath7357]

Mimic the bandit....black with gold fox hood decal...super cool. Great wheel combo. you got a lot of work to do to that beater. LOL Anxious to see how it turns out....though I really would like to see the Galaxy running first. LOL Shalom!!

[@trevorwilliams3776]

Working on our 73 mustang right now. And soon we will be putting a 86 5.0 in our 1965 Ford fairlane 500. Should be fun! Keep up the good work.

[@ericreimer6627]

Those Bullitts just look good on everything! For the brakes I wouldve gotten SN95 spindles, then upgraded to 99-04(?) Cobra brakes up front, and either SN95 or MKVIII rear end. The Cobra front setup is available on RockAuto with rotors, calipers, pads, and I think hoses for like $250.

[@BobPegram]

Those wheels make the 'Stang look so Sweet! They looked nice on the Galaxy but boy do they suit this car! Make them work and look right!

[@ethanwimer8487]

A lot of people just remove the quad shocks I think on lmr they have a guide that shows if you get them for a foxbody the quad shocks have to be removed

[@kb01663]

At 19:33 the car looks so sick, I have the bullit wheels on my notch. Gotta get the 10.5 wide the 9 in wide just isn't doing it for me. I only got the 9 in wide because I also didn't wanna remove the quad shock, but I have since upgraded my rear control arms and just removed the quad shocks. So now I could put the wider ones on.

[@adamhoffman3687]

If you change your gears don't be scared to put 4.10s in it . I got the ford motorsports kit from lmr for my 93 gt. 3000 rpm 80 mph. . 15 mpg rodding. Love em

[@jjlspikez]

Loving the Foxbody content! Your channel cracks me up because I own a white Galaxie, a black Mustang, a Ford truck, and my dad has the same colored town car!

[@RangerDanger074x4]

Looks super good!!! Nice set up. Yeah on my 90’ LX I had 275 toyos on the rear and had to get the fenders trimmed the fronts were 235 and they rubbed if you fully turned it. They were the SVE 10th anniversary wheels.

[@JustFishing321]

Just found this channel and I love it man, it gives me drive to keep working on my mustang , I've got a sn195 in peices and I daily a 5 speed 3valve sn197

[@velcrohalo4085]

Black is good. My favorite color for those fox bodies is titanium frost silver, had a friend that had a 91 lx 5.0 was sweet color!!!

[@redporschekilla]

I so dig this Stang! What a beaut! Love it

[@kelvinhill9874]

I’ve replaced wheel studs that way a number of times. Just grease the two nuts first, so they don’t jam together. Plus, I used a 1/2” ratchet to pull the new studs through the hubs. Doing that, I can get new studs fully seated.

[@c.christopherconnelly7136]

Love the Fox body. The black car looks awesome with those wheels. Just need to put a stock style hood back on.

[@ObsTurdBucket]

8.8s also came in a lot more explorers. 4 cylinder rangers had a 7.5 inch rear end I believe

[@JustFishing321]

I've done that every time I put lug studs on lol I don't believe there's anything wrong with it

[@tdawg4496]

Maybe use some anitseize on the threads to prevent the threads from galling. Theres alot of heat transfering between the stud and nut.

[@johncovert447]

Looking way better with those big shiny things!!

[@BobPegram]

I can't wait until you get the stock hood on the Mustang. Should look real good. I remember these fox body Mustangs, they didn't come with covers for the headlights.

[@DominatorGarage]

I remember taking my LX tail lenses off everytime I went in somewhere because people stole them all the time

[@bradlygray1974]

CALYPSO GREEN, also ford color so that's cool. Perfect foxbody color, would look great with those rims as well. I'm not sure what tint is legal in CA, but 5% tint and some black housing head and taillights against the green would also look phenomenal.

[@michaeljohnson4949]

The concerns you raise with the exhaust rubbing have been around since the beginning of the Fox days. I believe those are Spintech mufflers, which have a distinct sound. I'm not sure if you mentioned them or not. You can remove the quad shocks if you install a nice set of upper and lower control arms. I would suggest Maximum Motorsports since they're in California, as well. They make really good stuff. Also, on one of your videos you replace the inner tie rods, but if you still have a dead spot in the steering wheel, check the rag joint. That is a common problem with the Fox cars, as well. Cool car, and great build.

[@vintagespeed]

always seat the stud with a hammer before pulling the stud through the axle flange with the impact. Bullitt wheels look good!

[@OldBullRanch]

94 accord seamist blue with mirror tint...that color with the tint is straight gangster

[@yeboscrebo4451]

Noooooo they looked so perfect on the galaxyyyyy

[@launceherron]

If you use sn95 parts you can upgrade the rear brakes to disc. And I think the front disc are a little bigger. Can't remember for certain, I had a couple foxes back in the day

[@richardbates2367]

And for when you keep installing gas tanks and you need a beam to strap it to so it's a bit more manageable for one person,, Daytona and Pittsburgh both sell the beam that is a saddle mount swap for their floor jacks

[@justingiese6544]

Cut the exhaust at the mufflers and run dumps for the time being. Those look like spintech mufflers. Get some cheap ebay upper and lower rear control arms, bolt in subframe connectors, and get a new clutch cable and quadrant. All super cheap essential mods.

[@MitchJohnson-uu5uf]

I've used an impact to put on wheels studs several times, never had a problem.

[@lowellfunk8974]

Just turn the quad shocks end for end and they clear no problem. I've got slightly narrower tires but 9 inch wide rims with a bit different back spacing and have not had any rubbing issues whatsoever. My car also has Eibach 2" lowering springs all-around with Tokico gas charged struts and shocks. Enjoy the beast, mine has almost 300 thousand kms (Canada) and starts and runs awesome. 88 gt hatch.

[@DarrensTruckzs]

Your going in all the right direction in my opinion 👍 with the foxbody ! I think if your to paint it a nice charcoal metallic grey ! Or medium silver grey metallic but black is my favourite colour !! Jus keep the videos coming .. I enjoy them all !!

[@kennyvelez8060]

Jack the back up about an inch and it'll solve that rubbing problem, may also have to put new shocks and possibly springs if it still rubs but it will definitely handle and ride a lot better, keep it black it looks good and you won't have to paint the door/hatch & hood jams

[@mgbv8man2]

those wheels are bang on perfect.... change the bonnet. good video

[@philipgilbeau5342]

Those wheels look great on there! I would stick with the black!

[@Masonhoskins3369]

Love the fox content, makes me want to get started on mine!

[@vaughnshaffer9590]

Looks really good!! Keep up the good work!!!

[@johnpisciotto7115]

I had a 79 notchback, with 200 straight 6 and a automatic. Bought it for 100$ and drove the snot out of it!

[@garrettblaster]

Love when you upload so often

[@RussellBrosGarage]

That outta be enough meat Craig, the crowds thank you :D Some Flowmaster single chamber mufflers would be EPIC on the stang!

[@rogerbranch8837]

Dam awesome job young man. Keep up the good work.

[@motownXJdad9565]

do a small dry hop in reverse to make your limited slip work better, Brew2l channel has a good recent vid on that, it actually works.

[@6bt_str86]

308 is a good option for daily, it leaves open the fact you could run a turbo 350/400/glide etc.. t5 don't mind a 308 either , 8.8's we all know rock 🤘🏼

[@FoxbodyJunkie]

You can flip the quad shock if you want to keep it.

[@morgansword]

Just my old school thoughts Craig... There is a dark blue hint in the gray gunmetal in diamond flake... its a color that once you see it on something you scream hell ya. Love those wheels on the fox.... wish I could convince you to go american mags on the galaxy as they are more period correct. I do believe and if you do read this, that whatever color that you pick for that tang, that it be a color that you want on all of the rigs.... kind of a symmetrical thing. I like mags, and one other choice for the galaxy would be chrome reverse with baby moons... the tires are on you to pick. We back in the day bragged about tire choices and used the raised letter in white on serious black tires. No white wall .... reminds me of the bowl over the head haircut. I agree that some moron did that exhaust as even beginners seem to know better. I don't like the idea of the baseball bat between the tire and wheel well to flair it out. I did it when it a big hurry to take some dumb chic out and not have fun with her and screw up my ride... good job, your times worth more than burning fuel to a wrecking yard for maybe axles and used stuff. I hate to make you angry but here in alaska, most every rig has lockers on the rear ends including all those rangers still running around

[@jeremygibbs2275]

When you do exhaust. 8” Cherry Bomb glass packs. You’ll thank me later. They are dirt cheap. I had a set on a 2004 GT with the stock H-pipe and the cats and it sounded MEAN. Gave it an old school deep rumble.

[@jasonpetrich4141]

Pearl dark forest green, or high metal flake silver

[@MIKEH.777]

You can use washers between the rim and the brake drum or disk as a spacer bro. , just food for thought lol , your mustang looks great with those rims you did that car right by putting them rims on their, please keep it black it really looks great and tint the windows

[@CoastalAutoReactionCAR]

Love the Fox Body Stang!

[@Dave_Boyer]

Shooooot, those wheels make that ragged out Fox look way better! If it’s factory black, leave it black.

[@tompreciado863]

I think it should look good in that Ford charcoal grey they had on the 2017 f150

[@mostchilldude]

man those wheels fit the fox so perfectly

[@foxbodyshu5.056]

New 5 lug swap and wheel package look great brother! 👊🏻

[@noahsfifty]

If you get some heavy duty lower control arms you can remove the quad shock

[@KingCurt007]

i like how he said he wont be doing anything crazy with the fox, few days later LETS WIDE BODY THIS BOY

[@richardrawson]

Man, it’s funny how a wheel looks on some cars vs others. I’m honestly kinda over seeing Bullitt wheels on an SN95 but they I think they look super dope on a Fox!

[@LenzPhotography]

I like fox body mustangs but I prefer the notchback over the hatchback

[@richardbates2367]

I happen to have a set of flowmaster gt stainless steel tails from a used kit that was on my cousin's 86 mercury Capri gs 302 e303 efi 5spd and the factory 4 lug wheels . I kinda like the dash in the mercury Capri and the 79-86 ford mustang more than the foxbody 87-93 escort based dash you have, and the Capri has a interesting design set of taillights?!

[@lancenichols9365]

So I figured it out put new motor in truck then rebuild old truck motor and drop into the fox body then your happy in both vehicles 👍

[@marcusmaddenov2451]

Wheels look great I like the black too. Run the exhaust out the side! Ru. Basset racing wheels on the Galaxy.

[@l33t4g3ntL4rg0]

I think you should do the Ford Piano Black on the fox

[@groundzero4044]

Take the quad shocks and the spacer out

[@richardbates2367]

Glasspacks lol, but seriously try some magna flow rumble mufflers or thrush fully welded mufflers would sound great on that car,, but I myself usually run some form of a glasspack muffler..

[@madmotorhead9425]

I would do a whole cat back exhaust on that

[@johnpisciotto7115]

The Ford 8.8 differential is a copy of the GM 12 bolt. Excellent Rear end.

[@warrenlucier5796]

Look on the drives door and the axle code should be there unless it got removed. The axle code for 3.08 is "Z" and if when ordered new it wasn't specified, they'd put 2.73.s in there and I think that code was an "M" or freeway. I ordered my 89 5.0 Sport LX in the fall of 88 and they wouldn't give me the "X" axle 3.55's due to that was only for police at the time. You'll need to get a WC T5 or another 5 or 6 speed of choice with a 2.95 1st gear if you install 3.55,s or 3.73,s, due to 1st is to low or high numerically. I'm running 3.73,s and they work fine for me.

[@elsydro8064]

That’s going to be such an awesome project

[@tufgriz8917]

spintech mufflers, love em

[@oscarzavala5713]

Ditch the quad shocks

[@billevans2312]

I was wondering how you were going to get around. Thanks for letting us know you were using the other car

[@owenphillips3990]

My opinion, I think you should keep it black because it does look good.

[@Big-Rig-Energy]

Those look like spintech mufflers. Black is cool but a nice deep red or royal blue would pop with those wheels even a forest green. Might be a little easier to deal with in that California sun.

[@Zelaznogsiul-63]

Leave it black and call it the black stallion, it is a mustang after all. Great video.

[@racerhawkprater808]

Would love to see an subframe connector video I need a good installation video 👍

[@jdrods1519]

Awesome! When I did my 5 lug swap it was definitely one of the best mods. I think you should paint it calypso green! 🇺🇸💪🏼

[@gthompson8464]

Benpack quick lifts are awesome

[@burbdood]

Black looks good, but Highland Green would be good-er

[@troypeacock5754]

Fx4 lvl2 ranger has 4.10 gears and rear disc brakes

[@silentshredr]

I vote to reduce or remove the rear spacers. Will still look good

[@daynenmoore]

When is the new hood and other stuff going on?

[@WayneSpider]

Maybe a pearl black ? Or a super deep dark blue flake.

[@paulwilliams107]

U should dump the exhaust for clearance

[@TheKiltedYaksman1]

I'm not into that style of wheel, but the aggressive fitment is spot-on. The Galaxie should have, IMO, something like the AR VN511 Salt Flat.

[@claudegatewood8122]

HELL YEAH looks good man.🤘🤘🤘

[@MyMfDominoes]

Should pull the airbag out of the town car and put it in the fox lol

[@alexandersherrell3790]

Honestly that’s how a lot of guys at dealerships do lugs that need replaced

[@leonardwalters154]

The wheels and tires do look good on the fox, but they tuck into the galaxy better, but maybe that's because I'm a 58 yo man

[@lesliedaniels9599]

Craig why not put the black set on from the white galaxy

[@tork62077]

Keep it black but I’m partial to black because my 91 GT is black.

[@79beans347]

I would do some kind of blue , ford blue or royal blue or maybe kobalt blue would be sick but black looks good but so hard to maintain and the body work has to be spot on or everything will show and I mean nat poop will look like cow poop plus it is so hot in the sun and it shows the tiniest bit of dirt

[@esekielsantana6533]

Looking at this video next upgrade should definitely be exaust system

[@DominatorGarage]

Did you grab that t5 from that 4 cyl in the junk yard? It'd be worth it as a spare or sell as a core

[@BH-cy4vm]

White galaxy, take your Lincoln and offer its good bits to him. That galaxy becomes your daily. Then you can finish.red galaxy to hot rod standards, and polish off the f100. Then paint the fox sonic blue with grey interior. Sell White galaxy when complete to its new loving owner,and still be left with a red white and blue combo....MERCA!

[@SladeM.]

The wheels look better on the stang than the Galaxie.

[@jeffreyrigged]

hell i put plenty of studs in just using a hammer on the back of them so i dont see a problem with it. as long as they are seated you should be good no matter how you do it.

[@mikewiley1007]

Keep it Black those wheels set it off 😎