Spindle nut size?

[youngkow]

Does anyone know what size the spindle nuts are on a 89 mustang?


Thanks!

 

[90lxcoupe]

i wanna say its like 1 1/8 or 1 1/16th

 

[Lawbreaker5.0]

I wanna say 15/16 cuz I don't own a set over an 1 inch and it's always the biggest on my set.

 

[youngkow]

I know it's definitely over 27mm (it's the biggest socket I have) which would be bigger than 1 inch. This is the nut that holds the rotor/hub on the spindle.

 

[90lxcoupe]

its def bigget than an inch

 

[Mustang5L5]

Its bigger than an inch, but not on tight. I think i just used an adjustable to remove it. It's torque rating is in inch-pounds I beleive.

When i used to have 4-lug, i used to install by hand tightening the nut while turning the rotor, and then maybe 1/8" more. I know not technically right, but i put a lot of miles on this setup like that.

edit: this is the 4-lug stock setup in taking sbout and not SN95 spindkes

 

[youngkow]

Cool, I'll try that. From what I've read in the manual, I could have sworn it said 250 lb/ft. I need to take this off so I can get my M2300K kit on. BTW, love your build, Mustang5L5. It is definitely a thread I look at often for motivation.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Thank!


Btw...the sn95 spindles have the hubs torqued at 250 ft- so if you talking about sn95 stuff...you will need to crank those suckers on

Fox stock spindles are barely torqued on.

 

[Lawbreaker5.0]

Oh. Now that I think about it a little more, I do remember my buddy bringing over his socket set which contained the larger sockets so yeah forget about my previous post. I'm thinking about the crank bolt being 15/16 and it being the biggest on my set.