Got rear disks?

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  1. scooper77515

    scooper77515 No current projects.

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    I just got my rear disk conversion kit in.

    Can't wait to get cooler weather so I can install it and get my car all back together and back on the road.

    Gonna be like a completely different car!!! :bananaman
     

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    blugene Senior member Supporting Member

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    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    They make nice stuff, you'll be happy with it, does it increase the width of the rearend now? Some of their kits are designed for newer wheels, with a positive offset.
     
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    No, this kit keeps the same rear width so I don't have to change the rims.

    Just pulling it out of the box and reading the instructions, looks like good equipment and quality workmanship.

    But it DOES use 94-04 Cobra Mustang calipers, actual Ford parts.
     
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    speedfreak636 maverick student

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    That sure is an expensive route to take for rear discs
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    what E-brake system does it have?
     
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    Comes with the cables for e-brake. Just a spring-loaded lever on the side of each caliper.
     
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    I ended up with Explorer stuff, even after paying $150 for the brakes on E-Bay :mad: and buying new rotors, hardware, & spacer material I still have around $375 in it all...
     

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    I paid $450 plus $50 shipping. Seems like a fair price for all new components.
     
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    I think you did good on the pricing and the parts are new. It is nice to find complete kit without having to piece part something together.
     
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    I know what you mean. Jeff found a set off a Grand Marquis at Pull-A-Part for $40. had new calibers, pads and rotors, got the brackets and E-brake cables...all Ford stuff...:yup:
     
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    Will the rear rotors be bigger than the fronts?
     
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    No, both are 11".
     
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    It will have drilled and slotted rotors at the back and plain ones up front. Single piston caliper in back, double up front.

    Hopefully my current proportion valve will be fine, but worst case scenario I can slap in an adjustable one if the braking doesn't feel right.
     
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