96 upgrade cars and parts list

[needaQuaife]

Will my Earls Stainless S. brake lines work from my 1992 setup, on the 96 upgrade?

 

[needaQuaife]

ohh, it's a BumP!!.. Anyone, whats the brake line required 4 this upgrade?

 

[93rev2sev]

The brake lines are the same.

And those Mark VIII brackets DO look beefier.

 

[needaQuaife]

thanks.
well it does look beefier, after looking at it again.

is caliper strength an issue with the 96 upgrade? or just a observation of the two?

 

[kevinspann]

Its an observation...I've seen nothing about strength being an issue.

 

[Irish Pride]

I'm going to be doing the upgrade to my 91 either today or tomorrow but i have a concern first. I bought loaded calipers from Autozone for a 96 and the brackets that came with the calipers dont have FN74 stamped on them. Are they going to be the same brackets and just stamped different or should i swap them out for ones with FN74 on them? When i picked them up yesterday i made them double check and see if they were in fact for a 96 SHO.

 

[LOUDSHO92]

They rarely have the right brackets.

 

[ultimatesho]

I'm going to be doing the upgrade to my 91 either today or tomorrow but i have a concern first. I bought loaded calipers from Autozone for a 96 and the brackets that came with the calipers dont have FN74 stamped on them. Are they going to be the same brackets and just stamped different or should i swap them out for ones with FN74 on them? When i picked them up yesterday i made them double check and see if they were in fact for a 96 SHO.

i know at one time autozone's system had the 96 with the wrong brake setup....if u have some fn74's layin around all ud have to do is do a side by side comparisson....or take the calipers back to autozone and tell emm the brackets r wrong u need em for a 97 SHO

 

[Irish Pride]

or take the calipers back to autozone and tell emm the brackets r wrong u need em for a 97 SHO

i thought about that so i looked on their website and they have the same part number for loaded calipers for all 96-99 SHOs. I dont think it would do me any good to get them for a later year. I have some FN74 brackets so i guess i'll compare them to eachother. I might just bring them back and go see what Advanced has.

 

[92sho16]

******BRAKET******
98 SHO.......619104.....23.99
1996 - 2006 TAURUS
1996 - 2005 SABLE

This bracket is not right. It doesnt line up on the spindle correctly.

 

[speedysprocket]

On the conversation of brackets, the Cardone 14-1058 is the correct bracket for the 96 upgrade - should be added to parts list on page 1. Its just a reconditioned oem FN74 bracket. Can be had for $20-$30 from online sources.

 

[javve]

New year time for a new post right?

I have a 1995 SHO MTX so I do not have to worry about the caliper or the knuckle in this case if I am looking at things right.

So if I were to go to the pull a part JY for the bracket, then get a pair of these rotors:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Centric-Par...1996|Submodel:SHO&hash=item4cfaff6f35&vxp=mtr

then the front pads: RAYBESTOS Part # BCD598

I think that would be what I need? Looking at the part number from Advanced they are 11.6 diameter so I looked at that when looking at listings for the rotor.

 

[kevinspann]

Yep, all of that is right.

11.6 Rotors, 598 pads, and FN74 brackets are all you need on 94-95 cars.

 

[javve]

The 94/95 Sho has bigger rotors on it already. Is there a noticable difference putting the 11.6 upgrade on the 94 to 95 sho?

 

[kevinspann]

I'd say it's negligible, but the brackets are so easy to come by, you might as well put them on if you are doing pads and rotors.

 

[jd4242]

What are the options for rear upgrades for a 94 using stock parts? Is there a thread for that?

 

[Irish Pride]

there are several threads for that. do a search for rear upgrade and start at the top.

 

[nomov8sho]

FYI- a little visual comparison:

Here's the stock '95 disc layed on top of a '96-up disc, and a comparison of the mounting points on the caliper brackets- note on the red FN74 bracket the mounting bolts are closer to edge, moving the caliper out for the bigger disc: