Brake Upgrade
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Mike Kopstain
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There are multiple directions you can take, all of which will require you to change your steering knuckles to those from a 94' - 95' SHO/ Taurus/ Sable with ABS.
I'll provide a link to each and post each in the order of which I consider them to be, from the street stuff to the track stuff.
1994 - 1995 Upgrade ($200 in parts if new and after cores) - Increases rotor size to 10.9 Inches and offers minimal braking increase. Parts Needed: 2 94' - 95' Calipers, 4 94' - 95' pads (601), 2 94' - 95' Rotors. On a scale of 1 to 10, these would be a 2 as far as performance is concerned.
96+ Brake Upgrade (Starts at $279) - This is by far the most common and lifts your rotor size to a stout 11.6 Inches. It also raises your rim requirement to 16" inches. As for braking, you have a nice healthy feeling pedal and pretty decent pad options. On a performance rating: 5 out of 10. Link: http://www.midwestsho.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/102_49/products_id/65
PBR Light-duty Upgrade ($459) - While this upgrade utilizes the smaller sized rtors, they are thicker, and the caliper is made of aluminum which allows it to dissapate heat much better. The calipers also have a great pedal feel, even with the increased capacity. Pads are a common size and can be had from cheapy Autozone varients to extreme duty track pads. On a performance rating: 6 out of 10. Link: http://www.midwestsho.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/102_49/products_id/198
13 Inch Front Upgrade($649) - Large rotor, but overkill for all but full time track cars. Braking performance is close to as good as it gets with essentially no fade. PBR heavy duty twin piston calipers are utilized and 1.1 Inch thick rotors are also used. The required rim size goes up to 17 inches and the required power to overcome the rotational mass also goes up.
Performance rating: 9 out of 10 Link: http://www.midwestsho.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/102_49/products_id/64
Baer Claw 13" System ($699) - Utilizing Baer crossdrilled/ slotted 1.1 Inch thick rotors, this setup would be best suited on a full time track car. Calipers are Heavy Duty, PBR branded, Twin Pistons. Performance Rating: HOT! Link: http://www.midwestsho.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/102_49/products_id/236
That's all for me. I've spent the time I had allocated for surfing replying to this. Hope it was of some help!
I'll provide a link to each and post each in the order of which I consider them to be, from the street stuff to the track stuff.
1994 - 1995 Upgrade ($200 in parts if new and after cores) - Increases rotor size to 10.9 Inches and offers minimal braking increase. Parts Needed: 2 94' - 95' Calipers, 4 94' - 95' pads (601), 2 94' - 95' Rotors. On a scale of 1 to 10, these would be a 2 as far as performance is concerned.
96+ Brake Upgrade (Starts at $279) - This is by far the most common and lifts your rotor size to a stout 11.6 Inches. It also raises your rim requirement to 16" inches. As for braking, you have a nice healthy feeling pedal and pretty decent pad options. On a performance rating: 5 out of 10. Link: http://www.midwestsho.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/102_49/products_id/65
PBR Light-duty Upgrade ($459) - While this upgrade utilizes the smaller sized rtors, they are thicker, and the caliper is made of aluminum which allows it to dissapate heat much better. The calipers also have a great pedal feel, even with the increased capacity. Pads are a common size and can be had from cheapy Autozone varients to extreme duty track pads. On a performance rating: 6 out of 10. Link: http://www.midwestsho.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/102_49/products_id/198
13 Inch Front Upgrade($649) - Large rotor, but overkill for all but full time track cars. Braking performance is close to as good as it gets with essentially no fade. PBR heavy duty twin piston calipers are utilized and 1.1 Inch thick rotors are also used. The required rim size goes up to 17 inches and the required power to overcome the rotational mass also goes up.
Performance rating: 9 out of 10 Link: http://www.midwestsho.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/102_49/products_id/64Baer Claw 13" System ($699) - Utilizing Baer crossdrilled/ slotted 1.1 Inch thick rotors, this setup would be best suited on a full time track car. Calipers are Heavy Duty, PBR branded, Twin Pistons. Performance Rating: HOT!
Link: http://www.midwestsho.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/102_49/products_id/236That's all for me. I've spent the time I had allocated for surfing replying to this. Hope it was of some help!
DHMag
Free At Last
you could buy from Mikey or you could just buy 03 Cobra calipers off Ebay for 250, locate 94/5 knuckles from a junkyard (i paid 40 a set), and 96 SHO front rotors. relocate the mounting hole on the caliper bracket (via machining), and bolt it on.
Kickinsho
SHO CRAZY
I just recently looked into this for my '93. There is a great write up about it at the SHOtimes.com website. Once you get on that website click on the button at the top that says "modifications", then sroll down to the section under brakes.
This will give you the procedures on how to do it, what you will need, and the parts needed for a few different types of upgrades as Mike mentioned earlier.
Also, Kirk Doucette (SHOdown) might have some of the parts needed for that upgrade. I had been in contact with him regarding some of them but I can't afford it right now due to everything else I have done with the '93.
Hope that helps some.
This will give you the procedures on how to do it, what you will need, and the parts needed for a few different types of upgrades as Mike mentioned earlier.
Also, Kirk Doucette (SHOdown) might have some of the parts needed for that upgrade. I had been in contact with him regarding some of them but I can't afford it right now due to everything else I have done with the '93.
Hope that helps some.
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