brake upgrade

[supersteve]

I have a 1990 taurus sho iam looking for some brake upgrades. what is the easiest and cheapest way to go. ive heard of people doing brakes from a 96 and 99. what is the best for the time and money?

 

[yamahaSHO]

About anything you do for larger rotors and different calipers is going to require 94-95 knuckles. Also, the size of wheel you have will matter as well with the options out there... We need more information.

 

[supersteve]

i have the stock basket weave wheel. what else do you need to know

 

[yamahaSHO]

What you plan to do with it... However, I'm guessing just street use.

IIRC, the only upgrade you can really do with those wheels are 94-95 brakes. They're a little bigger and allow a better pad choice (I think). The 96 brakes require 16" or larger wheels.

 

[supersteve]

just street use. ive noticed that the stock brakes do the job but not very well. would 94-95 make a difference that worth it?

 

[supersteve]

what other cars have what is needed to do the upgrade? Its hard to find any sho parts in junk yards around me

 

[yamahaSHO]

www.shotimes.com

 

[supersteve]

spindles, calipers, rotors and pads. is that it? is the 94-95 sho the only car with these parts

 

[St Louis SHO]

94/95 Tauri with ABS are all the same.

 

[supersteve]

do i need the hub also?

 

[St Louis SHO]

That'll be on the spindle already.

 

[sdpatt]

If you only plan to use the car on the street, high performance pads will get you a much higher braking capacity at a very small cost outlay. I used Performance Friction Carbon Metallic pads on the original 10.2" rotors on my 1991 SHO on track days and had no fade. I did measure rotor temps as much as 900F though. The larger rotor diameters will gain you the high load duty for track use with greater heat sink capacity, but street driving does not absolutely require it.

 

[supersteve]

what pads are you using?

 

[St Louis SHO]

:shappens: :snap: Here's Your Sign.

 

[1995mtxsho]

The best you can fit under 15" wheels is 2001 Mustang GT dual piston PBR calipers. They require the knuckles, caliper bracket bolts, and rotors from any '94-'95 Taurus SLO or SHO, then put a set of full metalic/carbon metalic pads in them. Ask me how I know.... this is the closest to the '96 upgrade for stopping power and the best option that will fit.

 

[sdpatt]

what pads are you using?

Performance Friction Carbon Metallic

I have had good performance from these very reasonably priced pads (~$35). They do require a good break-in process to properly deposit the carbon on the rotor. Once warm, they provide a high friction coefficient and excellent fade resistance. I had never caused these pads to fade with the original 10.2" rotors on the street or track. With the '96 upgrade on the track at TWS this spring, my ride-along instructor (who took me for a ride in his Ford GT - not a Mustang GT) expressed almost in surprise, "this car has great brakes!"

 

[pjtoledo]

The best you can fit under 15" wheels is 2001 Mustang GT dual piston PBR calipers. They require the knuckles, caliper bracket bolts, and rotors from any '94-'95 Taurus SLO or SHO, then put a set of full metalic/carbon metalic pads in them. Ask me how I know.... this is the closest to the '96 upgrade for stopping power and the best option that will fit.

plain jane 2002 V6 stangs also have 2 piston aluminum calipers and 11" rotors

 

[pjtoledo]

If you only plan to use the car on the street, high performance pads will get you a much higher braking capacity at a very small cost outlay. I used Performance Friction Carbon Metallic pads on the original 10.2" rotors on my 1991 SHO on track days and had no fade. I did measure rotor temps as much as 900F though. The larger rotor diameters will gain you the high load duty for track use with greater heat sink capacity, but street driving does not absolutely require it.

street driving in places where there are hills will notice a big difference between 10.2 and 11 rotors
even long periods of slow speed stop and go traffic in Detroit yielded a big difference between the two rotors, it seems that speeds below 25 don't cool the rotors. they would both fade, but the 11s took a lot longer.

 

[pjtoledo]

what other cars have what is needed to do the upgrade? Its hard to find any sho parts in junk yards around me

Sables, don't forget all SHOs, Taurus/Sable sedans, and wagons have identical front knuckles and very similar brakes on a year to year basis thru 95. be sure to check for ABS. some slo's had plastic pistons in the calipers, thta required they have pads with smaller locating tangs and were mostly very early years, like 87

 

[supersteve]

taurus and sable wagons or sedans without abs have the knuckles i need but the rotors have to come off a mustang? correct?