caliper question

[bill6639]

how can i tell if i have the mustang mach one caliper or just the stock one

mine look kinda big (larger than i would think the sho would have )
and i have the drilled slotted rotors which also are over sized (i think)

my car stops on a dime and slows from a 100 to 50's friggin fast
just wondering it seems like the guy did do some work to this car before i bought it and now im just lookin aroiund finding new stuff

 

[Silvapain]

to have larger rotors than stock you must have 17" rims. If you have stock rims you have 11.6" front rotors.

Mach1 calipers don't use the FN74 bracket and have two pistons.

gen 3 SHOs stop fairly well stock with good pads.

 

[crixtopher]

I have to disagree, I always felt the brakes were one of the real weak points of the car. finally I couldn't take it anymore and upgraded to Cobra brakes and 13" rotors up front, made a huge difference.

gen 3 SHOs stop fairly well stock with good pads.

 

[Silvapain]

With bias plugs and good pads I can cause the ABS to engage on dry clean pavement, and that's with new Hankook tires. I'd say that's pretty good for being mostly stock. I'm not saying that it's not worth upgrading, just that the OP could just not be familiar with how well the SHO can stop with stock equipment and good pads.

If you want weak brakes, you should ride in my GTP with stock brakes.

 

[crixtopher]

no thanks I don't want weak brakes

bias plugs aren't stock though

If you want weak brakes, you should ride in my GTP with stock brakes.

 

[Silvapain]

I said mostly stock

 

[hawkeye18]

I think the term is "stock-ish". Anyway, getting the ABS to engage just means your tires aren't sticky enough! lol j/k but the weakness in SHO brakes is not its ability to stop quickly, it's the ability to stop quickly many times in a row that it lacks in stock form. With bias plugs it will be a little better, as braking force is a little more distributed, but you will still overwhelm the stock 10.9" rotors very quicky if you're stopping a lot.

 

[nothingtoseehere]

I said mostly stock

Good tos ee you made it home ok Dan

 

[crixtopher]

I said mostly stock

I know just givin you a hard time, I was just looking for a smart a#$ comment in order to use the icon

 

[SHOZ123]

I think the term is "stock-ish". Anyway, getting the ABS to engage just means your tires aren't sticky enough! lol j/k but the weakness in SHO brakes is not its ability to stop quickly, it's the ability to stop quickly many times in a row that it lacks in stock form. With bias plugs it will be a little better, as braking force is a little more distributed, but you will still overwhelm the stock 10.9" rotors very quicky if you're stopping a lot.

Gen 3 has the 11.6 rotors stock.

I could repeatedly engage the ABS with all OEM equipment and the bias plugs and the sticky Kumho VRs. The ABS engagement was for sure in the rear. With the bias plugs the rear rotors will get as hot as the fronts.

But the would heat up and need bleeding at the end of the day. The PBR calipers are nice because they are aluminum and weigh half what the OEM cast iron single pistons weigh. One of the best brake mode you can do and not that expensive either.

Currently running the EBC yellow things for pads.

 

[Racer X]

Currently running the EBC yellow things for pads.

How do you like those pads?

 

[SHOZ123]

They are great but I think they have since changed the formula. I have none of the cold pad weakness others have mentioned.