Me need 96BRAKES-UPGRADE!!

[19SHO90MTX]

This might sound like a broken record, but I need help!

But first of all does it really improve braking and will it fit 16" slicers?

Looking towards the 96upgrade but need list of parts, since Im gonna do it myself. What do I need from the junk yard and what do I need to get from autozone?

 

[yamahaSHO]

Yes, it does improve braking..... Considerably(pad choice and cooling can also be a deciding factor). Yes, it will fit under the slicers as well.

You have not listed what year car you have, but observing your user name, I am assuming you are wanting to upgrade a '90 SHO. If you want a parts list, visit www.shotimes.com, or go directly to the page at http://www.shotimes.com/php-bin/mod...e=article&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0&sid=189

 

[19SHO90MTX]

thanks yamahasho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[luigisho]

Just an FYI if you have a hard time finding one at a local salvage yard there are many available online. Even with shipping some are cheaper than local depending what part of the country you are in.

 

[SHO Dude]

Or... You can get the whole kit from the guys that invented it in the first place.

 

[Mike Kopstain]

The Kit is comprised of 94' - 99' Calipers (Steel piston, not phenolic), 96' - 99' SHO & 01' - Current Taurus Caliper brackets, 598 pads, larger 11.6" diameter rotors, and in your case: knuckles from a 94' - 95 Taurus or Sable w/ ABS.

We have knuckles in stock with fresh bearings/ hubs for $150.00 as well as the basic kit for $279.99. Sourcing the calipers on your own is your best bet because they tend to run an arm and a leg.

"Invented" is a strong word... "Discovered" might be a better one.

 

[SHO Dude]

Valid point Mike, but I could say we discoverd that it worked and then invented the upgrade.

Semantics doesn't change the fact that we did it first.

 

[92sho16]

some one should make a sticky with the required parts from all possible vehicles.

 

[revhardSHO]

some one should make a sticky with the required parts from all possible vehicles.

Or a dedicated webpage for it. I found the SHOtimes page very hard to follow when infact its a very simple upgrade with very few parts. If I ever get around to picking out a domain name I will have a dedicated brake page for sure.

As for "invention" of the upgrade, well, I dont think any one person or business should take credit. If it wasnt you, it would have been someone else shortly thereafter. The upgrade itself is so simple I dont think there is anything to claim.

 

[92sho16]

I found the SHOtimes page very hard to follow when infact its a very simple upgrade with very few parts. .

Yea same here, in addition i suggested a sticky because there are quite a few threads on this topic and searching doesnt always work the results end up confusing and have statements contradicting each other.

 

[K-Dawg]

some one should make a sticky with the required parts from all possible vehicles.

I know that I've posted this information before, either in this part of the forum or in the brakes maintainance/troubleshooting section. I couldn't find it in the quick search I did, but I think its there.

 

[Denny]

Are 96 Knuckles the same as 94-95?

 

[revhardSHO]

Are 96 Knuckles the same as 94-95?

No the Gen III tauri have the ball joints built in to the knuckle so they cant be used for the upgrade.

 

[Denny]

Damn....well thanks Smithsil, saved me a couple of bucks...literally, just a couple of bucks

 

[38SHO]

what if you have a 91 SLO without ABS also?

will the abs knuckles cause a problem? I don't want ABS

and I do I need any other parts beyond what a 91 sho would?

 

[NWGRN94MTX]

what if you have a 91 SLO without ABS also?

will the abs knuckles cause a problem? I don't want ABS

and I do I need any other parts beyond what a 91 sho would?

You can run 94-95 spindles from a non ASB Slo, so that will give you more choices for spindles. 89 SHO's have that option also since they are non-ABS.
Other than that the parts are the same. 94-95 ABS spindles have a provision for mounting the ABS sensor.

 

[Denny]

Hey....the knuckle can be from ANY 94-95 Taurus OR Sable?!? (Provided it has ABS)

 

[K-Dawg]

That's correct.

 

[revhardSHO]

Hey....the knuckle can be from ANY 94-95 Taurus OR Sable?!? (Provided it has ABS)

yeah any LX trim level has ABS too