Upgrading Brakes

[sdpatt]

We offer The Original '96 Brake Upgrade for $339. It comes with everything you need including grooved rotors and ceramic composite pads. It's an easy 30min bolt on job and fits under stock slicers.

We also offer a 13" Cobra Mustang upgrade (requires 17" wheels) for $600 that includes grooved rotors, PBR calipers and stainless lines.

Hit me back if you're interested.

Who's "we?" I'm finally looking into upgrading the brakes now that I cannot get free Performance Friction Carbon Metallic pads any longer for my OEM setup. After seven free replacement sets of pads and no fade on the Texas World Speedway road course, I think I got my $28 worth.

My SHO being a '91, will also need the later year upgrade of the knuckles and would like to gain a new set of bearings during the process.

 

[yamahaSHO]

Who's "we?" I'm finally looking into upgrading the brakes now that I cannot get free Performance Friction Carbon Metallic pads any longer for my OEM setup. After seven free replacement sets of pads and no fade on the Texas World Speedway road course, I think I got my $28 worth.

My SHO being a '91, will also need the later year upgrade of the knuckles and would like to gain a new set of bearings during the process.

3.2L headgaskets in stock!

Doug Lewis
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Ford Performance Specialists Inc.
Atlanta Georgia
770-949-7191
http://www.fordspecialists.com
2001 F-250 Powerstroke-
Garrett turbo - 700ft-lbs
1996 TR SHO-
Long tubes - bottle fed - low and fast
1989 CR SHO-
Shaftdrive supercharger - 400hp

Scott, I don't think you use your brakes enough. I've faded better braking setups.

 

[sdpatt]

Scott, I don't think you use your brakes enough. I've faded better braking setups.

You are correct. I use the brakes on the road course with the understanding that I can roast them if I use them beyond their capability. Without a cool down after a good session, I measured 850F on the rotors. Since I don't race my SHO, but only drive sprirted laps on the road courses, I do so with the knowledge that I must also drive my car home and to work the next day. I drive 96 miles a day with my well-seasoned SHO to get to work and back home. I don't drive it like I stole it.

The '96 brake upgrade on my car would be to gain the extra braking margin with easily available replacement parts. It would also be to replace the well used parts of the calipers and slightly deformed brackets. If I am going to replace those parts, I might as well do it with a more capable design.

 

[drivinhard]

The 96's hold up fine at the track with street tires, you can only use the brakes so much with street tires. Some good high temp pads, SS lines, and high temp fluid and they'll hang in there as long as you have some good "open" design wheels to aid with cooling (the slicers don't cool well, and they suck for the track @ 6" wide anyway)

After racing my 89 in the NE for several years, using TCE's 12.2" kit and WW's "A" pads (awesome) I didn't expect much from the 96 brakes on the 92 at the CA convention (95+ degrees). Thunderhill isn't a killer brake track, but does have a few hard brake zones. They worked great with ATE fluid and carbotech panther pads. Nice pedal all day, and good bite from the panther pads. I ran V700 race rubber to, which works the brakes a ton harder.