[Amc-list] More Cheap Brakes

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Least I hope they end up being cheap, I doubt it.
I've been thinking and searching on what I wanted to do about rear brakes when I swapped the rear to the 8.8"
I finally think I have a plan. 
   I know I wanted three things.
One they need to work and have an e-brake
Two the need to be vented rotors, no reason other than I can't get past the idea that non vented rotors look cheap!
Three they need to fit inside a 15" wheel.

What I have found thru a lot of looking and searching is that in 2005 the Mustangs went with vented rear rotors.
Making it easy to source them on Ebay or elsewhere. I have a pair coming of of a 2005, $75.00 with brackets.
These calipers also have the e-brake actuator as part of the caliper, not the little drum shoes, which I can't decide would work well with the under dash pull on the American. With the current drums the way to set the E-brake is to push down on the brake bedal to actuate the brakes then pull the handle. No way to do that with the little shoes!
  We'll see if these work when I get to it!
  My next issue was to find a rotor that will be small enough to keep the calipers tucked in and be vented, plus they allready to be 4.5" X 5 bolt pattern! After several sessions of surfing and looking I believe I have found the the ticket.
   1989-92 T-bird and Cougar used vented rear discs that are 10.16" in diameter and as near as I can find specs for them should work with the Mustang calipers and fit under a 15" wheel. To ice the cake they are only $24 a piece on Rock auto.
  The last piece in the puzzle will be the mounting bracket from axle tube to caliper bracket.
  Those I will design and get cut once I get my 8.8" housing ot work from.

  Anyone see any holes in this plan?
Anyone have specs on the 05 Mustang rotors thickness?
Anyone have specs on the 89-92 T-bird rotor?

   Tha Calipers I bought are from LKQ and come complete with snipped cable ends and hoses so I should be able to use them to do the layout and figure out cables and hoses.
  
   I expect to have about $200 total in this setup, less if the brackets turn out to be something I can do at home.
My current plan is to  layout  rotor etc; and build an actual bracket out of MDF or similar then have them cut out of stock  on the local metal suppliers CNC controlled water jet.

   I thought about building this to fit my AMC 15, but don't know, would there be any interest in this setup?
I think they would actually clear a stock 14" wheel using the T-bird rotor!

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"
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