Re: [Amc-list] More Cheap Brakes

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All I got.
hmm, since I don't save emails.
i'll have to skim over it.
I found rear 05 Mustang calipers on evilbay for $75, off a 25k mile car.
They should be on their way.
  05 up Mustangs all use vented rear rotors instead of the thin solid rotor.
Next was find a rotor.
   What I have found leads me to believe that for my purposes the rear rotors I hope work are from an 98 Avenger front.
They are vented 4.5" pattern and only 10.3" in diameter. 
   I have found a guy on the evilbay that makes brackets to bolt up to the back side of Ranger and mustang 8.8" housings tube end flanges and the alignment using 99-04 Mustang rear  calipers is spot on. He uses Cobra 11.6" vented rear rotors and standard Mustang rear calipers. The thing I don't like about the earlier calipers is you have to grind the brackets out to fit over vented discs and Cobra pads are thin. But I'm pretty sure this would be the easiest way for discs on Casper as you have the room for the big discs.
   
I want to keep my 15" wheels, cause it's what I got! and they are good.

One I get the calipers here I plan on having the boys drag my spare amc15 up to outside the shop and i'll get this fingered out.

Love, to end up having spec'd out brackets to do small rotor and larger rotor combos for the 15.

Should be a very simple 1/4" steel plate.
That's what everyone I see making up the rears is going with.
 Since the rotational force is the main factor I believe it will be fine.

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

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>
> tom jennings---
> 
> TO be honest, I just don't know how much better 4-wheel discs are -- I 
> mean literally, does the car overall brake that much better? I've never 
> driven a car with 4 wheel discs.
> ---
> 
> my daily driver (03 dodge peon) had disk front, puny little MAYBE 9x1.75 rear 
> drums. i put on the srt4 rear disk brakes. they are all but as big as the front 
> disks. however, my braking is INSANELY better. my fronts used to lock up, and 
> the rear i dont think i ever got them to. strangely. no abs either. the 4 disks 
> is the ONLY way to go in my mind. gives the sports car look, but the no fade, 
> better grab. 
> 
> as light as our ramblers are, i bet those cobra rear brakes would be insane. 
> 
> i would be VERY interested in fitting the cobra rear brakes on my 62 classic. 
> would probably go nice with my '00 gt fronts, and my 17" wheels. once again, the 
> rotors are probably as big as my fronts tho. maybe just find some vented mustang 
> rotors that will fit the rear and i can fit callipers to. i have been toying 
> with the idea. just havent had the time to screw with it lately. to many irons 
> in the fire. 
> 
> mark, can  you email me off list all the calipers/brackets and all you got? i 
> have been trying to follow what your doing, but have not been able to keep up 
> very well. been working hay from sundown till sunup. sleeping and working all 
> other times.... 
> 
> dave stohler
> my rambler pics@
> http://picasaweb.google.com/das24rules
> 
> 
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