Rear brake upgrade bracket question

[mitchster]

I thought I read a thread here on how to upgrade your rear brakes without pulling the axles. It was a bracket you install then you can put on larger rear rotors. Anyone know where I can find that article? Thanks, Mitch

 

[kdaly]

I didnt think you could. I'd love to know myself if there is an option

 

[F.D.Sako]

Here's the eBay link for the part.

 

[rdplain]

I think this may the the thread you are looking for.

http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...921-FS-14-quot-brake-caliper-adapter-brackets

 

[MeanGreenBoss]

Those caliper brackets worked out great on my Boss. My only regret is settling for the el cheapo $35 rotors from Rock Auto since they're starting to oxidize (rust) in the hub/hat areas.

 

[devildog1679]

I have the same brackets bought on this site. They have seem 6 track days and still perfect.

 

[cheeser]

I have the same brackets bought on this site. They have seem 6 track days and still perfect.

Glad to see that they hold up to track use as I usually do 1 - 2 track days out here in CO. I used to live in WI and always wanted to take a car to Road America, but have to settle on the local track...nice 2 1/2 miler.

Looks like I need to place a set on order as I received my new Brembo calipers from AutoNation Ford White Bear Lake and need to swap out the original GT calipers.

 

[devildog1679]

Yellow love RA

 

[rdplain]

Just did this last night. Quick 30 minute job.


Rotors side by side:

Before:

After:

 

[Doug1227]

These probably won't clear a 15" drag wheel will they?

 

[rdplain]

These probably won't clear a 15" drag wheel will they?

Nope.

 

[bdcardinal]

What is the application for the rear rotors? That is the only thing on that kit I find somewhat questionable. Look like cheapy rotors.

 

[CobraRed_96_GT]

What is the application for the rear rotors? That is the only thing on that kit I find somewhat questionable. Look like cheapy rotors.

.... GT500. Most good racing rotors that aren't 2-piece look pretty simple.

 

[bdcardinal]

.... GT500. Most good racing rotors that aren't 2-piece look pretty simple.

I was commenting that they looked like the white box generic rotors, and not a Ford OEM one.

 

[F.D.Sako]

Majority of amateur racers use cheap rotors, because they're consumable items. No need to spend extra money on rotors that don't really give you any performance benefits, other than looks.

I'll probably do this when I switch over to a 302S ABS module.

 

[rdplain]

I was commenting that they looked like the white box generic rotors, and not a Ford OEM one.

I used the generic Centric rotors, not the OEM GT500's. The OEM's have a black hat.

 

[CobraRed_96_GT]

I used the generic Centric rotors, not the OEM GT500's. The OEM's have a black hat.

This. Centric always a good buy, I've worn down maybe 8 sets over the years.

 

[Jinx.]

I did the bracket upgrade months ago and I could of sworn I had centric rotors. I have a black hat on mine.

 

[Paul.]

I did mine using the OEM Ford stuff, mostly because I know it is engineered well and will last a really long time. Not that the other stuff won't, but pulling the axles wasn't a big deal to me,and I already had the parts... so I might as well use it. Here's a copy/paste from my post on another forum.

My rear brakes were totally shot. The car only has 16,000 miles on it, so I find this very odd; however, the dealership says "with these new ABS units" this is common. I dunno, but that's for another tech thread. So here's some pics of the OEM rear brakes before I started the tear down. Notice the damage to the rotors.

Here's the OEM panhard bar and diff cover. Since my car is lowered a bit, my axle isn't centered.

Factory 3.73s.

After some work and a bit of a mess, the axles came out.

Old brakes and axle brackets removed. I pulled the anti-moan brackets after I snapped this picture since they're not used with the new axle brackets.

New, much larger axle brackets installed. Since my car is an '11 GT, I didn't have to remove the calipers. They are the same as the '13 GT500, so I figured there was no point in installing the new ones and having to bleed the brakes for nothing. Now I have an extra set of calipers. I was going to powdercoat the brackets myself, but since I have to drive the car to work on Tuesday, I decided not to go to all the trouble of getting out all my powdercoating stuff and having to beadblast stuff.

Here's the old rotors vs the new hotness. They are huge!

I got the diff buttoned back up, (except one bolt, which I'll explain later) and the axles, rotors, and caliper anchors all installed. Tomorrow I'll run to AutoZone and get some nice quiet new street pads, then finish the calipers, and fill the diff. Once that's done, I'll get the new panhard bar put in, and adjust to get my axle centered in the chassis. If time allows, I'll clean up the wheels a bit, and get a carwash. Overall, the job isn't really that hard, just a bit time consuming. Especially when you're doing it by yourself and have to get up and down from underneath the car a bunch of times. Regardless, new cars are WAY easier to work on than my stupid old notch.

I'll get all the finished install pics up tomorrow hopefully.

Paul.

 

[Jabooh1]

I'll be doing this when I upgrade. No need to pull axles so won't add the work.