Twisted

I guess they'd probably lock up. I'll check later today. It just seemed like it took so much effort to stop the car.

mattdel

mine's like that too.

does the front end suck down low when you nail the brakes?

Jfsram

No the goal is not to actually lock up the brakes. I'm trying to put some technical numbers into this thread.

When someone say my car will not stop. Does he mean 60 - 0 is taking longer than 200'? If so you DON'T need a brake upgrade. Your factory stuff is not up to par. Fix it and be done.

If the car is indeed stopping in just over 100' and you want MORE.
An upgrade is in order.

Many upgrades will not improve your normal everyday driving in traffic distance. It will let you use and abuse your brakes over and over again. Like in racing.

The lock up question was to help us visualize if Twisted's brakes are at least working "as new" or are they shot and need work.

Twisted

I don't think the front dives too much, as the suspension is pretty stiff up front. I'm looking forward to driving the car later and nailing the brakes a bit to get a better idea of what's going on. I don't normally have to jam on the brakes, so I was just surprised that they didn't seem as strong as I expected them to be. If they lock up, then they are as good asthey need to be, I guess. Thanks again.

By the way, per info obtained in another thread, I believe my rear brakes might be out of adjustment. I'll try adjusting them and seeing if that helps.

rmodel65

just go ahead and pony up the money for a nice aftermarket setup if you want i wish i could have done something like the svo upgrade on my 65 if i could have a cheap alternative that is(although there are kits out there but i want something a little more extreme to fill my wheels), but the drums had to go. i went with ssbc all the way around i did 13 inch in the front and 10.5 inch in the rear the kits went to gether without any hassle and looks killer behind my wheels

blwn93gt

i hear a lot of guys say that their brakes got really spongy after doing the 73mm upgrade. so a MC upgrade might be needed as well. or just go with a complete sn95 upgrade.

y2kstangman

I can say my stock front brakes have more holding power than the tires! Last week almost sent my 89 LX stang to the wrecking yard when I had to stop immediately on the freeway andand both front wheels locked up! Yikes! Good thing for the carpool lane and nobody there, swerved and kept on trucking. My buddy about crapped his pants. :-) Probably the closest I'vebeen to hitting someone in a long time.

The cars do need some more brakes in general. A trip through the wrecking yard almost always indicates the cars would not stop and the front ends are smashed.

4 wheel disc's would be they way to go with 73 MM front calipers from a Linclon Mark VII , SVO, Mark VII, SN95or Turbo Coupe out back with an adjustable proportioning valve. This would not cost too much and keep these cars on the road. The Cobra brakes would be ideal but a few more bucks to complete.

Too much horsepower, not enough stopping power!