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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 03:47 AM
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well ever since i saw walts post on that i have been very interested and i want some oppinions on it cause i am seriously considering it cause i work at an auto parts chain and i can get most of the stuff cheap so i am wanting your oppinions on it
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 04:34 AM
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i wouldnt the s10 cailepers it uses aint big enough for a mustang
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 03:02 PM
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I have never seen one in person and have never heard of them before but based on the photo alone they look poorly made with a large amount of stamped parts. Other than the fit and finish others have said they are too small.

I would highly recommend the SSBC 4 piston calipers (the scarebird looks like a single piston) disc brake conversion. Its very high quality no stamped stuff and excellent machining. Yeah its a lot more money but you get what you pay for.

There is another option of the granada swap that I know little about but I hear works well and it less expensive than SSBC you might consider that route.

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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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We had this discussion awhile back about the scarebird, and the general concensus was to stay away from it.
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 09:31 PM
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Hi,
I decided to go with MP brakes. I went with a single piston setup based on my conversation with them.
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 12:05 AM
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i looked for the frist time today , thinking i had drum brakes in the front but i have disk but no power brakes so i will only need to add the new master cylinder and powwer setup right
Old Dec 1, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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A new dual master cylinder would be nice, highly recommended.
Power is optional (were you driving the car before? if not new brake lines too)
Mine is manual disc and its no problem but does require a slight learning curve


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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 03:06 PM
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i looked for the frist time today , thinking i had drum brakes in the front but i have disk but no power brakes so i will only need to add the new master cylinder and powwer setup right
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