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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 11:44 PM
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My question (problem?) with the Granada swap is the Ackerman. Not sure of the wheelbase on the Granada but if it is not the same as the Mustang the Ackerman will be wrong and your inside-front wheel will not turn the proper amount and your tire life will be reduced.
Now, on the the disc set-up....I'd buy Wilood Super-Lites with 12in drilled/slotted rotors and 4piston-fixed calipers and be done with it. Won't cost you THAT much more than the Granada thing. And you won't need to worry about that nasty Ackerman thing.
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 01:02 AM
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I agree with 67tponycoupe, MP Brakes has a good package & the price is reasonable for the quality you get. I also looked at MP Brakes & SSBC. I went with the SSBC brakes and have been very satisfied with them. I bought them like 10 yrs ago and am still running the same brake pads since day one. I bought replacement pads just in case and have not used them yet. You do have to do some minor modifications if you are running 14" wheels,but it's no big deal.



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Just to add fuel to the fire. Here is one I wanted to try. http://www.mpbrakes.com/products/pro...product_id=313
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 03:38 AM
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do the granada swap in tandem with MustangSteve's power brake kit with the foot pedal conversion kit - this is what I did, don't have the car back to full running status so I can't tell you how it works yet. It looks absolutely sweet and Degin's granada kit comes with the sweet slotted rotors.

The only shaggy was that I had to dremel about 3/16" off the hole that the power brake booster fits into the firewall (the bottom of the power brake booster would hit the firewall where itcurves in - I grinded down the top of the hole about 3/16" and the booster sits in there just fine).
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 08:26 AM
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Ive also been running the SSBC kit for 3 years with no problems on a DD 67'.
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 12:44 PM
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Aren't there any kits out there that allow you to run the 14" wheels without problems? Just about every one I have read about won't allow the 14" unless you do some machining of the rotors or grinding of the calipers, etc...
It's not a HUGE deal, but I just bought new 14" tires, and I'm running the standard stock steel wheels. I wanted at some point to upgrade to styled steel. Can't do that with these kits.
Old Mar 17, 2007 | 01:42 AM
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Aren't there any kits out there that allow you to run the 14" wheels without problems? Just about every one I have read about won't allow the 14" unless you do some machining of the rotors or grinding of the calipers, etc...
It's not a HUGE deal, but I just bought new 14" tires, and I'm running the standard stock steel wheels. I wanted at some point to upgrade to styled steel. Can't do that with these kits.
Why not buy my entire front suspension with 4-piston stock brakes, Global West Negative Camber kit, Koni, power-steering (67 gear and coupler) and then I can put the Wilwood on my car with the Global West tubular coil-over rack-pinion?
I'll give you a very fair price.
Old Mar 17, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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well, sounds interesting, but I already have power steering. Might be interested in the brakes and the Konis, but I don't know about the negative camber. We can discuss, tho.
Old Mar 17, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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well, sounds interesting, but I already have power steering. Might be interested in the brakes and the Konis, but I don't know about the negative camber. We can discuss, tho.
The negative camber is GOOD!!!! NO understeer, allows you to run a slightly wider tire due to the 1 degree camber gain per 1in compression. The car actually goes around a corner better then my 95 Z/28 with F-41 suspension. The power steering is stock so it's dead as Custer for feel. I cut a set of Granada springs 1/4 coil at a time until I got what I wanted, uses a 1 1/8 Qucikor bar with Koni's set dead center and it hits bumps like my 1980 M-B 123 chassis.
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