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A5literMan

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My new winter project is to find the best rear disc brake conversion for 4 lug axles. What do you guys recommend? I do not want to go 5 lug because I have 2 sets of wheels and tires and am happy with the 4 lugs for now. Thanks
 

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If it were a snake, it woulda bit ya:

http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-for...ver-used-ssbc-fox-rear-disk-brake-kit.859848/
 

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bitten by noobz
 

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Im kind of interested myself...I have 4 lug Pony R's that are gonna stay for a long while but I would like to have rear discs, but I dont want to spend $700...Is there a cheaper route?
 

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FordRacing302 said:
Im kind of interested myself...I have 4 lug Pony R's that are gonna stay for a long while but I would like to have rear discs, but I dont want to spend $700...Is there a cheaper route?
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Turbo coupe rear end.
 

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I just bought moser 31sp axles,diff,new gears,end cover etc. thanks for the input and thinking I will contact hoodrich
 

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A5literMan said:
I just bought moser 31sp axles,diff,new gears,end cover etc. thanks for the input and thinking I will contact hoodrich
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That's a damned nice setup for the money he's asking and it blows away anything you could do with an SVO setup.
 

Boosted92LX

It's only an inch or two. What's the big deal?
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That's a damned nice setup for the money he's asking and it blows away anything you could do with an SVO setup.
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What worries me about it is he had the calipers powdercoated. I know brakes get hot, but buying brand new brake parts that have been baked in an oven and expecting them to function properly makes me kinda iffy on the deal..
 

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What worries me about it is he had the calipers powdercoated. I know brakes get hot, but buying brand new brake parts that have been baked in an oven and expecting them to function properly makes me kinda iffy on the deal..
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Definitely something worth inspecting for whoever purchases the parts. It wouldn't cause me an awful lot of concern though. Rebuild/reseal kits are what... $8? I would also doubt that they were powder coated with the seals installed. Could ask the ad poster prior to purchase.
 

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Definitely something worth inspecting for whoever purchases the parts. It wouldn't cause me an awful lot of concern though. Rebuild/reseal kits are what... $8? I would also doubt that they were powder coated with the seals installed. Could ask the ad poster prior to purchase.
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The thing with heating metal like that is it can stress relieve it, causing the metal to relax. When this happens precision machined fits like the bores for the pistons can become distorted, allowing the piston to stick in the bore. Seen it. Been there.

This is why you never, ever heat a bearing above 250* F to install, it stress relieves the metal and the rollers become out f round, making them junk.
 

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The thing with heating metal like that is it can stress relieve it, causing the metal to relax. When this happens precision machined fits like the bores for the pistons can become distorted, allowing the piston to stick in the bore. Seen it. Been there.

This is why you never, ever heat a bearing above 250* F to install, it stress relieves the metal and the rollers become out f round, making them junk.
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Ok... now you're bordering on nail biting... If you were a Noob, I'd start explaining the heat cycles that a brake caliper goes through... blah blah blah

Come down from there before you fall and hurt yourself.
 

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Ok... now you're bordering on nail biting... If you were a Noob, I'd start explaining the heat cycles that a brake caliper goes through... blah blah blah

Come down from there before you fall and hurt yourself.
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Yeah, yeah, I know about heat cycles, blah blah, blah. I'm just questioning the extended amount of time and temp an oven would bring into the picture. I've had calipers that got TOO hot hang pistons. It makes them junk, period. Why is this nail biting?

Whatevs, carry on..
 

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I dunno why anybody would waste $350 on powedercoating brake calipers. I bought a $6.99 can of spray bomb "caliper paint" went to town and brake dust doesn't even think about sticking to them. They clean right up with wheel cleaner and a hose if they get dirty.





 

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I really like the POR-15 stuff. Once it's cured, it's pretty shiny. It LOOKS like powdercoat.
 
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