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Best Brake Upgrade for a 65??

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I am looking for the best possible brakes for my 65 fastback with manuel brakes and booster. Anybody selling kits for the front with 13" rotors? Without spending $2000? I am thinking of a budget of hopefully not more than 1500 for the front........Cobra automotive sells a rear drum upgrade for about $599. It consists of 2.5 x 10" drums, etc. They claim it outbrakes most rear disk setups....has anybody done this upgrade?
They also sell a 12" front rotor with "Rebuilt" lincoln calipers, etc for $1565.....That seems kinda high for rebuilt calipers off a lincoln, they also reccomend a SVO style master cylinder but say that a booster may not clear the shock tower with it.....what are you guys using.???????

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Chris,

Global West has a nice front brake kit in 11.75", 12", or 13". The kit uses the larger '70 and up spindles. You can save quite a bit of money if you get your own spindles.

http://www.globalwest.net/mustang_1964 -73 catalog.htm

Then there's always Baer Racing.

http://www.baer.com/

Good luck,
Tim
 
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Give Skywalker a PM. He just bought some Wilwoods for his '68. He can give you some good specs on his.
 
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