Brake questions...completely clueless

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

I don't know much about brakes, but i do know my car has the smaller brakes, i think they're basically the size that the '87+ 4 banger cars had. I need to do rotors and pads....would i need/have to change the calipers if i ordered rotors for an '87 GT?

 

[93 LX]

you need the spindles, calipers, hoses, bearings and rotors from a 87+ GT or V8 car.

 

[Mustang5L5]

^ What he said

 

[faststang90]

u need 4banger parts

what they both said

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Damn really? I didn't know the spindles and everything were different....that blows. In that case i may just say screw it 5 lug it if i have to go through all that. I'm hoping to hit 11s this year and 4 banger size brakes don't like slowing down 110+ trap speeds.

 

[lang williams]

were you trying to stay 4 lug or convert to five? If I were hitting those speeds I'd want more braking than what came on the 85's. maybe some 87 spindles, performance pads, braided lines an 73mm calibers.

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Well for one, i've never done the brakes on this car...in the almost 5 years that i've owned it...because amazingly enough they just never needed it. Well the other day i guess one of my pads just took a dump because out of nowhere they started grinding hard and i looked and my rotor is chewed to hell and back. I'll probably stay 4 lug for now (since i love these ARE's) and just find a parts car and get all the GT brake parts from it.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Should be pretty easy. put up a WTB and you can score some 87+ spindles cheap and easy from all the people going 5-lug

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Yeah i'll probably hit my local forum since there's always people parting out cars. I've never really worked on brakes...how involved is it to change the spindles and everything?

 

[Beasty306GT]

its not to hard to swap em out.....