66P51GT said:Do you have a budget in mind? Based on your username and post, you have drum brakes on a '67, right?
You should also take advantage of the forum search. There have been hundreds of topics regarding brake upgrades.[/QUOTE
This is my first mustang and my first post, so I'm new to all this. I do have drum brakes and am on a budget. I could spend up to a $1K if the upgrade makes a significant difference.
I will search the forum for more info. Thanks for your advice.
jaredgoodwin said:www.mustangsteve.com
I put Granada front discs and power brake conversion on my 67. Like day and night.
Max Power said:While drums will stop just about as well as discs, they fade in a huge hurry and require a large amount of pedal effort to do it.
By far the most user friendly and effective brake set up is front discs, which is why every new car on the road today has them.
The drum brakes on your car will always fade. They fade due to heat build up, which will not change with a booster.Cool67 said:Would adding a power booster to a drum brake system be just as good as having disk brakes or would there still be the fading problem?
Route666 said:If you want to spend the dosh (although some versions aren't that pricey really) get a Baer disc kit.
87gn2 said:You can get the base Baer kit for around 800, I think.
A better question is which Baer kit is it? I think their 12" no option kit is around $800 (meaning non-crossdrilled, non-slotted, non-zinc coated, basic calipers). But the oh-so-popular-often-thought-of-when-Baer-is-mentioned 13" crossdrilled, slotted, zinc coated, polished calipers kit is a lot more coin.Pbum5 said:Where can you get it for that?
DarkBuddha said:A better question is which Baer kit is it? I think their 12" no option kit is around $800 (meaning non-crossdrilled, non-slotted, non-zinc coated, basic calipers). But the oh-so-popular-often-thought-of-when-Baer-is-mentioned 13" crossdrilled, slotted, zinc coated, polished calipers kit is a lot more coin.
A front disc brake conversion is probably the best thing to start with to improve braking, in addition to converting to a dual resevoir master cylinder (which you'll need if you switch to discs anyway). Sure you can spend dones a bunch of cash on Wilwood, SSBC, or Baer, which is great if you've got the cash.Cool67 said:Does anyone know which brake upgrade gives you the most improved stopping power for the money: 1) upgrading the front drum brakes with disc brakes, 2) adding a power booster to the drum brakes 3) or is there another better way of improving the brakes.
DarkBuddha said:A better question is which Baer kit is it? I think their 12" no option kit is around $800 (meaning non-crossdrilled, non-slotted, non-zinc coated, basic calipers). But the oh-so-popular-often-thought-of-when-Baer-is-mentioned 13" crossdrilled, slotted, zinc coated, polished calipers kit is a lot more coin.
LanceMach said:You can get Baer brakes from Street or Track (disclaimer - the owners are friends of mine, but they are good guys nonetheless!). You can drop them an email and tell them you're looking for discs for a street car and don't want to spend over $X - they'll let you know if they can set you up or not (Baer does tend to be very pricey).
If you can't afford Baer, I'd recommend checking out Stainless Steel Brake for an all inclusive kit. You dont need 13 inch calipers for the street: even their basic kit will be a vast improvement over drums overall. Both of the owners of Street or Track have used the Stainless kits and did VERY well on road racing courses - Bill is lucky enough to have moved up to some BIG Baer brakes...
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