Tools needed for front brake job?

[helty]

i'm planning on replacing my front rotors and pads this week. ive done it before on my cough cough, cougar.....and a few other ford cars, just not on my stang yet. i have access to a lift and shop with a butt-load of tools, but that means driving 45 minutes and paying $5/hour for the lift. i'd much rather do it in the parking lot of my apartment complex using jack stands. however, i have limited tools at my disposal. just your basic 1/4", 3/8" drive metric and standard socket set, screwdrivers, some wrenches, that kind of stuff.

what tools are a necessity to do this? specific sizes would be nice (12mm, 3/8" etc) and which ones are nice to have? id like to paint my calipers too, so thats another reason i'd rather do it here, so i dont spend extra cash waiting for the paint to cure at the shop. im just using standard gt brakes, not the bullitt or cobra kit. thanks for all the replies.

also, i know the bullit archive has a write up for 96-98 stangs, but im not sure if 99-04gts are the same.

 

[streetstang03]

http://mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/brakepad1.htm


i have a few other links here too:
http://www.stangette.com/community/showthread.php?t=120

 

[helty]

thanks. i was looking for that stangette link earlier. i take it all front brakes are the same on 96-04 gt's?

 

[streetstang03]

you are correct

 

[helty]

you are correct

and you are teh win! thanks man

 

[xbajbusx]

can you use the c-clamp on the 2000 mustang or you really need that other tool ?

 

[streetstang03]

i've always just used a C-clamp

 

[xbajbusx]

so it shouldnt be a pain to do the pads and install new rotors, rotors should just pop out (no screws?) after i take the shoes out .

 

[helty]

once i realized why the two caliper bolts werent coming out and were just spinning (owned) it only took a few minutes on each side to replae everything. its pretty simple/