What brand brake parts for fox?

[rwordenjr]

In the market for new brake parts for one of my foxes. I'm going to keep it 4 lug with front disk and rear drum. What brand parts you guys using ? (LMR ? Local Part Stores?)

 

[gkomo]

Check out maximum motorsports Wheel and Brake section if your looking for performance upgrade, like this kit:

Brake Upgrade Package, 1987-93

As one option. Keeps your stock brakes just adds some better pads and lines, etc.

 

[revhead347]

In the market for new brake parts for one of my foxes. I'm going to keep it 4 lug with front disk and rear drum. What brand parts you guys using ? (LMR ? Local Part Stores?)

I bought a Steeda kit way back in the day when I had a Fox. It made a huge difference. It's basically Hawk pads with some sleeves for the pins that keep the caliper from engaging unevenly.

Kurt

 

[AeroCoupe]

Unless you just want the look do not bother with rear disc as the only benefit will be brake fad under hard braking conditions. Get some stainless steel lines to go from the hard lines on the car over to the front calipers and the one from the read hard line to the rear end hard lines. If the brakes are working well then use a quality DOT 3 fluid (Motorcraft, Wilwood, Motul, etc.) and flush the system. Have the rotors and drums turned or replace them with a quality brand like Centric and use some quality pads (PowerStop Z23's come to mind) and shoes (Bendix is what Maximum Motorsports sells).

Other than that you are just flushing money down a dark hole of no return. If the above does not get the job done then you just need to bite the bullet and move up the the SN95 brakes.

 

[rwordenjr]

Unless you just want the look do not bother with rear disc as the only benefit will be brake fad under hard braking conditions. Get some stainless steel lines to go from the hard lines on the car over to the front calipers and the one from the read hard line to the rear end hard lines. If the brakes are working well then use a quality DOT 3 fluid (Motorcraft, Wilwood, Motul, etc.) and flush the system. Have the rotors and drums turned or replace them with a quality brand like Centric and use some quality pads (PowerStop Z23's come to mind) and shoes (Bendix is what Maximum Motorsports sells).

Other than that you are just flushing money down a dark hole of no return. If the above does not get the job done then you just need to bite the bullet and move up the the SN95 brakes.

Centric good? Looking at what drums to buy

 

[rwordenjr]

Unless you just want the look do not bother with rear disc as the only benefit will be brake fad under hard braking conditions. Get some stainless steel lines to go from the hard lines on the car over to the front calipers and the one from the read hard line to the rear end hard lines. If the brakes are working well then use a quality DOT 3 fluid (Motorcraft, Wilwood, Motul, etc.) and flush the system. Have the rotors and drums turned or replace them with a quality brand like Centric and use some quality pads (PowerStop Z23's come to mind) and shoes (Bendix is what Maximum Motorsports sells).

Other than that you are just flushing money down a dark hole of no return. If the above does not get the job done then you just need to bite the bullet and move up the the SN95 brakes.

Also any idea why part stores are showing the manual transmission needs the rear finned drums and the auto shows not needing the finned ones?

 

[Mustang5L5]

Also any idea why part stores are showing the manual transmission needs the rear finned drums and the auto shows not needing the finned ones?

That’s how they came originally. Guess ford thought AOD cars wouldn’t heat up the brakes as much.

Either will work fine. Finned would be preferred for additional cooling surface area but doesn’t matter if cost/availability is a concern

 

[rwordenjr]

That’s how they came originally. Guess ford thought AOD cars wouldn’t heat up the brakes as much.

Either will work fine. Finned would be preferred for additional cooling surface area but doesn’t matter if cost/availability is a concern

Thanks. Also seeing that distinction on the wheel bearings too. Odd!

 

[Mustang5L5]

No idea why the wheel bearings would matter between auto and manual

 

[rwordenjr]

No idea why the wheel bearings would matter between auto and manual

Want to get new rotors, bearings, pads, calipers for the front and new drums for the rear. Stock brakes fine, just want to refresh the look of the parts.