Front disc brake conversion kit

Well, if you budget can afford it get 6 piston calipers...............the force exerted on the rotors equals more stopping power by 2X over 4 piston calipers.
Personally on my drag car I have the lightest rotors/hubs/calipers you can buy..........10" in front and 11" in the rear............all with 4 piston calipers.

But try stuffing a 13" rotor and caliper into a 15" wheel.............!?

 

Unless you're going to be doing some serious high-speed road racing, the stock 11" discs will work fine, and noticeably better than the drums.

 

haha.. that's actually kinda funny.

Speak for yourself there, bud. In my experience with most older Ford brake systems.. they flat out suck when repeatadly coming down from illegal freeway speeds. Performance brake pads don't fix the shortcomings, either. I would surely concede that they will be night and day compared to drums after heating up(repeated hard stops) though.

But.. no disrespect intended and to each their own, I guess.

 

Regardless of everyone's opinions, we need to know more about the car, and it's intended use..A Sunday cruiser doesn't need anything more than the stock Maverick setup, and street machine, pro touring, drag car...it differs from there....

 

Very good point, Dave. I was going to say the same but got sidetracked as usual. lol

Also extremely important is driving style too. The way I drive my brake systems in almost all my cars.. there's ALWAYS room for improvement and high friction brake pads are the easiest hop up.

I even swap out my wifes front brake pads for slightly more aggressive compounds(causes more dust though) just because those extra few feet of shorter stopping distances can mean the difference between getting into an accident and simple hand gesturing to convey opinions about other drivers lack of attention. Much like buying stickier tires that wear a bit faster and well worth the extra 30-40 bucks, IMO.

 

Regardless of what you finally choose, I see disc brakes as a general improvement over drums - I've driven both

 

I do the same thing...driving style..that's what I'm going to call it!

 

I use to drive my ’71 drum brake Maverick in San Francisco area traffic and it would scare the *#&@ out of me.

We are driving cars with none of the safety features that all of the other drivers around us have. The average new car is comparable to some of the super cars that were out in the ‘70s. (Ever seen the Top Gear show on this?) My mom’s new Honda Civic is rated at 145 hp, about what a ‘70’s 302 was rated. Her little car has disks all around and air bags.

Some of us put insane amounts of money into engine parts, wheels, paint and even stereos. I’m not knocking that, but sometimes you have to look at your priorities.

I’m going with the Wilwood kit. My deductable is more than the difference in price and where am I going to find another Grabber hood? Plus, I would like to survive the crash or better yet, avoid it.

I’m hoping Summit is having a Black Friday sale.

 

I am speaking for myself, and I have never experienced that. I think stock Ford disc brakes work extremely well compared to drums. Most people don't do "repeated hard stops" unless they're road-racing, hence my previous post. 'Never claimed they work as good as 13-inch, six-piston Willwoods.

 

Mav1970 said it all, any disc brake will be better than drums.............and how do I know...................My last pass over a year ago was a 9.801 @133 at the Redding Drag strip.............and I had drum brakes on all four corners, and the brakes were new and drums had been turned..........and I still went off the end of the strip into the field...............that's when I changed to disc's.

 

What about the scarebird brackets? Then u can use parts store replacement parts. I have no experience with them but am considering them myself

 

Dang!

That's wicked fast, and scary on drum brakes.