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Are you using 15" wheels or 17" wheels.

If 15's, two upgrades will help.

Front. The MII power booster is fine so long as it's still servicable. The 11" Grenada rotors are OK, but the Stainless Steel Brakes Corp. (SSBC) Force 10 four piston calipers do a better job than the more typical early '80's Mid-GM single piston calipers. SSBC has a license from Kelsy-Hayes to manufacture new four piston calipers as were OEM on '66 & '67 Mustang GT's and Shelby GT350's. Order the front SSBC kit WITH brake lines, and street semi-metallic pads. (SSBC brake pads are file-fit to the calipers. They don't tell you that, but you'll need to massage the pads a scosch before they'l drop in) While you're at it, order a set of "87 - '89 T-Bird turbo coupe semi-metallic pads. The OEM's come with organic only pads and go in the trash. The Force Ten kit was about $695 less lines and rear pads.

Rear. After consulting with Ford SVO tech support, installed Ford SVO (Now Ford Racing) '79 - '86 Mustang rear disk brake conversion kit (M-2300-C). Kit included rotors, calipers, caliper adapters to '79 - up 8.8 diff, master cylinder (with line outputs to engine side), stock proportioning valve modification kit, adjustable proportioning valve for front - rear bias adjustment, and e-brake cables. This kit in '97 was $695.

This setup installed on car will stop on a dime, and give you a nickel change. Investment, about $1,500 - $1,600.

But if using 17" wheels there are better, albeit pricer options. Baer Racing makes several levels of brake upgrades. A 13", 2 piston caliper front for MII spindles, and a 12", 2 piston caliper rear for Ford 8.8" diffs. The whole enchilada will cost about $1,800 - $2,000. This setup should look more at home behind 17" wheels, stop on a dime, give you $.09 change, and do it all day long. The only difference being street pads, or race pads.