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Old 12-15-2003, 03:50 PM
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The 11" Grenada rotor on a MII spindle with late '70's early 80's GM calipers is a pretty standard street rod front brake system. Ads and sources all through Street Rod magazine.

Initially planning to use 15" wheels, I went one step up. Stainless Steel Brakes uses the same Grenada rotor, but an updated version of the original Kelsy-Hayes 4 piston calipers. These things work superbly. Street pads are semi-metallic.

On the rear, I used Ford SVO M-2300-C Mustang rear disk brake conversion kit. This setup is the 87 - 89 T-Bird Turbo Coupe, 10", single piston caliper, rotors, caliper mounting brackets, master cylinder that bolts right onto the MII brake booster, and brings the lines out on the engine side for easy install. Kit contains adjustable proportioning valve, stock proportioning valve modification kit, and E-brake cables all in the box! If you go this way, order a set of semimetallic pads for the turbo coupefrom SSBC above. The kit comes with organic lining.

This car stops, and is about as good as it's going to get for a 15"wheel braking setup.
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