Best brake kit for Mustang II, 15" Wheel?

[Curt C.]

Currently have the Wilwood heavy duty kit that contains a fixed four pot caliper and 11 inch diameter, .810 thick rotor. This setup is not very good for high speed road courses. Looking at the Baer Claw 12 inch system for the Mustang II setup. I need something that will stand up to moderate 25 minute road race sessions. I would like to stay with 15 inch wheels. Any ideas or recommendations on a front brake kit?

[Clois Harlan]

I sure wish someone that really knows about the "BEST BRAKE" set-up for the Mustang II front end would answer your question.

I would like to know too.

Clois

[rdorman]

What is the problem Curt. There really is no simple answer. Kind of like asking which kit is best!
Rick

[Jack21]

For what it's worth, I'm using the Stainless Steel Brakes (SSB) Force 10 front brake kit for the MII front suspension.

The kit uses 11" Grenada rotors, a custom caliper bracket, and a licensed from Kelsey Hayes newly manufactured 4 piston caliper originally used on the '66 Mustang GT's and Shelby GT350's. They have several brake pad options, and you might want to use similar pads front and rear. I'm using OEM type semi-metallics front and rear as car is only street driven. Upper and lower control arms are tubular, and I retained the strut rod.

The rear disks are the SVO Mustang rear disk brake conversion kit which uses T-Bird turbo coupe 10" rotors and single piston calipers.

The car has no stopping problems from any speed. Have had it up to 130 setting the front to rear bias.

That being said, the brakes were installed when the plan was to use 15" wheels. At the last minute, 17's were installed, and those 11" fronts, and 10" rears do look miniscule inside the wheelwells. If there is any way to convince you to try a set of 17's, you'll never go back to 15" tires on a Cobra. Entirely different car. Bear makes a nice setup for MII fronts using 13" rotors and two piston calipers, and 12" rear rotors for Ford 8.8 that fit 17" wheels just fine.

[Curt C.]

Thanks for posting guys. I also posted this in the Classic Roadster forum. That thread has a lot more responses. Check it out. Lots of opinions, comments etc.

[John Poling]

Curt,
Please post a link to the Classic Roadster thread. I will be upgrading front brakes this winter from the current 9.25" MII and would like this info too.

Thank you.
John

[Curt C.]

Here you go John

http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/show...716#post383716

Curt