[Shotimes] Confused about brake upgrade

[Jim and Debbie Leyden]

I thought that the caliper bracket HAD to be from a '96 and up SHO in order
to clear the 11.6" rotors.  The spindles can be from the Lincoln or Sable as
long as they had ABS.

Jim
'93 MTX
'96 Brakes (bought the caliper brackets from FPS)



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From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of John Zarebski
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 11:56 PM
To: allyoop; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Confused about brake upgrade


Walt
When I did my upgrade on my 93 the caliper brackets came of a 95 or later
Lincoln Mark VIII. In fact, if I recall the yard pulled the brackets off a
Lincoln LS. Hope this helps. The Yard will be able to cross reference the
part #.
John 93 MTX
Chatham ON CA
PPY, 80mmMAAF TB chip, Dynomax Catback


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From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of allyoop
Sent: May 28, 2003 5:35 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] Confused about brake upgrade


Folks,

After reading the Shotimes article on brake upgrade, I thought I knew what
was needed to do a cheap and easy brake upgrade on my '94 SHO. So I drove to
the junk yard and bought front rotors and caliper brackets from a '96 Sable.

Not so. When I got home I discovered both the disks (10 7/8") and brackets
were identical to what I already had.

Then to the parts store, where I bought the recommended Raybestos 66334
disks. Ah! Bigger indeed, by more than a half inch.

But can anyone tell me which cars at the junk yard use the Ford
F60Z-2B134-AA caliper bracket (as specified on the Shotimes site)? This has
about 1/4" more offset, and enables the calipers to clear the larger rotors.
The Ford dealer told me maybe the Mark VIII or Continental. I'd like to
install used ones, and save some of the $50 each the dealer wants.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Walt Greenwood
'94 Automatic
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