Installed 94-04 Mustang GT rear brakes .... pics
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Installed 94-04 Mustang GT rear brakes .... pics
I finally did it said good bye to my CRAPPY drum brakes that needed more wheel cylinders then i had time to care for. you have to love MI road salt and destroying them constantly.
First 2 Huge thank you's to Brandon(redrocket) for getting the parts from the junk yard, surprisingly there is hardly any mustangs in the junk yards up here. And David (forgot s/n) for stopping by at just the right moment and going and getting me shorter brake lines (bought to long originally) and helping me bleed the brakes I would still be out there if he had not stopped by to help.
ok I am gonna post some pics and brief explanations of things i feel the How-To on the 94-04 Cobra brakes missed. I will be showing some stuff for people that want to use GT. Not everyone is running 16+ wheels and want the larger brakes or can run larger.
ok jack up the truck and take the wheels off
Now get rid of all that drum brake crap! (my fav part! lol)
Now you need to remove the rear diff and rotate the carrier around till you see the center pin bolt. remove it and the center pin. (FYI if you are an open diff have fun with the spider gears) now with the center pin removed push on the axles and release the C-clips take them out. now you can remove the axles to get the backing plate off
now with the axle removed unbolt the rear backing plates, now with the backing plate out of the way you can install the mustang brackets on the back side of the axle flange that you already cut...
now I used the stock mustang soft lines and also used shorter hard lines from the distribution block. you will need an adapter (pictured) to do this any auto parts store should have it.
Now install all the new mustang parts. FYI on the caliper brackets to the main brackets I had to install a Washer in between them to get the correct spacing on the disc. washer can be seen on the 3rd picture down. Spacing shown on the 4th
Now thats where my photo's end you still need to install the new hard lines to the adapter then to the soft lines and bleed the brakes ALSO DO NOT forget to install the diff cover and refill LOL.... I ran out of light so that's all i have for tonight.
First 2 Huge thank you's to Brandon(redrocket) for getting the parts from the junk yard, surprisingly there is hardly any mustangs in the junk yards up here. And David (forgot s/n) for stopping by at just the right moment and going and getting me shorter brake lines (bought to long originally) and helping me bleed the brakes I would still be out there if he had not stopped by to help.
ok I am gonna post some pics and brief explanations of things i feel the How-To on the 94-04 Cobra brakes missed. I will be showing some stuff for people that want to use GT. Not everyone is running 16+ wheels and want the larger brakes or can run larger.
ok jack up the truck and take the wheels off
Now get rid of all that drum brake crap! (my fav part! lol)
Now you need to remove the rear diff and rotate the carrier around till you see the center pin bolt. remove it and the center pin. (FYI if you are an open diff have fun with the spider gears) now with the center pin removed push on the axles and release the C-clips take them out. now you can remove the axles to get the backing plate off
now with the axle removed unbolt the rear backing plates, now with the backing plate out of the way you can install the mustang brackets on the back side of the axle flange that you already cut...
now I used the stock mustang soft lines and also used shorter hard lines from the distribution block. you will need an adapter (pictured) to do this any auto parts store should have it.
Now install all the new mustang parts. FYI on the caliper brackets to the main brackets I had to install a Washer in between them to get the correct spacing on the disc. washer can be seen on the 3rd picture down. Spacing shown on the 4th
Now thats where my photo's end you still need to install the new hard lines to the adapter then to the soft lines and bleed the brakes ALSO DO NOT forget to install the diff cover and refill LOL.... I ran out of light so that's all i have for tonight.
Last edited by Redneckstone; 08-18-2010 at 10:35 PM.
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they clip onto the caliper just like the drum did on the shoe, only thing you need to do which is stated in the How-To is you need a copper pipe to correct where the e-brake would clip into the backing plate.
I didnt install the E-brake yet being I was running out of time and forgot to get the copper pipe. thought I had some in the garage turned out to be the wrong size
I didnt install the E-brake yet being I was running out of time and forgot to get the copper pipe. thought I had some in the garage turned out to be the wrong size
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I think it was $60 for the rotors, $55 for the Wagner Thermoquiet pads, and like lets say $45 for brake fluid, adapters, brake clean, and rear end fluid and RTV...
so $175 ish? i went a little high on all the prices to just be fair
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I wont lie it took me a good half a day. I was going EXTREMELY slow so I wouldnt screw something up or forget something. if I had to do another set i think it would take maybe 2 hours TOPS now that i have it down and figured out the goof ups and such of the install
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Aligning the caliper bracket i wont lie i was about finished at that point when i bolted it and noticed it was touching the rotor... then after having a beer and looking at it for a min. i was like F-ing S**t I can just space it out with a washer and be done with it... LOL... and done
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No there actually not leaking at all cleaned them up. What your seeing is a build up of brake shoe dust. Now that I said there not leaking well we all know what will happen now haha I was gonna change them and forgot to order some before I started so screw it for now
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not a bad swap!! when i was reading i was trying to figure out for the longest time why the HECK you had to pull your diff cover and crosspin to take out the shafts?!! but then i realized that i had totally forgot about those c-clips! its been so long since i have had an 8.8! haha nice mod non the less
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