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Scarebird rear brakes:has anyone used them? #1663253 08/24/14 08:55 PM 08/24/14 08:55 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 10,645 Houston, Tx A AlexP OP I Live Here
AlexP OP I Live Here A Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 10,645 Houston, Tx	I forgot about them for quite a while. They seem like a good choice because they use a shelf rotor and caliper. I just can't tie myself into a rear rotor that has to be a redrilled piece to fit. My questions are: Is the 11.75" rotor a solid or vented piece? They refer to it as a full sized rotor, is that full sized car? Whay ford application would that be? Are there good pads available for the ram caliper? How balanced will the 11.75 rotors be with the same size up front with a viper caliper? Is it as simple as just running a way less aggressive pad in the rear? My Build thread: Let the hemi swap begin! 1968 wanna be pro touring whatchamacallit with some fancy stuff and a new roof skin.

Re: Scarebird rear brakes:has anyone used them? [Re: AlexP] #1663254 08/24/14 09:04 PM 08/24/14 09:04 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 12,375 SoCal MuuMuu101 I got lucky at Woodward!
MuuMuu101 I got lucky at Woodward! Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 12,375 SoCal	I don't know about Scarebird's rear kit but people seem to like their front A-body kit for sbp. Dr Diff also uses off the shelf rotors for the rears. 8250560-8.75donealmost.jpg (48 downloads)

Re: Scarebird rear brakes:has anyone used them? [Re: AlexP] #1663255 08/25/14 11:27 AM 08/25/14 11:27 AM
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Consulier enthusiast C Joined: May 2005 Posts: 256 USA	I started with them on my Satellite with the Viper calipers up front. I took them off because I could never get the bias where I liked it and that was with a couple different pads. Not sure if it's just not a good mix between piston sizes, but I didn't care for them at all and switched to the Dr Diff Cobra stuff.

Re: Scarebird rear brakes:has anyone used them? [Re: Consulier] #1663256 08/25/14 02:24 PM 08/25/14 02:24 PM
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Viol8r super stock Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 780 Woodinville, WA	I believe the rear kit uses an 11�" Ford rotor. You can order these cross drilled and slotted. I run this bracket, but slightly modified it for it to fit a Wilwood aluminum metric caliper. Works good or me. No e-brake. 1968 Pro-Touring Dodge Charger *2011 Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge Invitee http://www.popularhotrodding.com/features/1203phr_1968_dodge_charger/index.html

Re: Scarebird rear brakes:has anyone used them? [Re: AlexP] #1663257 08/25/14 04:06 PM 08/25/14 04:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,750 Rio Linda, CA John_Kunkel Too Many Posts
John_Kunkel Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,750 Rio Linda, CA	I'd prefer Doc Diff's setup because he can provide the parking brake cables to fit your application, with the Scarebird you have to scare up (pun intended) your own and that's often not as easy as it sounds. The INTERNET, the MISinformation superhighway

Re: Scarebird rear brakes:has anyone used them? [Re: John_Kunkel] #1663258 08/25/14 05:15 PM 08/25/14 05:15 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 723 Houston Tx Uhcoog1 super stock
Uhcoog1 super stock Joined: May 2005 Posts: 723 Houston Tx	Quote: I'd prefer Doc Diff's setup because he can provide the parking brake cables to fit your application, with the Scarebird you have to scare up (pun intended) your own and that's often not as easy as it sounds. Does the dr diff 11 3/4' cobra setup fit under 15" wheels? -'02 Dodge Viper Ex-World Challenge racecar -'73 Duster, 6.1 based 392 hilborn hemi, tko600, full floater rear 9", Hellwig custom bars, viper brakes, built for road course

Re: Scarebird rear brakes:has anyone used them? [Re: Uhcoog1] #1663259 08/25/14 06:54 PM 08/25/14 06:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 12,375 SoCal MuuMuu101 I got lucky at Woodward!
MuuMuu101 I got lucky at Woodward! Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 12,375 SoCal	Quote: Quote: I'd prefer Doc Diff's setup because he can provide the parking brake cables to fit your application, with the Scarebird you have to scare up (pun intended) your own and that's often not as easy as it sounds. Does the dr diff 11 3/4' cobra setup fit under 15" wheels? If his 11.75" front rotors could, I don't see why his rears couldn't... If someone has a 15" wheel near me, I could test fit one.

Re: Scarebird rear brakes:has anyone used them? [Re: MuuMuu101] #1663260 08/25/14 07:44 PM 08/25/14 07:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger
OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA	Quote: I don't know about Scarebird's rear kit but people seem to like their front A-body kit for sbp. Dr Diff also uses off the shelf rotors for the rears. Psssst....next time put a rag on top of the jack stand so you don't scratch up the new diff paint. 8251517-8250560-8_75donealmost.jpg (46 downloads)

Re: Scarebird rear brakes:has anyone used them? [Re: MuuMuu101] #1663261 08/26/14 12:57 AM 08/26/14 12:57 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,016 Polson, MT DoctorDiff master
DoctorDiff master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,016 Polson, MT	My 11.7" rear disc brakes fit a few 15" wheels. I normally recommend my 10.7" version for use with 15" wheels. Contact info

Re: Scarebird rear brakes:has anyone used them? [Re: DoctorDiff] #1663262 08/26/14 01:27 AM 08/26/14 01:27 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 10,645 Houston, Tx A AlexP OP I Live Here
AlexP OP I Live Here A Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 10,645 Houston, Tx	Do they both use the same caliper? My Build thread: Let the hemi swap begin! 1968 wanna be pro touring whatchamacallit with some fancy stuff and a new roof skin.

Re: Scarebird rear brakes:has anyone used them? [Re: AlexP] #1663263 08/26/14 01:38 AM 08/26/14 01:38 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,016 Polson, MT DoctorDiff master
DoctorDiff master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,016 Polson, MT	Yes. Contact info

Re: Scarebird rear brakes:has anyone used them? [Re: OzHemi] #1663264 08/26/14 03:47 AM 08/26/14 03:47 AM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 12,375 SoCal MuuMuu101 I got lucky at Woodward!
MuuMuu101 I got lucky at Woodward! Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 12,375 SoCal	Quote: Quote: I don't know about Scarebird's rear kit but people seem to like their front A-body kit for sbp. Dr Diff also uses off the shelf rotors for the rears. Psssst....next time put a rag on top of the jack stand so you don't scratch up the new diff paint. The guy who built my carrier painted it for me and already scratched it before I picked it up. But good tip. I just need to buy more rags. I was planning on sanding it down a little and spraying over it when I was ready to put it in. Last edited by MuuMuu101; 08/26/14 03:48 AM.

Re: Scarebird rear brakes:has anyone used them? [Re: MuuMuu101] #1663265 08/26/14 11:31 AM 08/26/14 11:31 AM
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ntsqd member N Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 40 upper So. CA	General Rule of Thumb is that the max rotor OD for any given wheel size is 3" smaller than the wheel. So 12" rotor in a 15" wheel, 13" rotor in a 16" wheel, etc. Can sometimes sneak a slightly larger rotor in, but it can get tricky. Caliper to wheel clearance is a different critter and will depend on the specific wheel and the specific caliper. I used to swerve around my hallucinations, now I drive right thru them.

Re: Scarebird rear brakes:has anyone used them? [Re: ntsqd] #1663266 08/26/14 11:50 AM 08/26/14 11:50 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,016 Polson, MT DoctorDiff master
DoctorDiff master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,016 Polson, MT	Yes. My 11.7" rear brakes do not fit all 15" wheels because the rotor is fairly flat. This limits caliper clearance. Contact info

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