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Kelsey/hayes 4 piston or later single piston? #245625 03/07/09 01:25 AM 03/07/09 01:25 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,419 Kalispell Mt. H HotRodDave OP I Live Here
HotRodDave OP I Live Here H Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,419 Kalispell Mt.	What is a better brakeing system, 68 cuda 4 piston K/H set up or say a single piston set up from a 75 duster? Pros and cons I am not causing global warming, I am just trying to hold off a impending Ice Age!

Re: Kelsey/hayes 4 piston or later single piston? [Re: HotRodDave] #245626 03/07/09 01:07 PM 03/07/09 01:07 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	The single piston setup is cheaper,less troublesome,less parts & parts are easier to come by & have BBP. When buying calipers the '76 A body calipers have 2.75" bore as opposed to 2.60" on 73-75 A bodys. gives more bias towards the front & helps counteract rear wheel lockup & better yet would be to get a pair of 11&3/4" caliper adapters & the larger rotors to go along with them & some better pads live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Kelsey/hayes 4 piston or later single piston? [Re: HotRodDave] #245627 03/07/09 05:27 PM 03/07/09 05:27 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 411 Texas vynn3 mopar
vynn3 mopar Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 411 Texas	LOVE my KH disks. Have them on 2 cars, both stop very well. Small bolt pattern doesn't bother me - I like Rallyes, steelies, and Coy's C-5s, 14"-20" sizes are covered. Oh, and a narrower track than late model disks, which looks better and provides better tire to fender clearance.

Re: Kelsey/hayes 4 piston or later single piston? [Re: vynn3] #245628 03/07/09 06:03 PM 03/07/09 06:03 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,882 Ontario, Canada S Stanton Don't question me!
Stanton Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,882 Ontario, Canada	It sounds as if you're doing a conversion in which case even if you find the 4 piston calipers you'll never find replacement parts.

Re: Kelsey/hayes 4 piston or later single piston? [Re: Stanton] #245629 03/07/09 07:56 PM 03/07/09 07:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,419 Kalispell Mt. H HotRodDave OP I Live Here
HotRodDave OP I Live Here H Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,419 Kalispell Mt.	I have the later discs on mine now and got a set of the KHs in a trade and was wondering if it would be worth while to put them on instead. I forgot about the SBP so I am going to sell them. I am not causing global warming, I am just trying to hold off a impending Ice Age!

Re: Kelsey/hayes 4 piston or later single piston? [Re: Stanton] #245630 03/07/09 08:53 PM 03/07/09 08:53 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 411 Texas vynn3 mopar
vynn3 mopar Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 411 Texas	Quote: It sounds as if you're doing a conversion in which case even if you find the 4 piston calipers you'll never find replacement parts. Rebuild kits, pistons, pads, lines are all available. Small parts are the same as Mustangs (and a FEW places repop parts for those). What parts are you talking about? Just because you can't pick 'em up down the street at Autozone doesn't mean you can't find 'em at all. vm

Re: Kelsey/hayes 4 piston or later single piston? [Re: HotRodDave] #245631 03/07/09 08:58 PM 03/07/09 08:58 PM
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R/T1968R/T super stock Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 735 New York	The early Mustangs used the same Kelsey disc brakes. Parts are availible. Easy rebuild!! http://www.trophymustang.com/disc-brakes-caliper-parts-c-85_293_331.html

Re: Kelsey/hayes 4 piston or later single piston? [Re: R/T1968R/T] #245632 03/09/09 02:14 AM 03/09/09 02:14 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA Jim_Lusk I Live Here
Jim_Lusk I Live Here Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA	The K-H are a better brake, EXCEPT for the thin rotor (not legal to be turned, either).

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