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Re: My new big brakes! [Re: 440forPOWER] #1172295 04/30/12 12:02 AM 04/30/12 12:02 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Wow, that looks awesome! I've always liked that wheel on our Mopars and there isn't very may "big" wheels that go well with them IMO. Very tasteful. Better wear your seatbelt so you don't get thrown through the windshield!

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: pro451bee] #1172296 04/30/12 08:23 PM 04/30/12 08:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN A ahy master
ahy master A Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN	Quote: I am using a AR adapted late model 1.03 alloy master cylinder unit at this time , no booster,on a manual drum brake pedal the car was made with .A Baer tech said to use a 15/16 or 1" master ,so I might need to change it after the front swap but I'm going to try the one mounted on the car now.The pedal effort went down with the rear disk swap and its a fairly small piston caliper at 38mm,or 1.5",so perhaps the large rotors, high friction ceramic pads, braided flex lines and stiff alloy calipers that came from Baer will compensate for the smaller piston size .I'll soon find out and post. I'm running pretty much the same front kit on an E... just a few years older. The front calipers have a relatively small piston area and like lots of pressure. With the Bear suplied master and a 9" single diaphram booster brake pressure is barely adequate. Front/rear bias on mine is OK with 11" rear drums and the prop valve adjusted all the way out. I'm betting you will want the smaller diameter master after you try it out. On my setup, I might try a smaller master but don't think that will be enough. Dual diaphram or hydro boost is in my future I think.

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: ahy] #1172297 04/30/12 10:51 PM 04/30/12 10:51 PM
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pro451bee OP super stock P Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 797 WA	My manual brake car should have a better pedal ratio than a power brake car but I am prepared to swap out masters, I will try this one first cause it is easy to do it that way right now, so well see . 7186742-S6300704#2.JPG (91 downloads)

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: pro451bee] #1172298 05/02/12 10:30 PM 05/02/12 10:30 PM
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pro451bee OP super stock P Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 797 WA	Ok I couldnt wait, so i finished up the front install,will post pics later cause the camera batteries are dead as usual,.After 10 or 20 miles of bedding the pads, WOW very nice pedal feel and great stopping power.I don't think I really need a smaller bore master either .I should measure the bore on the one I have now cause I thought it was a 1.03 size but I never physically measured it.Nice increase in G force and the balance is good also.The hardest part was the little bit of grinding on the spindle to fit the billet adapter .Either the old Mopar knuckle is very hard or my $55 snap on bit is dull,other than that it all went smooth . 7190024-S6300703#2.JPG (101 downloads)

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: pro451bee] #1172299 05/03/12 08:04 PM 05/03/12 08:04 PM
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,212 QLD Australia Keith Black® pro stock
Keith Black® pro stock Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,212 QLD Australia	wow they look great. these are the brakes i put on my 68 charger 14.25in discs: 7191282-2-FrontBrakes-4.jpg (80 downloads) -------------------------------- Darren Beale Keith Black Racing Engines®

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: Keith Black®] #1172300 05/03/12 09:07 PM 05/03/12 09:07 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	I jumped on the Feets bandwagon with the AMG stuff.... 14.25" rotors, and recently went from the 4 piston Brembo's I had to the 8 piston ones. Course it's only on a smaller little Holden Torana. (this was at mockup, going to be painting the calipers red to match the rears I figure.) Handy that the 8 piston and 4 piston calipers both use the same mounting pattern. Just a couple minute swap between the 2 of them.

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: OzHemi] #1172301 05/04/12 12:28 AM 05/04/12 12:28 AM
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pro451bee OP super stock P Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 797 WA	Very nice looking hardware guys ,I ques I went the easy way with a bolt on kit from a box ,and I don't have 18 inch wheels yet .How do you like those adjustable upper A arms ? They look very convenient for the alignment rack.

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: pro451bee] #1172302 05/04/12 12:32 AM 05/04/12 12:32 AM
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	Actually, if you have a few tools around the brackets can be pretty basic to make. I designed and sorted mine out in a few hours, then just cut out the metal to make them, a little bit of and some . 7191679-caliper.jpg (99 downloads)

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: pro451bee] #1172303 05/04/12 07:00 PM 05/04/12 07:00 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	Little bit of a comparison... A PBR caliper...2 piston one from Oz used on various Ford and GMs here. A Brembo 4 piston one from an SRT 8. A Brembo 8 piston one from various AMG cars. I was going to use the first one originally on my car but skipped that and went right to the second one...and now going with the 3rd 7192488-2012-05-0414.53.17.jpg (87 downloads)

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: OzHemi] #1172304 05/04/12 07:19 PM 05/04/12 07:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,071 Irving, TX feets Senior Management
feets Senior Management Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,071 Irving, TX	Now that the FedEx smite is over, Oz has already torn into the new calipers and has been fondling them for a couple hours. Maybe he'll squirt 'em red and put them on. These big calipers hold about 10% less fluid than his SRT8 calipers so the pedal effort won't change by much. We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: feets] #1172305 05/04/12 07:21 PM 05/04/12 07:21 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	Have to wait to play with them more...heading out to the cruise night soon. Have to wait for the pads to come too....and hoping the brake hoses will just about work as well.

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: feets] #1172306 05/04/12 08:45 PM 05/04/12 08:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 813 Ontario,Canada brads70 super stock
brads70 super stock Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 813 Ontario,Canada	Quote: Maybe he'll squirt 'em red and put them on. Hey , off topic question I know but what would you suggest painting calipers with? I have 1st gen Viper calipers that I'd like to repaint red. Any suggestions?

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: brads70] #1172307 05/05/12 12:27 AM 05/05/12 12:27 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,071 Irving, TX feets Senior Management
feets Senior Management Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,071 Irving, TX	We shoot them with regular car paint at work all the time. Someone is usually wanting different color calipers on an AMG car or Porsche. We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: brads70] #1172308 05/05/12 12:51 PM 05/05/12 12:51 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	I'll be painting mine real soon, so will let you know what I decide on.

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: OzHemi] #1172309 05/05/12 02:26 PM 05/05/12 02:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,071 Irving, TX feets Senior Management
feets Senior Management Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,071 Irving, TX	Quote: I'll be painting mine real soon, so will let you know what I decide on. You have quite a selection available. We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: feets] #1172310 05/05/12 04:45 PM 05/05/12 04:45 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	I like the factory Brembo color on the calipers I run now actually. I went and picked up some VHT caliper paint in red, and a couple cans of engine paint as well. Ford red and Mopar red. Here is a little quicky spray out I did. VHT on the left, Ford in the middle and Dodge on the right and the spare caliper to compare. 7193581-2012-05-0512.34.33.jpg (89 downloads)

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: OzHemi] #1172311 05/05/12 05:14 PM 05/05/12 05:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,071 Irving, TX feets Senior Management
feets Senior Management Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,071 Irving, TX	You paid all that money for brake calipers and you're going to use a stick to stop your car? We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: feets] #1172312 05/06/12 01:30 AM 05/06/12 01:30 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 813 Ontario,Canada brads70 super stock
brads70 super stock Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 813 Ontario,Canada	Quote: We shoot them with regular car paint at work all the time. Someone is usually wanting different color calipers on an AMG car or Porsche. Great thanks! Do you clear coat them after paint?

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: brads70] #1172313 05/06/12 01:41 AM 05/06/12 01:41 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,071 Irving, TX feets Senior Management
feets Senior Management Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,071 Irving, TX	I don't know if Fred clears them or not. I never asked. We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon

Re: My new big brakes! [Re: brads70] #1172314 05/06/12 07:15 PM 05/06/12 07:15 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: Quote: Maybe he'll squirt 'em red and put them on. Hey , off topic question I know but what would you suggest painting calipers with? I have 1st gen Viper calipers that I'd like to repaint red. Any suggestions? I just went with the VHT caliper paint in the end.... (they look bare with no decals on them, have to rememdy that soon ) 7194931-redbrembo.jpg (40 downloads)

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