BRAKES AND SUSPENSION

The original 6 cylinder brakes were 8 inch drums all round with 4 lugs and 14 inch wheels..
The 6 cylinder spindles can not be used for the V8 weight and they are to small to put disc brakes on, also they are 4 lugs and I wanted 5 lugs.
The front brakes were converted to disc brakes using 76 Granada, I was lucky enough that the local salvage yard had a pair ($60) but they are getting harder to find, I think Pinto,Couger and Maverick mid 70's will do the job as well.

They needed a fair bit of cleaning and painting lol


I think they cleaned up pretty good, new calipers, hoses,pads and I machined the rotors, repacked the bearings and new seals.

They fitted good, all I had to do was reverse the brake hose fitting to face forward and change the fitting to fit the hose. Of cause I had to go to 15 inch wheels now to clear the calipers and fit the 5 lug pattern.
Here is the old 6 cyl springs and the 620lb coils from California Mustangs, the 620's are shorter and thicker and should produce a much better ride and firmer handling in combination with the 1 1/8" sway bar in front and 3/4" in back.
New front suspension kit from California Mustang, kits were the best way to go, more parts for your buck.

The rears I used 10"x1 3/4" drums, new shoes,cyl,and springs. The differential is out of 70 or 71 mach one Mustang that was missing all brake components and third member (more scrounging for parts). The diff in the pics is the 6 cyl 8" which I fitted before getting the 9"(I love doing things twice haha....you can see the 9" on page 4) and the shocks are original which I stripped,tested,painted and installed. I like the early coil overs, they dont have the flimsy spring retainers of the after market ones.

I located a third member locally, it is an open end with 3.25 gears which I rebuilt. I also fitted a drain plug in the bottom of the housing to drain the oil when needed.

The wheels are Pacer imitations of the Torque Thrust 2,they look the same for half the price of Cragar ss except for centre caps. The tires are Winstone Winner gt 245/60/15 rears and 215/60/15 fronts. I picked the wrong backspacing on the wheels...got 3 1/2 should have been 4 1/4 but oh well it looks a little tougher this way. Was not sure about tires I would have liked to gone with BF Goodwich T/A's.