Eldorado/Mustang SVO Rear Disc Brake Conversion
#1
Cadillac/SVO Rear Disc Brake Conversion
Before: factory 10" drums
After: Mustang SVO 11 1/4" vented discs
79~85 Eldorado/Riviera/Toronado rear calipers (eBay)
84~86 Mustang SVO 11 1/4" vented rear rotors (eBay)
94~04 Mustang GT brake hoses (eBay)
Steel brake lines and fittings (auto parts store)
Caliper brackets, splash shields and p-brake adapters (home fabricated)
After: Mustang SVO 11 1/4" vented discs
79~85 Eldorado/Riviera/Toronado rear calipers (eBay)
84~86 Mustang SVO 11 1/4" vented rear rotors (eBay)
94~04 Mustang GT brake hoses (eBay)
Steel brake lines and fittings (auto parts store)
Caliper brackets, splash shields and p-brake adapters (home fabricated)
Last edited by V8 Level II; 01-24-2006 at 12:20 PM.
#11
Originally Posted by 04lvl2
Very nice work Bob, have you noticed any braking performance differences?
Originally Posted by KARPE
can you feel the difference when braking, or is just a good feeling inside that you know you're safer and look cooler?
With the ABS turned off, rear lockup is easier on pavement. Haven't tried it off-road but I'm hoping that they will be a bit more mud resistant than the drums.
Do I look cool?? I don't need 4 wheel discs for that!
#13
Originally Posted by vp6799
Do you still have an E-brake, or did you lose it???
The truck looks awesome.
Vic
The truck looks awesome.
Vic
PS (parking brake cable coming from the right):
DS:
Adaptors:
#15
#17
Originally Posted by NHBubba
Awesome! I look forward to hearing commentary once you break them in..
With the ABS switched off, I get rear wheel lockup more easily than I did with the drums, as one might expect.
Braking in reverse is easily twice as good as before - I'm not sure how valuable that is on a day-to-day basis but it's probably good for backing down from hillclimbs you didn't make ... or something.
#19
Originally Posted by optikal illushun
got a total price for everything?
These prices include shipping and tax, as applicable:
2 new aftermarket SVO Rotors $32
2 remanufactured Eldo calipers with pads $96
2 used Mustang GT front brake hoses $13.50
steel brake lines and fittings and brake fluid $15
springs, fasteners, etc. $14
sanding discs, etc. $10
paint $16
total $196.50
A more realistic figure would be $400~500 if you bought a set of remanufactured calipers and the rest new. A few companies sell the bolt-on mounting brackets for various axles for around $100 and there are complete or semi-complete kits for $500~800+.
Rebuilt 80~85 Eldorado/Seville/Riviera/Toronado calipers are in high demand for muscle car rear disc conversions kits and usually go for $150~250 a pair.
The most economical way would probably be 2001-back Explorer rear disc brake components from a boneyard. Unfortunately, the Ex parts will only bolt on to the few Rangers that have 31-spline Level II style axle housings.
Last edited by V8 Level II; 01-23-2006 at 06:05 PM.
#20
#22
Originally Posted by n3elz
OMG!!! I love that. I have an FX4 rear...dare I ask if you have time to make me a duplicate of your brackets and what it would cost?
Eldo caliper brackets or rear disc kits for 7.5, 8.8/28 and 8.8/31 pattern axle flanges.
http://steeltechsolutions.com/REAR_DISC_PAGE_CODE.html
These guys have kits for all three as well:
http://www.tsmmfg.com/Ford_truck_rear_axles.htm
#24
Originally Posted by KARPE
so did you get away with this in the $400 dollar range?
Is upkeep and regular replacement of things gonna be easier or cheaper than the drums at all?
Is upkeep and regular replacement of things gonna be easier or cheaper than the drums at all?
I think that the parts will last a very long time on a Ranger. Pads, rotors and rebuild kits are off the shelf if/when it needs it.