Best Brake Calipers than cab be used with Fox spindles and 15" wheels

[chepsk8]

I have a Factory Five Cobra, basically a track car. Very fast, built. I am limited by my own choice to keep the 15" GT-40 wheels when I sdrive it on the street. So, I am looking for the best brakes that can fit inside.

I am currently using the Lincoln LSV front calipers (larger piston in Fox-type caliper), and use HAWK Racing pads. It works, but it makes alot of heat, even with brake cooling ducts. I cook at least aone set of calipers a year, and one to two sets of rotors. It does stop the car, but I am always wanting for more brakes.

I'll add that it is a manual set-up, with 94 GT discs in rear, HAWK Blue pads out back to create a mechanical bias to the back.

My question is:

Is there a kit or dual-piston caliper that can work with a Fox spindle (with no major mods), fit inside a 15" wheel, and have HAWK racing pads available?

Many Thanks from a classic Mustang guy and cobra racer.

Dan

 

[Boydster]

I have ab-so-lutely no idea... but I freekin love that car.

 

[RangerJoe]

I am not real familar with the setup you have, but, could you not do the five lug disc upgrade that everyone does on their foxes? I think the twin piston pbr calipers will clear most 15" wheels, but you will have to check. I would think some stainless lines, slotted rotors, good pads and the pbr calipers would be a big improvement over what you have. 94-95 spindles should be about the same as a fox spindle as far a dimensions are concerned.

Joe

 

[chepsk8]

I have ab-so-lutely no idea... but I freekin love that car.

Started Life as a Factory Five MKII and used a 1988 GT as a donor. Over the years, it's been slowly converted to a racer. Only Fox items left now are the front spindles & steering rack, and the radiator.

Did the 5-lug during the build.

Front brakes are basically Fox with racing brake pads. It just makes alot of heat due to how hard the brakes are used.

 

[RangerJoe]

If you did the sn95 five lug conversion, you would gain the sealed bearing and hub design. Also, as mentioned before, you could get the twin piston aluminum pbr calipers. Other than an aftermarket option, i think this is your best choice.

If i understand you correctly, you are currently running fox brakes with the five lug rotors, where the studs are made into the rotor itself?
Joe

 

[Mustang5L5]

No, not a factory option. Baer did have an aftermarket 11" modified cobra brake system that did fit with modification, but it sold poorly And is long discontinued. I've never seen it for sale in secondary market.

You could swap to sn95 spindles and run the 99-04 gt/v6 dual piston pbr. This will fit with 15" wheels.

Proper mc with sn95 rear disk would be a 1" bore mc


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[90lxcoupe]

Baer has a version of their street strip brake kit that fits a good variety of 15'' wheels and works very well. I have the kit on my car that uses sn095 spindles, but i recently saw someone using a kit with stock spindles. Just a question, why are you against sn-95 spindles? If you get them off a 94-95 car, they only move the wheels out 1/8'' per side.

Here is a link to the baer stock spindle fronts. He used a racecraft spindle, but said they work on a stocker too.

http://forums.corral.net/forums/10592177-post14.html