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From: Savanna Illinois
In my youth I was the owner of a 1969 Mustang with a 428 Super Cobra V8 engine. There was 4 on the floor and holes bored for more.
It was a very scary fast vehicle and I spent a small fortune trying to make it go faster. I did all manner of carburetor modifications and added a set of headers. I swapped the stock steel wheels for supposedly lighter aluminum wheels.
It turned out that Keystone Classics were only a few grams lighter than the stock Ford GT rims in a comparable wheel size. And since I went from 14” to 15” and swung a larger tire the whole thing weighed more than if I had just stayed with the original wheels and Joey Chitwood super 60’s in the back and super 70’s in the front.
And I put a set of the nice sexy drilled disk brake rotors on the front of the buggy.
The idea of drilling them and having those gofast lines embossed in them is that the disk will cool faster than a solid disk.
I have my doubts. They may have cooled down faster due to there being less mass but they also heated up much faster and would fade that much faster.
Brake shoes and pads have come a long way since the mid to late ’70’s when I was Joey Gearhead running around the tracks trying to set the world land speed record, a quarter mile at a time, but not really that much.
The parts pictured are real pretty but I can only wonder if they are worth the extra expense.
It was a very scary fast vehicle and I spent a small fortune trying to make it go faster. I did all manner of carburetor modifications and added a set of headers. I swapped the stock steel wheels for supposedly lighter aluminum wheels.
It turned out that Keystone Classics were only a few grams lighter than the stock Ford GT rims in a comparable wheel size. And since I went from 14” to 15” and swung a larger tire the whole thing weighed more than if I had just stayed with the original wheels and Joey Chitwood super 60’s in the back and super 70’s in the front.
And I put a set of the nice sexy drilled disk brake rotors on the front of the buggy.
The idea of drilling them and having those gofast lines embossed in them is that the disk will cool faster than a solid disk.
I have my doubts. They may have cooled down faster due to there being less mass but they also heated up much faster and would fade that much faster.
Brake shoes and pads have come a long way since the mid to late ’70’s when I was Joey Gearhead running around the tracks trying to set the world land speed record, a quarter mile at a time, but not really that much.
The parts pictured are real pretty but I can only wonder if they are worth the extra expense.
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Joined: 07-05-2008
Posts: 5,464
From: Akron Ohio
In my youth I was the owner of a 1969 Mustang with a 428 Super Cobra V8 engine. There was 4 on the floor and holes bored for more.
It was a very scary fast vehicle and I spent a small fortune trying to make it go faster. I did all manner of carburetor modifications and added a set of headers. I swapped the stock steel wheels for supposedly lighter aluminum wheels.
It turned out that Keystone Classics were only a few grams lighter than the stock Ford GT rims in a comparable wheel size. And since I went from 14” to 15” and swung a larger tire the whole thing weighed more than if I had just stayed with the original wheels and Joey Chitwood super 60’s in the back and super 70’s in the front.
And I put a set of the nice sexy drilled disk brake rotors on the front of the buggy.
The idea of drilling them and having those gofast lines embossed in them is that the disk will cool faster than a solid disk.
I have my doubts. They may have cooled down faster due to there being less mass but they also heated up much faster and would fade that much faster.
Brake shoes and pads have come a long way since the mid to late ’70’s when I was Joey Gearhead running around the tracks trying to set the world land speed record, a quarter mile at a time, but not really that much.
The parts pictured are real pretty but I can only wonder if they are worth the extra expense.
It was a very scary fast vehicle and I spent a small fortune trying to make it go faster. I did all manner of carburetor modifications and added a set of headers. I swapped the stock steel wheels for supposedly lighter aluminum wheels.
It turned out that Keystone Classics were only a few grams lighter than the stock Ford GT rims in a comparable wheel size. And since I went from 14” to 15” and swung a larger tire the whole thing weighed more than if I had just stayed with the original wheels and Joey Chitwood super 60’s in the back and super 70’s in the front.
And I put a set of the nice sexy drilled disk brake rotors on the front of the buggy.
The idea of drilling them and having those gofast lines embossed in them is that the disk will cool faster than a solid disk.
I have my doubts. They may have cooled down faster due to there being less mass but they also heated up much faster and would fade that much faster.
Brake shoes and pads have come a long way since the mid to late ’70’s when I was Joey Gearhead running around the tracks trying to set the world land speed record, a quarter mile at a time, but not really that much.
The parts pictured are real pretty but I can only wonder if they are worth the extra expense.
The key to ceramic pads is how much ceramic is in them. Too many call them selves ceramic but have very little in them. There is no standard in how much there is. Cost often is a good indicator but not always.
The key to good brakes is to get the heat out of the pads as this is what fades not the rotors. More metal more heat is absorbed. This is why most racing rotors are solid and thick.
In the past the holes were for out gassing old orgainc pads and for less unsprung weight. Niether apply anymore and it is today just for looks.
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From: Akron Ohio
Yep they will beat anyones price. If they are not instock ask for a dropship it will speed it up and cost no more.
As for the brake lines the steel braided will help on front disc but you feel bigger gain on 4 wheel disc. Most people do not realize how much the hoses give in a brake system will they put them on. It really adds a much more solid pedal.
As for the brake lines the steel braided will help on front disc but you feel bigger gain on 4 wheel disc. Most people do not realize how much the hoses give in a brake system will they put them on. It really adds a much more solid pedal.
