How To Upgrade the Front Brakes on a Fox Body #FairmontProject

Stopping is just as important than going in a performance car. For the #FairmontProject, I went with brakes that were part of a 5 lug conversion.

My 5 lug kit: https://lmr.com/item/SVE-2300DK-B/1993-Mustang-Black-SVE-5-Lug-Conversion-Kit-31-Spline

I’m told these brakes are the same as a ’94 Cobra. To be honest, I wasn’t overly happy with them. Mostly the parts themselves. They were aftermarket parts, not Ford, and I think that’s the main issue. I had fitment issues and the quality of the parts isn’t all that great as a result. I’m going to reserve judgement until after the car is up and running. If I’m not happy with the brakes at that time, I’ll likely swap them our for a better set.

For now here’s a video on their installation, and yes, I will go back and torque the spindle nut properly in a future video.

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The #FairmontProject playlist: https://www.ericthecarguy.com/fairmont-videos

Camera: Brian Kast

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Tools

Eastwood Flare Tool:

Eastwood On Car Flaring Tool for 3/16 Tubing
http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-on-car-flaring-tool-for-3-16-tubing.html

Traxion Rolling Seat:

Traxion 2-700 ProGear Mechanic’s Seat
http://www.jbtoolsales.com/traxion-2-700-pro-gear-seat#oid=1002_1

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