138 0501 Brake 3 Z

We wanted to use larger rear rotors than what SSBC listed for '87-'93Mustangs (10.25 inches), so we had to become crea-tive. While checkingout Matt Bobbitt's Mustang brake Web site (mjbobbitt.home.comcast.net/mustang/5lug.html), we found a link to North Racecars,which specializes in building kit cars, especially those from FactoryFive Racing. North Racecars' Richard Oben found that many of hiscustomers wanted more braking performance from their cars and that thestock Fox 8.8 binders weren't cutting it. So he designed and madebrackets that allow you to add SN-95 GT or Cobra brakes to an 8.8 rear.Since the SSBC rear kit was an SN-95 GT upgrade, we surmised North's GTbrackets would make everything work together and give us the largerrotors and increased braking power we needed.

SSBC Brake Kit: Whoa to Go

We wanted to use larger rear rotors than what SSBC listed for '87-'93Mustangs (10.25 inches), so we had to become crea-tive. While checkingout Matt Bobbitt's Mustang brake Web site (mjbobbitt.home.comcast.net/mustang/5lug.html), we found a link to North Racecars,which specializes in building kit cars, especially those from FactoryFive Racing. North Racecars' Richard Oben found that many of hiscustomers wanted more braking performance from their cars and that thestock Fox 8.8 binders weren't cutting it. So he designed and madebrackets that allow you to add SN-95 GT or Cobra brakes to an 8.8 rear.Since the SSBC rear kit was an SN-95 GT upgrade, we surmised North's GTbrackets would make everything work together and give us the largerrotors and increased braking power we needed. View Related Article

138 0501 Brake 3 Z

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