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Old Oct 11, 2016 | 01:34 PM
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For some reason, Ford thought it was only necessary to use 4 lugs on the Fox Body Mustang (with the exception of the SVO's and the 93 Cobra R). But luckily, you can use Ranger axles (you need two drivers side axles) and drums, and then the front knuckle/spindle/brakes from a 94-04 Mustang. I got mine off of a 2002 V6 that looked to have brand new hub/rotors/pads. I also like that the bearings and hub are one unit. I hate doing the bearing and races in the Mustangs.... seems like they don't last as long as the sealed units.




In the back of the wheels I am using....



And..... the factory SINGLE piston POS's....


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Old Oct 11, 2016 | 02:03 PM
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Oh sorry, I thought you were talking F150 lol.
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Old Oct 11, 2016 | 02:05 PM
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LOL, I was wondering if you were pondering the possibilities of owning one of these fine beasts.... hahahahaha
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Old Oct 11, 2016 | 09:37 PM
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Thanks for all the responses.
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Old Oct 12, 2016 | 03:39 AM
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Originally Posted by white89gt
LOL, I was wondering if you were pondering the possibilities of owning one of these fine beasts.... hahahahaha
Not me, my brother had 3 of those things last count, all running except for the one he's been building and re-building and rebuilding.... He's in Cali, - built some kind of pirate exhaust system that "looks and smells just like OEM, but it AIN'T!" How he put it
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Old Oct 12, 2016 | 01:07 PM
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2 years and 2 months from now I can register mine as an antique, and I won't need any of that BS anymore.
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Old Oct 12, 2016 | 02:35 PM
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2 years and 2 months from now I can register mine as an antique, and I won't need any of that BS anymore.
What's that, 20 years and out ?
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Old Oct 12, 2016 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Jbrew
Sort of like this, see that little hole I drilled as a relief in the cap, - that's what I forgot about at first lol. Thought I had a better pic of the loop/air gap?



I do, just didn't upload it yet. Air gap high, bottle low, -



Just use a larger hose. When it came time to do this, I couldn't find any clear hose laying around, so I to rob that crapy kinked one off my fuel pressure gauge lol. EDIT: Keep the bottle lower than the calipers fluid chamber. I set that in the crate to get a better close up.
This is how I do it. Works every time.
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Old Oct 12, 2016 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Jbrew
What's that, 20 years and out ?
30.... used to be 25, then they changed it when mine hit 23 years old, of course.


As far as bleeding tools are concerned, I got the bleeder today that I posted back yonder. I must say.... very impressive. The tubing is all quite similar to surgical tubing. My old bleeder had vinyl tubing, which like your hose JBrew, would kink permanent like. The one-way valve worked very well too. It took me roughly an hour to do all 4 brake hoses on my Escape tonight. Look how jacked up they were.... cracked all the way to the core on all 4.

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Old Oct 12, 2016 | 11:32 PM
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I will also mention, now that I spotted Brewsters can, that Kroil kicks butt on the fittings and bleeder valves. I love that stuff!
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