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89 Fox 351 said:
Aerospace also said this ac320 kit will warp the rotors rather quickly if you're driving this car around town. Even just to and from a car show here and there he said it's likely to destroy them. They sell a pro street kit upgrade for $650 that will move the wheel out about 1/2 inch, which sucks for the "look" I was going for.

We'll see what happens. If I warp these, I'll buy the upgrade
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all this kinda makes me like the untrick 11" Lincoln discs I put all around on my MGB
 
Badd_Dadd said:
That's a cluster fuck!
Belts are useless.
Install them properly, with a race seat, PROPERLY, INSTALLED.
If the seat comes loose from mounting position, the belts will be slack and useless.
In that scenario of an accident, bad things happen.
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I use the factory lap belt bolt holes in my junker
 
Well then that's what I'll do!

Right after I tell aerospace to fuck off with their brake kit and go buy something else.

2 days trying to get the front brake situation fixed and I'm pulling my hair out. Something is still fucked up
 
Briansshop said:
I had the Aerospace kit on my Foxbody with Racecraft spindles,no issues in prob about 1500 miles.


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Was that the 2 piston drag kit?

My passenger setup drags enough with the wheel in the air that the tire only rotates 4 times before it stops. That's with me really giving it the wheel of fortune spin.

Driver side is not even 2 rotations no matter how hard I rip it.

Not to mention the directions say 35 ft lbs for the caliper to bracket bolts, and they started to strip. Not happy one fucking bit with this junk right now. I have almost 20 hours into the front brakes trying to get them to work right. Aerospace is out of things to tell me except "send the caliper back and we can see if something is wrong
 
Yes, 2 piston kit. I'll add that even though I had no issues with the brakes, I'd never buy another thing from Aerospace. Just wasn't overly happy with the quality. They're kit not pushing the wheels out was why I went it. Been much happier with Wilwood stuff.
 
Briansshop said:
Yes, 2 piston kit. I'll add that even though I had no issues with the brakes, I'd never buy another thing from Aerospace. Just wasn't overly happy with the quality. They're kit not pushing the wheels out was why I went it. Been much happier with Wilwood stuff.
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Exact reason I bought aerospace was pulling the wheels inward. I have 1in shorter a-arms and with a 215 tire I think it looks incredible
 
After nearly 24 hours of fucking with this i just can't take it anymore. Team z blames the brake company. Aerospace blames the spindle company. I sit here with my dick in my hand.

After another hour on the phone, Aerospace pretty much said something sounds wrong. No shit. Here's what he gave me for options:

A) run it and hope it breaks in and works
B) spend 150 on a rebuild kit with new o ring and a new caliper bracket.
C) spend 650 on an upgraded pro street kit (which may interfere with my wheels)
D) spend 1100 on a new different kit that might work better and still might interfere with the wheels.. but it will also move the wheels out nearly 1.5 inches from their current location. (From 3/4" in to 3/4" out from oem)

I don't want to do this anymore. I'm just mentally fucking drained from dealing with this and multiple different companies. Cookie cutter LS mustangs with 15x4 fronts are the way to go I guess
 
Well if it helps, I've been running the super thin Strange Pro Race discs front and back for years. I don't drive it like a road race car though, never stand on them for long, and always back off and pump them a bit rather than making them glow red until they're warped shit. Even on the drag strip I'm mindful of how thin they are and how easily they warp.

Sounds like you've done all you can for the dragging, unless they're leaking, run the fuckers.

Believe me, I HATE brakes too, I've had probably 4 different master cylinders over the years, 3 different sets of discs on the back, and two different types of discs on the front. Not mention the all the leaks I dealt with every time I made a change.
 
Boosted Bullet said:
Well if it helps, I've been running the super thin Strange Pro Race discs front and back for years. I don't drive it like a road race car though, never stand on them for long, and always back off and pump them a bit rather than making them glow red until they're warped shit. Even on the drag strip I'm mindful of how thin they are and how easily they warp.

Sounds like you've done all you can for the dragging, unless they're leaking, run the fuckers.

Believe me, I HATE brakes too, I've had probably 4 different master cylinders over the years, 3 different sets of discs on the back, and two different types of discs on the front. Not mention the all the leaks I dealt with every time I made a change.
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Yea these are 5/16" thick, like motorcycle rotors. Car should be under 2800lbs, and it has "regular" brakes on the rear and a proportioning valve, so I can adjust if I need to. I just don't know wtf to do here. If they drag they'll glow red just from driving.

The caliper bracket and the rotor are parallel before the caliper pistons are engaged. The sliders are free moving. Once I pump the brakes and come back to the wheel, they are no longer parallel. Something gets in a bind. There are no springs in a floating kit, but the pads should relax enough to not drag and that isn't happening.

My only thought would be the oring in the caliper pistons is dried up or something. But that would only explain why it doesn't relax, but doesn't explain why it kicks something out of parallel.
 
Also the rotor has .0035" runout, which is not abnormal by any stretch, but that runout you'd think would also push the pad back into the piston and relax it some.

I just don't fuckin know
 
I had to go look at my brakes just to see what the big difference is. I dont remember any problems at all setting them up, on the Strange you just might have to shim them to center the caliper. The big difference is 4 piston, no slider crap.

Maybe somebody else will chime in, but I don't think a slight drag is going to mess up the rotors or anything. Must not be ridged enough, or to much clearance in the sliders. :dunno:
 
Boosted Bullet said:
I had to go look at my brakes just to see what the big difference is. I dont remember any problems at all setting them up, on the Strange you just might have to shim them to center the caliper. The big difference is 4 piston, no slider crap.

Maybe somebody else will chime in, but I don't think a slight drag is going to mess up the rotors or anything. Must not be ridged enough, or to much clearance in the sliders. :dunno:
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Yes my wilwood rears only needed shims to center the caliper. This caliper bracket attached to the spindle with 3 bolts, not 2. Trying to get two surfaces parallel with some kind of triangulation or whatever is a real whore
 
NEWS FLASH BITCHES.

car fired right up (on jackstands) only let it run for less than a minute.

None of my fuel lines leak. Thank fuck.

The mufflers really toned the car down a lot.

Need to get O2 sensors hooked up, tie up some loose ends, get her back on the ground, check to see if I am in fact leaking oil, and take her down the road.

May 16th will be 15 years TO THE DAY that I pulled the engine out of this car. That will be the day she drives again.

Future COTM winner!
 
Celebrate it now. I sic'd @Dom 332 on your ass. That fucker will make your eyes wet.
 
89 Fox 351 said:
NEWS FLASH BITCHES.

car fired right up (on jackstands) only let it run for less than a minute.

None of my fuel lines leak. Thank fuck.

The mufflers really toned the car down a lot.

Need to get O2 sensors hooked up, tie up some loose ends, get her back on the ground, check to see if I am in fact leaking oil, and take her down the road.

May 16th will be 15 years TO THE DAY that I pulled the engine out of this car. That will be the day she drives again.

Future COTM winner!
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WOO HOO!!!!!!!!! 👌 (y):D
 
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