Derek A. introduced me to track days in June of 2006. Ever since
then I have loved going! Track racing is way better than drag racing
because a straight line is just boring!
I have a 2001 Ford
Mustang with Cold Air Induction and exhaust. I would like to upgrade
the gearing, breaks, and if I had the cash add a supercharger to really
make it scream!
If
you have any upgrade suggestions for my car please let me know. I will
post pictures soon but enjoy the video I posted, it is blurry but you
can hear how bad ass my car sounds!!
Brake Installation
I needed new brakes and new rotors! Had I paid attention to my car I could have saved the rotors from being ground down pretty hard but I did not! Better luck next time I guess!
I called Mineke to get them
fixed because Donovan gave Brakes Plus three thumbs down. They quoted
me over the phone 200+ bucks for the brakes (ONLY). When they found out that I needed brakes and rotors the charge jumped from around 200 to over
600 dollars. AHHHHHHHHHH! No thanks I can do this myself... with help from Derek of course.
Derek and I finally got around to replacing the brakes in the 'stang a few days ago. I got the premium pads and rotors from Napa, so far so good! Here is a description of what we did and is in no way a guide on how to replace your brakes. This is just for a 2001 Ford Mustang that does not need bearings packed or rotors turned before installation.
Tools needed (See below):
- Jack and jack stand
- Wrench set
- C-Clamp and a piece of wood OR a large wrench
- Brake cleaning spray
- Thread locker or torque wrench
Parts (See below):
- Brake pads
- Rotors
Here is a list of what we did:
- Clean new rotors with brake cleaning spray
- Loosen the nuts on the rim you want to work with first. Then jack the car up and use jack stands to keep it there.
- Remove the bolts the rest of the way with your tire iron and remove the tire.
- Remove the caliper. There are two bolts holding this on, one near the top and one near the bottom.
- Remove the caliper housing or brace or whatever it is called. There are two bolts holding this on and one is at the top and one at the bottom.
- Remove the rotor. On Mustangs it is easy, just pull it off!
- Remove the brake pads and clips holding them in place on the caliper. Mine pads were gone and it was metal on metal baby!
- At this point you need to "push" the calipers back up so take the large wrench and push them back in slowly and don't hit the brake lines. Some people use a c-clamp and a piece of wood to do this. This sounds hard but it is not. As your pads get smaller and smaller your calipers come out further and further so the brakes still work so this is why you need to push them back in since you have new brake pads.
- Now put some grease on the ends of the brake pads and replace the clips on the caliper. You should have some instructions that came with the brakes to do this... I hope!
- Place the pads back into place.
- Put the new cleaned rotor on
- Bolt the caliper housing back on making sure you get the bolts in there tight (use a thread locker or torque wrench to make sure they don't come lose!)
- Put the caliper back on and tighten the bolts. Use a thread locker or torque wrench to make sure they are on tight!
- Put the tire back on and tighten the bolts in a star pattern.
- Put the car back down and tighten the bolts down tight and you are done! Rinse and repeat on the other brakes.
This was a fun experience and a lot easier than I thought it would be. I am glad I had someone to guide me because I don't think I could do it on my own. I hope to try it out on my 1990 4Runner soon!
Parts to replace brakes
Here is a list of performance brakes and rotors for mustangs.
Get your own!!!
'Cause you ain't gonna get mine!
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