i have the brackets and everything, its just a temporary swap so i can paint my e0 calipers. i need my car everyday and cant have it down for a day. i'll be selling them as soon as i paint my other ones. only got them for $5 a piece
The changeover date was not well documented by Ford. Their parts catalogs show the changover date was 5/99. A survey taken here a few years aago showed that the late calipers (same caliper as the non SVT) showed up in production much earlier, perhaps as early as 2/98.
So I would say that it isn't likely that your 99 or 00 SVT had large pads on it from the factory.
There is a picture of the difference on the BAT web site. Look in the brake section. www.batinc.net