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I'm sure this question has been asked before, but if I upgrade to SVT brakes up front will my stock 15" wheels fit over them? My plan would be to upgrade to 16" E1 wheels but use my 15" wheel/tire combo for winter. Will this work or will I need to stay with 16s all the time?
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IIRC, SVT front brakes will fit in 15" wheels, but just barely.
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I've done it on my '95 Mystique with stock 15 inch wheels. No problems at all.
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Hey Stealth-I'm planning on doing the same thing. Can you share any insights or was this a simple "bolt on" type job?
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It's easy. All it takes is buying the rotors and calipers from Ford. If you get the newer SVT caliper design, it turns out to be the same caliper with different brackets that move the caliper out for the larger rotor. I got the older design that is actully a different caliper, and uses different pads.
All you do is actually swap the rotors and calipers and you are done.
As far as tips are concerned, all I can suggest is keeping the caliper with bracket and springs in one assembly, and then installing the brake pads into this assembly. Then install this entire assembly over the rotor and bolt on the bracket to the hub. Getting that caliper spring back on is a ***** for me.
By the way, you of course have to screw the brake line into the caliper before mounitng the bracket.
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One more thing. you need to of course bleed the brakes after you are done.
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Why buy new calipers? Just get the different brackets.
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I agree! Yet I don't know if the brackets are available seperately from Ford.
however, BAT has a brake conversion kit that includes the brackets, rotors and set of pads to do this upgrade too.
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Thanks for all your input. I am now going to be shopping for some E1 wheels. Any recommendations on the cheapest place to buy them (new) and what tires (max size?) to use? This setup will be my fair weather combo so I'm not concerned about snow/ice traction. Thanks again.
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Originally posted by Stealth SVT:
It's easy. All it takes is buying the rotors and calipers from Ford. If you get the newer SVT caliper design, it turns out to be the same caliper with different brackets that move the caliper out for the larger rotor. I got the older design that is actully a different caliper, and uses different pads.
All you do is actually swap the rotors and calipers and you are done.
As far as tips are concerned, all I can suggest is keeping the caliper with bracket and springs in one assembly, and then installing the brake pads into this assembly. Then install this entire assembly over the rotor and bolt on the bracket to the hub. Getting that caliper spring back on is a ***** for me.
By the way, you of course have to screw the brake line into the caliper before mounitng the bracket.
[This message has been edited by Stealth SVT (edited September 23, 2000).] I have looked into the large rotors for my SE and figure that the current large rotors with the "universal" pad size are for "looks" only . The early SVT "larger" pads do increase swept area but the newer pads do not; and there is an area around the circumference that is not touched by the pad which I assume will rust. Can anyone confirm? ------------------
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