Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Brakes Just installed EBC's on my E0?

Hey guys,

Not sure how many of you are interested. But this past weekend, with the help of Tim (he did most of the work), I installed some EBC Greenstuff pads all around.

So far they are still in the break in perriod. A little mushy and not that good stopping. I can feel them to slightly wear in though. I have noticed that they are quite noisy right now. Will this go away?

So dispite what all of these shops say, they are avialable for the E0, if you are interested I can get part numbers and places to order. I paid $79 for the front and $79 for the rear.

Email me if you need the info: jcboeckl@unity.ncsu.edu

later

Go ahead and post the info so it's in the archives for future use..

I purchased them from a place called:
Wilco phone# 716-442-7050
The part numbers are DP2956 Front and DP2965 Rear.

There is one thing that is different. The inside pads seem to have a cable hanging off of them. So I just cut it off, no big problem! I think it was for a brake pad sensor.(Possibly on the mondeo) The front pads are only for the Early 1998 SVT's. I think the rears are all the same.

I hope this helps, let me know if you wou ld like more info.

They have got alot better now that they have been broken in. They seem to stop alot better.

Later

Early 98's or early 99's? I thought the pads didn't change until mid 99. I'm just going by what i thought i knew. I could very well be wrong.

nah....I'm pretty sure they changed when the SVT was redone in 98.5. After 98.5 they have the same rotors just different calipers(same as all contours, smaller surface contact). At least this is what I have read and what people have told me, namely EBC & CTA motorsports. But I don't have both years of cars so I can't say from first hand experience. I can say these fit on my early 1998 SVT. And if you look on websites that sell EBC's for the Contour, they will say 98 an earlier NOT AVIALABLE.

Hope that helps!

you guys really need to read the info in the bat catalog about the brakes. E1 aka 98.5 calipers pads etc are the SAME on all contours and 99-up cougars. The SVT and the Cougar share the 178mm front rotors, which is an upgrade over the base 160mm rotors but the swept area on the new pad is less than the old E0 SVT which has a unique pad.
My EBC brakes on my 98.5 SE had the wear sensor also - I think it's for the mondeo.

Isn't this what I said, or where you agreeing.

Later

I was going by what is on SPMotorsports website.

1998 - 5/1999 SVT: The early production SVT Contours are equipped with larger 280mm x 24mm front rotors and larger ATE calipers and pads. This brake arrangement is similar to what some of the European 4wd Mondeos and Cosworth-powered Ford use.

6/1999 - 2000 SVT: The later production SVT Contours retain the larger 280mm x 24mm front rotors but use the Cougar calipers and smaller non-SVT pads.

must be a typo....

Actually SPMotorsports and BAT state the same information on their websites. I'm not saying i know who's right, i just want the right info because i'll be getting pads within the next week or so. So, i hope you guys can help me figure out what i need. (I was looking at getting EBC)