To try and find out the true date of the change from large front calipers and pads to small calipers and pads, please check your front brakes and check your build date and report back to here.
The build date can be found on the VIN decal on the door in the upper left hand corner.
The smaller pads can be identified most easily by looking at the rotor. The small pad will have about 1/2" of rotor showing toward the hub that the pad does not cover. The large pad will nearly reach to the hub.
We especially need owners of 98 SVT E1 and 99 SVT cars to report back.
Mine is earlier, but I'll start. Build date is 4/97 and it has the large calipers and pads.
