I am getting ready to do the 10'' Mustang brake upgrade with lincoln calipers. The only thing I need to buy now are the brake hoses. I'm trying to do this on the cheap so is it worth the extra money to get braided lines? I don't plan on autocrossing the car or anything just mainly street driving (but I will drive hard at times). How much difference do they make over the stock rubber lines? I DO want the car to stop good. :D
-Chris
Well, I'm also guessing you meant the 11" brake upgrade w/ Lincoln calipers ;)
For me, I always try to use the braided brake lines, but that's just me...I'm weird.
For mainly street driving though, I wouldn't worry too much about it. There is a difference in pedal feel (esp if the lines are long or there are several).
Be mindful that (at least on the 83-86 cars..not certain on the 87-88's) that while you can go ahead and use the 87-93 Mustang hoses, the fitting on the hardline at the body is different (smaller) on the TBirds than what the Mustangs used. the Mustang stuff is a 7/16-24-INF fitting, while the TBird stuff is a 3/8-24-INF fitting. You can usually find an adapter though (7/16-24-INF male to 3/8-24_INF female) to do the job. I'm not certain how the Lincoln hoses are.
yeah 10" is the stock size I dthink
Duh, yeah I was thinkin 11'' and typed 10''
I figured the Lincoln calipers would be the same as the Mustang ones. I think I'm just gonna go for regular old hoses. It'd be cool to say I had steel-braided lines but I don't think I really need them. But then again I've put a lot of things on the car that weren't needed.
Should look pretty good behind my 17'' Cobras. I painted the front calipers red with high temp paint. Maybe someday when I'm rich (ha ha) I can afford to swap to 5 lug and go with some 13'' brakes up front.