The original four-lug drum brakes on our Mustang had to go. So what did we do? Give Stainless Steel Brakes a call, that's what.
In the continuing saga of Car Craft's project Mustang, with all the new Global West Suspension components on the car, the next step in the resurrection of our grandma-abused '67 fell to new binders. The original four-lug drum brakes had to go, so we contacted Stainless Steel Brakes for a simple conversion kit that would allow us to use our existing six-cylinder spindle but install something a little more aggressive. What arrived in the mail a few days later was everything we needed to do the conversion... The hardest part of the entire swap was deciding where to place the adjustable proportioning valve and bending a line or two to make it all fit. The conversion took perhaps three hours to complete, and we didn’t even have to break out the flaring tool. It doesn't get much easier than this... This particular Stainless Steel Brakes (SSB) kit is similar to the factory disc system on ’67-’69 Mustangs. The critical components in the kit include the factory-style, four-piston caliper that mounts rigidly to the caliper bracket; an upgraded pair of slotted, zinc-washed rotors; and a cast-iron master cylinder. The kit also includes adapters for the rubber flex hoses so they bolt up to the existing hard lines. All the bolt-on hardware is included, as well a set of performance SSB pads ... click here for the rest of the article

If we'd had SSBC's Super Duty disc-brake system installed on our Falcon two years ago, this would never have happened.
For years, car magazines, including this one, have waxed on about the importance of updating older manual-drum-brake cars to the stopping power of modern disc brakes. We often publish dramatic before-and-after 60-0-mph stopping tests comparing the performance of the trick new brakes to the weak stockers, and we urge you to consider stopping power to be as critical to your car's performance as acceleration power. This time we don't need any braking data to illustrate the dramatic effects of disc brakes. One look at the picture of our '65 Ford Falcon Sprint sitting atop a rollback with a crunched front end should tell you the problem with manual drums. This unfortunate incident occurred about two years ago in stop-and-go traffic in Carson City, Nevada, during Car Craft's annual West Coast Road Trip, and to make matters worse, we plowed into the back of a reader's mint '65 Plymouth Satellite.

Civilizing a Ferrell Ford
If you drive an older car still equipped with original drum brakes, you have undoubtedly experienced the fear factor of wondering if you will be able to slow that classic before it squashes the car in front of you like an aluminum can under your foot. We had those same fears recently when we began daily commutes in our recently acquired '63 Galaxie Country Sedan wagon (a true heavyweight). The vehicle had supposedly been "gone through" by a "classic car expert," but after a few white-knuckled panic stops and a constant annoying tendency to brake hard to the right, we knew the original drum brakes were definitely in need of some help ... click here for the rest of the article

Installing a Stainless Steel Brakes Six-Cylinder Mustang Disc Brake Kit Is a Great Way to Begin an Affordable Early-Mustang Project
The early-model Mustangs (’64-1/2 -’67) are well built and extremely dependable... One of its glaring shortcomings, however, is its brakes. Now, this is not peculiar to the I-6, as the majority of the Mustangs came with four-wheel drum brakes. The difference with the I-6 models is that they came with four-lug wheels. While many companies make disc brake kits for the five-lug Mustangs, few make a kit for the four-lug models... Luckily, one company that offers a bolt-on disc brake conversion for the four-lug classic Mustang is Stainless Steel Brakes Corporation (SSBC). SSBC has a long history of producing quality braking components for classic vehicles... This SSBC kit consists of rotors, calipers, mounting brackets and, in this case, a power-actuated, dual-chambered master cylinder. And yes, this is a bolt-on affair ... click here for the rest of the article

Old Glory gets some big time stopping power with a set of front disc brakes.
Stopping power is one of those “taken for granted” deals. It’s just assumed that when you mash that brake pedal, your 3300 lb (or greater) car is going to hunker down and come to an effortless halt. You know your car (hopefully). You know how fast it is, and the kinds of distances you need to slow that bad boy down. Let’s face it, it doesn’t take a genius to know that a four-and-a quarter horse R-code Fairlane with 4-wheel drums can’t haul it down as fast as say, a new SVT Cobra. Brakes are one of those things that hey, if they work, they work. We’re here to show you that with a little time and effort, they can work a whole heck of a lot better. Let’s get one thing straight right away. Stainless Steel Brakes’ kit is for cars with 5-lug wheels (read: V8 power). It’s a great, high-end kit, and everything during this phase of our project went very smoothly. Brake assembly is straightforward, as we expected it would be. Trust us, this won’t tax your mechanical IQ ... click here for the rest of the article

Our project becomes a roller with brakes, wheels, and tires
Getting our Factory Five Racing Roadster to the roller phase hasn't been without its share of waiting-waiting on parts, waiting on the powdercoater, waiting for the weekend to come so we had time to work on it, and so forth... The brake package we're using is from Stainless Steel Brakes Corp. and features the company's Force 10 Tri-Power powdercoated aluminum caliper up front with three 38mm pistons clamping down on a 13-inch rotor. Out back we used SSBC's Force 10 R1 powdercoated aluminum caliper with a single 54mm piston mounted over an 11.25-inch rotor ... click here for the rest of the article

Currie and Stainless Steel Brakes team up to give a Mustang some go and whoa.
Ford's 9-inch is arguably the stoutest passenger car differential on the planet. Built of sturdy stuff from the factory, it was the driving force for everything meaty at Ford--from the Galaxies with the 427s to the present NASCAR Taurus. Those two alone are enough to get our vote of confidence for the Ford nine. Of course, the best can always be made better, and our experience with 9-inch diffs has almost always lead us to Currie Enterprises of Anaheim, California. Currie offers the Ford nine in almost any configuration imaginable. We chose a standard case packed with 3.50 rear gears, torque-sensing, limited-slip differential, and the standard 3-inch-diameter tube with street-rod, smooth center-section cover. We deleted the included drum brakes, so we could use the four-wheel disc brake kit from Stainless Steel brakes.

Upgrade That Six-Cylinder Mustang to V-8 Status.
One of our buddies here at the shop recently got his hands on a '64.5 Mustang convertible. Rangoon Red with a red interior--it's the sort of car many of us dream about each night. The red, combined with a white soft top, makes this one a real head-turner and, with a very early production number, the super-straight Mustang is a valuable car for sure. The original engine is a 200ci straight six, mated to a three-speed automatic transmission. We don't have anything against six-cylinder cars, but our friend is interested in V-8 power with a modern Overdrive transmission. He's been reading Mustang & Fords lately, so he's already interested in performance enhancement. If ever there were a car worth the effort needed to do a V-8 conversion, a red Mustang convertible certainly qualifies.

Boost performance and safety on your vintage Ford with these basic bolt-on components.
There are a lot of great products out there designed to enhance performance, appearance, and safety of your vintage Ford automobile. From state-of-the-art radial tires to complete interior kits, the variety is almost overwhelming, especially if your car happens to be a vintage Mustang. When this "bolt-on" assignment came up, there were several different angles to consider. For example, what do we consider to be the best of the bolt-on components for your car? Which represent the greatest value? How involved is the installation process? When all was said and done, we wanted to consider all of these factors.

Stop Straight And Safe With Front Disc Brakes From Dearborn Classics
If you’re thinking of a “hot swap,” one of the changeovers near the top of our list would have to be swapping out OEM front drum brakes in favor of a set of front disc brakes. Disc brakes have numerous advantages over drums, and adding them to your vintage Mustang or Ford is one of the most worthwhile swaps you can make. With the addition of disc brakes, you’ll reduce fade considerably. Disc brakes shed heat much more efficiently than drums, so heat doesn’t build up nearly as fast. Heat buildup and retention causes fade, and brakes that stay cooler will stop your car better.

Stainless Steel Brakes Introduces Better Binders For Six-Cylinder Fords and Mercs.
When you hop up a little Ford six, thoughts are eventually bound to turn to how to stop the darned thing when the fun's over. Jump on the binders in a Ford six-cylinder compact and you're going to learn something about control or the absence of it. With those tiny manual drum brakes, your Falcon, Comet, or Mustang is going to pull like crazy until the vehicle comes to a complete stop. No matter what you do with those pancake binders, they're still going to pull to one side, making for a dangerous driving experience. Stainless Steel Brakes understands what it means to be driving an unsafe classic automobile and the frustration of being able to do little about it. This is why they're introducing power front disc brakes for six-cylinder Ford and Mercury compacts. We like this easy-to-install conversion kit from Stainless Steel Brakes.

Thanks To Stainless Steel Brakes From Auto Krafters, ’67 Mustang Front Disc Brakes Bolt Directly Onto ’67 Fairlanes
Whenever we begin a new vintage project, one of our first concerns is decent brakes, especially on a vintage Mustang or Ford that originally came with all-wheel drums. In the day-to-day hustle of modern traffic, the last thing we want is to be found lacking in the stopping department. While drum brakes work well on the rear and offer superior holding power for the emergency brake, they can be a real handful when the drums are located all around.

Auto Krafters Helps Bring Your Binders Out Of The Stone Age
Auto Krafters furnished a front disc brake kit made by Stainless Steel Brakes to fit the Fairlane and provide sure, safe stops every time. All the guesswork is eliminated, and the installation is straightforward.

Stainless Steel Brakes Corporation makes it easy to keep the Force 10 with you
The Stainless Steel Disc Brakes Force 10 system yields the performance you expect from one of the best names in the aftermarket disc-brake business. Force 10s can be installed on any of the classic Mustang spindles and axle flanges... we opted for four-piston fronts and single-piston rears... We went for slotted rotors, optional from Stainless Steel Brakes, to vent off gasses and heat during hard braking. Not only do they look sharp, they also provide fade-free braking ... click here for the rest of the article

Improve Your Vintage Braking with Stainless Steel Brakes' Rear Disc Brake Conversion Kit.
We have to give the tried and proven drum brake a lot of credit, as it has gotten the job done since its creation more than a century ago. The downside to drum brakes, however, is simple to understand: They fade in hard braking, and they're completely useless when wet, so they will not stop your Mustang. You know the answer when it comes to your safety and the safety of others--pony up to better rear braking from Stainless Steel Brakes. Here, we show you how to install rear disc brakes on your 8- or 9-inch Mustang rear axle. Hopefully, your Mustang is already equipped with front disc brakes, either from the factory or with one of Stainless Steel Brake's front disc brake conversion kits ... click here for the rest of the article

Now The Thousands Of Six-Cylinder Mustangs Out There Can Have The Safety Of Disc Brakes
Previously, if you wanted disc brakes on your 170ci or 200ci six-cylinder, you had to install V-8 spindles, then convert to a V-8 disc brake setup--which would give you a five-lug wheel on the front and a four-lug wheel on the back (unless you spent more money to convert that as well). But what if you wanted a simple disc brake conversion that retained the six-cylinder’s four-lug pattern and fit behind the stock wheels? Finally, Stainless Steel Brakes has your answer ... click here for the rest of the article

Ditch those drums and bolt on a set of front disc brakes for under $1,000-it could save your butt big-time.
Newton's third law states: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." This applies to our hot rods just like all the other laws of physics. The faster you go, the longer it takes to stop. Right after we mounted our new Nitto NT555 tires, we took the Fairlane out to the test track to get some baseline numbers. Our best stopping distance from 60 mph was 194 feet, which isn't short by any stretch of the imagination...We wanted strong brakes... After a few calls, we ended up talking with Stainless Steel Brakes Corporation (SSBC). In addition to their line of high-end big-brake systems, they also put out drum brake conversion packages that are better than your average "stock replacement" deal ... click here for the rest of the article