I read Pirate's "Brake Upgrade" post and wanted to upgrade the brakes on my 1984 Grand Marquis to the Police calipers/pads he mentions. I was wondering if the Police calipers will fit behind stock 14" wheels or if I'd have to go with stock replacement calipers.
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the police capliers external dimensions are excactly the same as a civilian caliper. The only difference is the piston diameter and type. So yes, they will work fine.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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Just make sure you get cop pads too, the tabs and retainers are different because of the difference in the piston.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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You will be impressed with the breaking. My 88 Merc, I had to hit the breaks to slow down way before I got to the Stop sign. My 89 P72 breaks really good. It stops as if you was driving a smaller car.
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Are the cop calipers actually an upgrade? Being nearly identical in most essentials, I wouldn't expect so.2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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The police cars also have an 11" rear drum which makes a difference.
Honestly I also can't see there being a significant improvement with cop calipers vs civi ones but never having compared the two I can't speak from experience. I wonder if a lot of the difference isn't the bigger drum brakes to tell you the truth. Also to give it a totally fair comparison, you'd need two brake systems in optimal working condition. A lot of the time when people go to police calipers its because they needed to replace stuff anyway, so its almost always better just because the worn out junk has been replaced.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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Originally posted by Brandon View Post
ford build quality, always breaking
I think the piston diamter is also larger. I' m pretty sure the civilian caliper is the same as the fox body, in which the Mark7/SVO caliper is an upgrade-adn I'm pretty sure the mark7 caliper is the same as the PI vicBuilder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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Having owned both a civi and police box, I could never tell much difference in the braking capabilities between the two. Actually, if anything, the Lincoln seemed like it stopped better, but neither one ever seemed inadequate to me.
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Where are you buying your brake pads from? Before you go through the bother and potentially find zero difference becuase (ie) napa premium pads for the civvie or the cop car use the exact same material, its just the backing plate that is different to fit the caliper.
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yep, pads are the same, just the clip on the back is different.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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Originally posted by phayzer5
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Replace the rear drums with disc brakes, made a big difference on mine.89 CV LX 225/60 x 16 tires, CC819 rear springs, Front & rear sway bar, trans & PS cooler from 90 cop car. KYB shocks, F-150 on rear. Dual Exhaust w/ H pipe. Dark brown door panels, carpet, steering wheel, trim parts from a 87 Mer GM. Power front buckets from 96 Jeep Cherokee. LED'S front & rear. 3G Alt from a 97 Taurus wagon 3.0. Electric fan. Rear axle from a 97 PI 3.27 with disk brakes. Headlight relays.Comment
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I'll probably grab my parts from NAPA or O'Reilly's. Haven't decided yet, will probably pick everything up this week though. I would like to put disks on the back, but I didn't think I could keep my 14" wheels if I did. Any suggestions?Awesome Electronic Cigarettes
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I just ordered my brake parts and a few other things. Hopefully I'll be able to get them on the car this weekend. Ready to take it for a drive!Awesome Electronic Cigarettes
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Originally posted by mrltd View Post
no........the 84-92 mk7 and the 84-86 mustang svo and the 83-87 continental use the same pads and calipers as the box panther
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