Front brakes locking up?

[91 LTD]

Interesting.

[85crownHPP]

hhmmm... there arent too many tires with good street performance and dirt performance... if there are Im sure they are expensive...
I bet sport truck tires would be something to look into...

[91 LTD]

If you can lock your tires, the brakes are fine. Get a good set of tires.

Any suggestions as to a good "all road" tire. When Puff is fully operational she will be spending some time off of the blacktop in Baja, Mexico.

[RoyLPita]

And you do not have to upgrade the master cylinder?

Nope. Works fine with the stock one. I probably will be upgrading mine though.

Threads are different for from what I've heard, the '80s pressure line won't thread in the 2002 steering box and vice versa, the 2002 pressure line won't thread in the '80s power steering pump. Or something like that.

[turbo2256b]

What about the lines?

[85MercPark]

Will put that on my dream list....

[gadget73]

There is some work with the steering shaft and the lines. Pitman arm is a direct swap and it bolts right to the frame. Not a terrible amount of work, more annoying than anything. I think the worst part of mine was just getting the collapsable part of the steering shaft un-seized. The whole thing had rusted itself solid, and we had to heat the thing till it was glowing, then take after it with a BFH to make it let go.

[mrltd]

Was gonna ask about that, is it a straight swap?

85 - 02

Not quite...but not that difficult.

[85MercPark]

Don't ditch the power steering...upgrade it! I've got an 02 PI box in my wagon now and it's incredible. Nice heavy feel, better ratio, less assist.

Was gonna ask about that, is it a straight swap?

85 - 02

[85crownHPP]

hhhmmm.... I hope my big brake swap is as sucessfull

[mrltd]

Yeah, on a t-bird...tad less momentum there ...My old 87 coupe would put you throuh the windshield also...11" fronts, t-bird turbocoupe rear discs, SVo MC, stainless hoses....never locked up either...Perfect brakes.

[DuceAnAHalf]

LOL, yeah... I could lock my 245's up easy with the stock suspension and brakes (See autocross vid). With the new brakes and suspension it won't-even with kinda wet roads. And it'll throw you through the windshield.

My brother has the 13" Cobra brakes with the 2 piston PBR calipers and 245s up front. at 10 mph it almost put me through the windshield, luckily i already had my hand on the dash.

[mrltd]

LOL, yeah... I could lock my 245's up easy with the stock suspension and brakes (See autocross vid). With the new brakes and suspension it won't-even with kinda wet roads. And it'll throw you through the windshield.

[DuceAnAHalf]

I should throw the 325s up front. 60 ft 60-0. no way in hell i could lock tjose fuckers up.