Hey Jim - I acknowledge that disks brakes are more efficient and probably
less trouble free, until you add the parking brake with its mechanical
contortions. Maybe Fords are better than others in this aspect. In my
mind, I question if the added performance is worth the complications for
street use. I feel the same way about fancy multivalve heads. My wife has
a twin cam, 4 valve Escort. It goes like hell and is a ball to drive, but I
have to wonder if in the life of the car, a hot push rod motor would not be
better overall. But I don't know, maybe it will 250,000 miles without
problems. If it does, I will retract most of this paragraph. As they say,
Crow is nutrious if eaten warm and slightly salted.
I know Ford has rears that are the proper bolt pattern (I understand some
of them are close enough on width that they do not require narrowing), but I
was under the impression that these were all drum equiped.
Just call me G.I.L.K.(see subject line)
----- Original Message -----
From: <ellis838@concentric.net>
To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: General Ignorance and Lack of Knowledge
> Bill,
> I would rather my rear 30% work as efficiently and with as little trouble
as
> possible, if you are going to spend the money to narrow a rear end why not
go
> with disc brakes. On the parking brake Ford did it on their applications I
would
> look at the donor car and adapt to the Sunbeam. There are a bunch of Fords
out
> there with the right bolt pattern Mustang, Mustang II, pinto, Tbird... I
am sure
> there are others.
> jim
> Barbara Blue wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <ellis838@concentric.net>
> > To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 1:10 PM
> > Subject: Re: General Ignorance and Lack of Knowledge
> >
> > > Hello Bill,
> > > Well here goes at least in my opinion..
> >
> > > Rear ends and transmissions, there is something appealing about the
toyota
> > 5 speed
> > > swap and a late ford rear with disc brakes, I figure I will do both
next
> > winter.
> >
> > I agree with you about the 5 speed, but what is the alure of the rear
disks?
> > The way I see it, 70% of the stopping effort is done by the front
brakes,
> > and the rear disks tend to have troublesome parking brake mechanisms
(even
> > though I seldom use them, parking brakes are handy sometimes). Has Ford
> > produced a 4 bolt pattern in recent years?
> >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Bill
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