Posted by Erik (IP: 209.179.229.241) on August 05, 2000 at 02:18:15:
I was using 74 Maverick front discs(non-power) on my 70 Maverick. A couple of weeks ago my master cyl. went out and my rotors were warped, calipers, rubber lines were rotting .I decided to use 67 Mustang 4 piston calipers from SSBC. Now everything is new, these brakes are sensitive and they sometimes do something I was not expecting. First off, the pedal pressure needed at higher speeds seems to be less(which is good) but sometimes the fronts lock up at lower speeds. I didn't have this problem with the 74 disc brakes, why is that? Has anyone here ever used these 4 piston calipers on a Maverick before? I had seen an artical in C&D for a 67 Shelby GT500 in which the editors said the front brakes lock up fairly easy. Do I need to increase the pressure to the rear brakes to level things out in order to fix this? Or is the Maverick just too light in weight? I need opinions please.