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I've run the stock shoes in the rear with good ones up front just fine. I've been running the Nissan Comp shoes that are now half NLA (they come as two different part numbers, one part # is NLA now. Not sure what good that will do anyone. ) and they hardly have any wear on them at all. Its kinda scary really. I've gone through lots of front sets, but the same rear set has been on the car since 2005 or so. I measured them with calipers and compared them to a set of new stock ones I had and they were still the same thickness I know they work, but they sure don't wear fast.

Will

Lee2000 wrote:
However, I recently attended a "Safe Driving" school where we were requied to activate the ABS to learn how to manuever during a panic situation, but I had my Mustang with me, which does not have ABS. So, I found out that with my EBC fronts and stock rears, I still couldn't lock up the rear discs, but could and did lock the fronts. Seems to me the factories built-in a brake bias design that would unsure the rears don't come close to locking up as easy as the fronts...a rather wide safety margin, IMV.

Look under you mustang for a "Brake Limiter". Many "Pre ABS" rear disc brake systems have a brake limiter / proportioning valve in the line to keep the rear brakes from locking.

Thanks for the input everyone. I'll be looking at the EBCs and KFPs not only for the Roadster, but for our daily drivers as well.

I bought a set of racing brake pads straight from Japan a few years ago. The brand is HD-Kai. It's organic, but has an operating temperature of 0-500C. It's specifically made for vintage sports car racing. It stops well from cold temperatures and I can lock up the front brakes with enough pedal pressure. They're not too dusty as well. I would buy another set just to keep as a spare. It's perfect for the occasional racer.

I watched your film, breakfast with lolo....................Very nice!

Nice flat dash...

How do you get a 65 with a high screen??? I don't get that part.

I think he must have swapped the body. I like the racing video as well...

sorry,,,wrong spot

Steven's car is a documented oddity. Look at the gas tank filler and some other issues - it's kind of a frankenroadster, but in a good way!

Ey thanks guys, I'm glad you like the videos Yes, my roadster is truly an oddity. I got it that way though and I'm really curious why it turned out to be that way. I've been wanting to talk to the previous owner to ask about the modifications to the roadster. It is a '65 through the chassis and engine numbers, but I think the PO swapped a later body with a high windshield. It came with the original OEM hard top as well, but it has small jet fighter like air scoops on the sides for added ventilation. It has a soft top, but it's not original (comparing it with the photos I find on the internet). It's somewhat smaller and lower at the rear, but it does give the roadster a nice profile. And the PO also moved the gas cap to the rear right side. It does look cleaner looking at the rear. It's just weird that he had to go through all that trouble to reposition the gas cap. And then that flat dash conversion for a high windshield roadster. All in all, it's still a fun car to drive.

Since this is (was? lol) a brake thread...

If I've got a whole new brake system, but my brakes are super low and super mushy (yes, bled thoroughly, I promise), could the brake master be a suspect? No leaks, anywhere. It looks fairly new, but I didn't replace it like everything else. And yes, I mean everything -- calipers, shoes, pads, lines, turned rotors and drums.

No leaks inside the footwell?

Linda

None!

Did you bleed the master on the car?