Look what arrived today (hint: Brake Upgrade)

[Spdrcer34]

Cobra Brakes INSTALLED!....pics inside!..video to come soon.

as I have eluded to in previous posts, and in my signature for some time:

COBRA BRAKES!!


I have already figured the rest of it out....including a way to bolt them up to my spindle (thank goodness for the bean counters in the Ford Engineering Department)

Updates to come SOON!

Ryan

 

[badge49]

Do I hear a "How To" type write-up coming? I'd subscribe

 

[Spdrcer34]

...for those that DON'T realize it, I'm doing this on my `92 2WD Explorer.

So far the parts list includes:

1966 (or equiv.) Ford Mustang Drum Brake Hub. I just happened to stumble across the fact that this application used the same bearings as the X. With THAT information, I was able to determine that the 1st Gen Mustang with Drum Brakes had the same spindle profile as the 1st Gen X....THIS WAS A HUGE help when it comes to parts availability.

New Inner Bearings, #A6
New Outer Bearings, #A2
New Wheel Seal, #19221
1/2 - 20, .625 Knurl Wheel Studs, 10 req'd.

All that needs to be done NOW, is I have to cut the 'ears' off the spindle, then have the area machined flat to accept the adapter I am going to make/have made.

More pics and updates to come soon...

Ryan

 

[Jason94sport]

I would take it a 4WD X would not fit these?

 

[Spdrcer34]

I dunno about fitment to a 4WD....

In the process of doing this, I will take a wheel off of my wife's X, and see how it does...

This brake is 13", and requires a MINIMUM 17" wheel

I am running 18" Saleen's....so it's not an issue for me..

Ryan

 

[Quadzilla-EFI]

Hey Ryan;

Good to meet you today at NAPA. Those lugs I purchased were not the correct ones afterall. The Jeep CJ-7 was supposed to be 1/2x20 0.625 knurl also, but apparently either I was sold the wrong ones, or this jeep is not stock.

Dennis

 

[CDW6212R]

Good luck Ryan, I hope it works well for you. I like my bigger brakes, except that I wish the pads were larger(pad life). Regards,

 

[Spdrcer34]

Quadzilla-EFI.....it was good to meet another board member......

My wife and I have met quite a few of the local board members. Most of them recoginize me in my White X....

Made some more headway on the swap today...thanks to the lugnuts the counter guy @ NAPA gave me....which were BTW from a HEEP....

Ryan

 

[Spdrcer34]

...got A LOT done today...

Check out the pics:


Stock Brakes, un-modified spindle.


Early Mustang Drum Brake Hub, Un-Modified Spindle


Cobra Disc mounted on Early Mustang Drum Brake Hub, Un-Modified Spindle


Close-up of Spindle 'ears' that need to be modified (cut off)


Modified Spindle, and the pieces that need to be cut off


Cobra Disc/Mustang Hub Assembly Mounted to Modified Spindle



Caliper slid into place, to check clearances....

Now all I need to do is have the spindle machined flat to allow an adapter to be fabricated.....I'm almost 1/2 done!

Ryan

p.s. Is this in the wrong forum? I've done TONS of mods and posted them here...and have ALWAYS gotten tons of hits/responses.....but this time around, I haven't gotten much compared to what I have done in the past..

 

[Spdrcer34]

Just for comparison's sake:

STOCK Brakes in an 18" Wheel:



COBRA Brakes in an 18" Wheel



I like how the disc is pushed out, towards the spokes of the wheel, putting on display more-so than the stock set-up.

Ryan

 

[Spdrcer34]

...more progress...

I dropped everything off at my machinists place today...

I have had work done by them in the past, great guys...one of the guys there has a BII with a D35 swapped in from an Explorer, so they know the suspension & brake system pretty good!

Ryan

btw, is ANYONE following this? or am I just talking to myself here?

 

[Jason94sport]

We are, but there are not many 1st gen 2WD guys here, so unless this can be made to fit a 4WD it only benefits you & a few others. The entire front setup is different in 2WD/4WD X's. You also setup yours as more of a sport truck. Not many 1st gens doing that. As well as running 18's. Again not may doing that.

Props to you on doing it though. It's a great mod!

 

[Spdrcer34]

While the 1st Gen 2WD is different than the 4WD, the basic mods are the same.

It will require the spindle to be modified in the same fashion......

I will make it for the 4WD 1st gen next....but if I get no interest, I won't waste my time.

Ryan

 

[410Fortune]

I would think there would be plenty of interest in the D35 TTB 4x4 front cobra setup for sure

 

[CDW6212R]

I'm watching Ryan, I agree though that the number of people who would do that is few. I've had a number of people to ask me how to add the bigger brakes to a 95-01 2WD Explorer, and that's a whole new project.

 

[Spdrcer34]

410....The caliper set-up on the D35, and the 2WD explorer is identicle. So the modification on the spindle area is the same....the hub adapter portion will be interesting to figure out....I have a couple ideas....I just need some parts to play with, but my wifes X is her (our) daily driver, so I can't exactly tear it apart, and cut it up....

CDW...The 2WD set-up on the 91-94 X is the SAME as was used on the BII, and Rangers for a number of years.....

I understand the 1st Gen 2WD X is pretty rare....

You think the guys over @ TRS, RPS, or Bii.org would be interested in this?

Ryan

 

[CDW6212R]

That's a good idea compared to the majority of 4x4's here. The street Rangers are more likely to be using larger wheels and lowered etc.

 

[wood1]

I'm watching Ryan

I didn't realize that the spindle is basiclly the same, I would be very interested in a 4X4 version of this thread...

Keep up the good work, there are plenty of us watching.

Chris.

 

[CDW6212R]

The mounting of the caliper is all the same. Just like in the 95-01's the 4WD rotor is different. A driven hub is needed to work with the spindle, I'm sure Ryan has something in mind from what he said before.

 

[Spdrcer34]

They're DONE!....

Anyone here wanna know what Cobra Brakes look like on an Explorer?






Ryan