heavy_chevy29

what are you guys using for rear brakes on a drag car(no street use) with a 9 inch rear. right now im using ford explorer rear disc brakes. id like to upgrade to something better. the local track has a very short shut down. the front rotors are turning blue. what are you guys using for rear brakes. any help would be great

AlkyIROC

I ran Ford drum brakes for years until I finally installed some 1999 Jimmy rear disk brakes to my 9". You can see how I did it in the brake forum. Link at the top of the forum called "Disk brakes for any differential - DIY". My installation is drag race only. No provision for a park brake system without some modifications. My caliper mount system is almost identical to Currie's system and I can easily redesign it if I want to go to a dual caliper system and it all fits inside a 15" rim.

I looked at a few different OEM rear disk systems to use. I didn't like most of them because they use a solid rotor including the Explorer which is fine for street driving. The Jimmy rear disks use a vented rotor so it will dissipate heat better and is less likely to warp.

If you want to spend many hundreds of dollars on a store bought system, Willwood, Areospace, Baer/Strange all make good bolt on brake systems. It all depends on how much you want to spend.

daverr

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I went with strange .

KWIK84

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....droool.....

JesasaurusRex

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I have wilwoods on the rear. I will say i wish i had stranges on the rear, not cuz i dislike my wilwoods, i like the solid rotor offering over slotted/drilled. But because, as far as i know, strange is the only one who makes a front brake set up for the spindles i have coming and i have a weird OCD thing about having stranges up front and wilwoods in the back.

DIGGLER

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strange drag brakes all around with stock master cylinder/booster/prop valve. stops awesome.

Jonesyfxr

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I was gonna run the S10 brakes on my 9", but I also had a set of SS Camaro rear calipers. When we were mocking up the brakes in my Centerlines for clearance, we decided the SS calipers were best. I was able to run a S10 four wheel drive front rotor too. Here's how it looks.....

bryceshamwow

Jonesyfxr, is that what it looks like to me, namely a 10 bolt rear that's been reinforced? If so, do you have more information on that?

DIGGLER

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looks like a 9" ford to me....

mw66nova

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i have aerospace components on mine at the moment that are terribly tired, but am going to get some of the new Baer Deep Stage drag brakes, which are a little more appropriate for our heavier cars, especially if they're street driven as they're a vented rotor, not just a thin solid rotor.

tsfso59

Wilwood front and rear here....

RaisinHale

itsjustabird

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Have the same as dave rr posted on mine although I have the polished calipers damnit! My 9" has 12 bolt housing ends on it so anything available for the 12 bolt will work.


Dave how is the car coming?

Jonesyfxr

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That's a hand built 9" my friend with 1/4" walled tubing, Moser 40 spline axles, Moser spool and Motive pro gears.

heavy_chevy29

how do you plumb these brakes with with the dual calipers. im pretty interested in them.

daverr

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It`s coming along ,im going to be sending car to the bodyshop somewhat soon.This is how it looks now ......(sorry for the thread hijack)

Jonesyfxr

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^^More engine pics^^

Looks AWESOME!

cam406406

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Would love to stop by and check out that car dave