After several years of ownership and only a few thousand miles of driving my 86 SVO, I have decided to overhaul the brakes system and complete some minor upgrades to the suspension. New brake hoses, calipers, disks and a flush of the brake system. Seeing it sit there all naked got me thinking......So I ordered new upper and lower control arms for the rear and KONI springs to lower the car. Although having read a couple of the threads on spring removal I am hoping that it all turns out without a trip to the ER.
Some things I have learned:
I am never ordering parts from Mustangs Unlimited again, they sent me the wrong parts and their customer service sucks. NPD and Late Model Resto are much better (But, I miss getting my stuff from FORCED4).
If you buy rebuilt rear calipers, you do not need to buy new locating pins, they are already installed.
The HPS brake Pads did not need the Maximum motorsports anti-rattle clips.
The front calipers looked great, front pads had plenty of life left. Changed them anyways, along with the original FoMoCo disks
The rear calipers looked like hell, evidence of leaks, rear pads needed to be replaced. So they are going, along with the original FoMoCo disks.
I am glad I didn't have a panic stop or track day the car because the brake hoses were 27 years old and looked like hell.
I ordered lugnuts to replace the whell locks and discovered the unit of issue is 10, not 1, and that their price wildly varies
I should have started the suspension work before the brake work....because the front has to come apart for the new springs .
I am very thankful for all the usefull info I have found on this forum to help me out.
If I spread out my ordering my wife can't figure out how much I have spent. Like Congress I have not passed a budget and am spending money on a "continuing resolution".
I will post pics of my progress, for your entertainment and critical assessment. Unless this is deemed to not fall under the "project" umbrella by the adminstrators, then I will ban myself.