1999 - 2004 Front Calipers on a SN-95?

[DRRummel]

I was recently talking to someone about retrofitting dual piston PBR calipers on the front of a single piston SN-95 brake setup. This said he used the dual piston calipers from 1999-2004 GT because they are very light, like 2lbs. He said it is made of aluminum and a direct bolt on. At the time I figured he might be BS’ing me. However, I now need to help a friend replace the front brakes on his 95 Mustang. So, is there any truth to this swap? A quick Google search did not turn up much.

[Ares]

Yes they are aluminum and extremely light. 2lbs may be on the heavy side for the calipers. Unless the spindles are the same I can't see how swapping 99-04 front brakes onto an earlier Sn-95 can be a direct swap. If swapping entire assemblies, spindle and all then yes direct swap.

[Black Vert]

Yes you can swap them onto sn95 spindles but the spindles will need to be modified slightly. This link explains how http://home.comcast.net/~mjbobbitt/mustang/page14.html

[Killercanary]

I have them on my '95 and as was said the spindle needs very minor trimming, and I mean minor. The weight savings is VERY minimal despite going with the aluminum caliper. I'll have to check but if memory serves me right I only saved like 4lbs total, and I weighed everything from the calipers, pads, etc. I did it for the weight savings and it wasn't anywhere near what I had heard and hoped for.