Experimental Brembo Brakes Retrofit Kit

[IFFV68]

got some bad news for anyone who was looking to do the drift brake conversion. it's very hard. and expensive. the wiring harness that connects to the little switch has much different pinning compared to the drift brake, and that harness is a huge one that spans the whole dash and center console. replacing it is nearly $800 in parts and many, many hours in labor as doing it requires removal of the whole dash. the wiring in question is the blue one in the picture below

plus, the ABS module looks for specific signals from the drift brake, as can be seen in the wiring diagrams below

basically, unless money is no object and getting a different Mustang with the drift brake is out of the question, it's not worth it.

This is just a guess,
But,
It appears to be a Pain in the Ass to accomplish this project.
I think it’ll be easier to trade in your car and just get one with everything you want and be done with it.
Just a guess.
This doesn’t represent union or management.

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[roket]

This is just a guess,
But,
It appears to be a Pain in the Ass to accomplish this project.
I think it’ll be easier to tread in your car and just get one with everything you want and be done with it.
Just a guess.
This doesn’t represent union or management.

yeah, i can only really imagine someone doing it if they have tons of money and time to burn, have no interest in a warranty, and for some reason are dead set on keeping their current Mustang. the good thing is you can still do the brembos without the drift brake

 

[Mr Hyde]

yeah, i can only really imagine someone doing it if they have tons of money and time to burn, have no interest in a warranty, and for some reason are dead set on keeping their current Mustang. the good thing is you can still do the brembos without the drift brake

Wouldn't running 4 piston front and back mess with bias. Been looking at this as an option. May just go with stickier pads. Honestly the difference between 4 and 6 piston brakes is in debate. I had the 6 pistons on my 19 s550 and I like the 4 pistons on my 24 better.

 

[ihasnostang]

s550

 

[Mustangman2016]

you got me thinking, so i took a look and it seems that all the main connectors have the same amount of used and unused pins with the same usages, maybe it could be re-pinned? in any case, here's some diagrams if you want to try that

as for where to find the diagrams, to my knowledge they cannot be found randomly online

Hi everyone I kinda jumped the gun on buying the drift brake without checking if it is as easy to retrofit as I assumed does anyone have an update on if the connector can be re-pinned

 

[roket]

Hi everyone I kinda jumped the gun on buying the drift brake without checking if it is as easy to retrofit as I assumed does anyone have an update on if the connector can be re-pinned

in my opinion: cut your losses. return the parts if you can. not only is the pinning different, but there appears to be different wires entirely going to the different parking brake connectors. unless you want to hack together a half-working solution or swap out the dash wiring harness, its not worth it

 

[Paul's stable]

last night, i decided to put together a list of parts for a kit that adds the Brembo brakes to a vehicle.
the list is here

Great job.

 

[00Smurf]

got some bad news for anyone who was looking to do the drift brake conversion. it's very hard. and expensive. the wiring harness that connects to the little switch has much different pinning compared to the drift brake, and that harness is a huge one that spans the whole dash and center console. replacing it is nearly $800 in parts and many, many hours in labor as doing it requires removal of the whole dash. the wiring in question is the blue one in the picture below

plus, the ABS module looks for specific signals from the drift brake, as can be seen in the wiring diagrams below

basically, unless money is no object and getting a different Mustang with the drift brake is out of the question, it's not worth it.

Well I found a guy local parting out a wrecked one with 1,254k miles. Getting the calipers/rotors/pads f and r, rear knuckles, console, drift brake plus electronic park brake calipers, rear abs harness, full dash harness all for $2500 . I think that's everything that would be needed.

 

[00Smurf]

in my opinion: cut your losses. return the parts if you can. not only is the pinning different, but there appears to be different wires entirely going to the different parking brake connectors. unless you want to hack together a half-working solution or swap out the dash wiring harness, its not worth it

All the modules are the same though correct? Just the harness is different pinning? I'm going to swap the full dash harness, and have the full parts car to source from, so not sure if should be grabbing anything else.

 

[roket]

All the modules are the same though correct? Just the harness is different pinning? I'm going to swap the full dash harness, and have the full parts car to source from, so not sure if should be grabbing anything else.

that i dont quite know

 

[roket]

All the modules are the same though correct? Just the harness is different pinning? I'm going to swap the full dash harness, and have the full parts car to source from, so not sure if should be grabbing anything else.

im gonna be really honest here, i dont recommend you do the drift brake. in my mind, its so much complicated stuff for minimal payoff. who knows if everything will work correctly, or who's to say that you wont immediately kill every module due to slightly different pin usage? granted, that is worst case, but this just seems to me like extreme risk and low reward

 

[00Smurf]

im gonna be really honest here, i dont recommend you do the drift brake. in my mind, its so much complicated stuff for minimal payoff. who knows if everything will work correctly, or who's to say that you wont immediately kill every module due to slightly different pin usage? granted, that is worst case, but this just seems to me like extreme risk and low reward

I figure i'll grab the parts anyway since it's a cheap package price. and it's all 1k mile takeoffs

 

[Danee]

You should consider buying an aftermarket Brembo or Wilwood kit.. IMO

 

[Sofa King]

im gonna be really honest here, i dont recommend you do the drift brake. in my mind, its so much complicated stuff for minimal payoff. who knows if everything will work correctly, or who's to say that you wont immediately kill every module due to slightly different pin usage? granted, that is worst case, but this just seems to me like extreme risk and low reward

I would have to agree with @roket . Not much use for those really... I have never used mine as a drift brake and doubt that I ever will. I could just as easily live with the "dumb" switch. It also may require programming a module with different software (PP VIN) via FDRS to get operational.

 

[LouG]

Is it possible to just install the front Brembo brake parts and leave the standard GT rear brake as is? Seems a lot of parts and complication for not a lot of square inch change on the rear.

The Brembo factory option for my last car was just 4 pot calipers and 390mm rotors. Rear brake was the original. It still worked very well, but did have a greater front end weight bias than a Mustang.

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