Looking for suggestions on what kit to use for front discs and then rear discs on my 59 f100. Rear 9" I believe. For the fronts I don't want a kit that includes a power brake booster etc.

 

I used the CPP kit on my 51 and it was great. Pretty sure they will sell a kit without a booster and other stuff you don't want or need.

 

How come you don't want a booster? That is the best upgrade you can do IMHO. Even if you keep all drum, adding a booster helps a bunch. I have never driven a vehicle with discs and no booster, but I do remember AX and others on the 48-56 forum recommending against it. Might wanna talk to the guys at CPP or ECI. I got my front kit from ECI. I got my booster set up from a 1973 F100.

I thought from earlier posts that you were gonna keep the Y-block. If that is true, I don't think spending money on rear discs is worth it. 70%+ of braking is done with the front brakes. I would suggest that you put discs on the front and refresh the drums on the back and add a booster. You will have way more whoa than go.

 

Well ill have a 500 hp 445 (390 fe stroker) engine and it doesn't have enough vacume. So ill do front discs and rear drums. I don't wana spend a grand on hydro boost. But cnc braking products makes manual brskes for disc drum set up and they are only $350 and that's dual master cylinders and a new pedal and all

 

Wow that is a lot of horses fora 1959. I am not sure why I thought you were gonna have a stock engine. Must be getting old.

Other questions come to mind. Are you gonna box the frame? Can the stock front end carry the new weight? Or are you gonna put a new independent front suspension such as the crown vic conversion?

Only other comment on the brakes is that you can buy an electric vacuum pump to supply the booster. I have not used one, but have read about them in the car mags.

 

The '57 - '59 9" rear ends will have a different axle offset or protrusion from the housing (assuming that it's the original differential). While that's really not a big problem, you will probably have to make up or buy 3/4" spacers to position the caliper correctly. Wilwood can do it as well as Baer. SS Brake Company also say that they can do it, but have never seen their product. As far as ECI - they (the owner, that is) totally blew me off when I asked about their 9" offering.

This is what I have on a '57 9" and it works very well though I do have a 7" booster, probably not needed on a '31 Ford roadster. Their current version is based on an Explorer with the internal e-brake:



Fronts - again, take look through the Wilwood catalog or call Baer. Baer was very helpful, but priced out of my budget at the time.

 

ECI Universal Brake Assist (UAB)
I'd consider one of these doo dads