- You can get an idea of how the ABS delete goes into the car. It’s a machined manifold
that properly routes the brake fluid from the master cylinder to each corner of the car.
We had a flare on one of the brake lines split and cause a leak, so after a trip to the
speed shop, Bradley Auto Parts, we came up with a length of braided line and the fittings
so we could cut the line shorter for a new flare.
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AUGUST 2019 CARCRAFT.COM 43- After the ABS-delete was plumbed up, the process of bleeding the Baer Brakes system
could begin. Ditching the ABS module definitely makes this process easier.
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- When prefitting the Rovos wheels
from American Muscle, we found the
rears were within^1 ⁄ 2 inch of the QA1
coilovers. That can happen when you
use a lot of different components from a
lot of different manufacturers. We used
a set of 1-inch spacers from American
Muscle. The first step for these spacers
was to shorten the lugs on the Quick
Performance axles.
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- The passenger-side spacer bolted in
place. Before final installation, we put a
dab of grease on the end of each cut stud
and test-fit the wheel. You certainly don’t
want a stud that’s too long holding the
wheel off the face of the spacer. The grease
test allows you to check for that. When
we pulled the wheel back off and found
no grease transferred to the back side of
the wheel, we knew the lugs were all short
enough.
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- American Muscle helped us with a wheel
and tire combo that fit the Baer brakes and
maximized performance. We told them
we wanted absolutely as much rubber as
we could fit in the back, and the company
sent us Rovos wheels in its Durban
style measuring 18 inches tall and 10.5
inches wide. It’s wrapped in a Sumitomo
285/25R18 tire with a very aggressive tread.
For comparison, on the right is the stock GT
17-inch wheel with a 235-wide tire.
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- The stock 8.8 rearend uses a flange-style
pinion. The Quick Performance 9-inch seen
here uses the stronger yoke style. To make
it work, we had a new driveshaft made up.
Nothing fancy, but it should handle 450 hp
or more.
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- With the addition of the stronger 9-inch rear from Quick Performance, we were losing
the reluctor wheel on each axle for the antilock brakes, so we ripped the whole system
out. On the left is the Ford ABS module; we’re replacing it with the aluminum ABS-delete
manifold you see on the right from Late Model Restoration. This frees up room in the
engine compartment for engine swaps and cuts 9.5 pounds from the front of the car.
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