Am I missing it? CSRP vs SSBC

[sdmustangrider]

I have had my kit on almost 2 years. Ran it hard on the freeway and streets. I jumped to this kit because I almost crashed when I slammed on my brakes with drums. Came her and people pointed to csrp. I'm sure SSBC stuff is good but it'll all work the same way. Except in this case, you're getting a great deal for a brake kit and dealing with one person, rather than multiple tech support. You won't regret it.

[degins]

Thank you everyone for your support and endorsement.

I am often asked why our kits cost so much less than competing kits, including SSBC. It boils down to a more modern business model. We offer excellent product directly to end users at essentially wholesale prices (think early Dell computer). We can do this because we concentrate on one basic chassis (or those cars derived from the Falcon chassis). Because we are successful in the market, we can purchase in large enough quantity to demand quality, design compliance, and good pricing from our suppliers. We are a small company that controls our cost (notice that our only advertising is the sponsorship of this forum). We are not perfect, but we do seek to improve constantly. You can count on us to seek to continually improve the content and function of our products.

Note that our kits are equipped standard with slotted rotors, master cylinders (with integral 10 lbs RPV), adjustable MC push rods, braided stainless steel brake hoses (most applications), proportioning valve mounting brackets,corrosion protection on calipers and bracketry, and a grease and thread locker package. Our content, value, and customer support are unsurpassed, and the quality is equivalent to any competitor.

We are working on braided stainless steel flex lines for plumbing the master cylinder. There are many variants, so this will be a major task (designing and buying the required minimum quantity of each variant).

A couple of points.

It has been mentioned that SSBC has stainless steel pistons or sleeves. Although SSBC made their name offering SS pistons for Corvette and Mustang KH calipers, I don't see a current claim that the product offered today has sleeves or SS pistons. I may be wrong, but in any case, this issue has been resolved in modern calipers that use nickel plated alloy steel pistons. We are considering switching to phenolic/steel hybrids.

CSRP's SWAP.1 kit and the comparable SSBC A120 kit will fit under OE 65-73 14" wheels. There may have been a few early Mustangs that had incompatible 14" wheels, but I have not run into one.

We have a performance oriented option. This SWAP.4 kit uses new massive 2004 type Mustang aluminum dual piston calipers and an extra thick rotor on our disc brake specific spindles.

We also offer a complete line of spindles including a V8 65-66 OE service replacement.

[66FSTBCK]

Originally Posted by sdmustangrider

Usually when you get the csrp kit, you question if the 15's like my setup would fit. So you can uncross your fingers because your 14's will fit with NO issues.

That's a relief to know...thanks!

[john d]

Thanks Dennis for the input hope he calls you,I'm sure glad i did i recieved the brakes and everything look great.Looking foward to the install.
John

[65 Fastback]

I am in the middle of my CSRP install. All the hardware has mounted up flawlessly - all that remains is a couple more brake lines to fab so I can test it out. Do mention the discount shipping - I didn't and ended up paying full freight

[Injected65]

I have a used set of CSRP brakes in the For Sale section if that is of any interest.

Chris

[Beau M]

I'm a very happy csrp customer also, great kit and Dennis was very helpful!

[66FSTBCK]

The kit was a birthday gift from the family and I gave my wife all of the specs so she could order it. Dennis was very helpful and I am sure, patient with her lol! She even mentioned the VMF ad for the shipping discount.

[aslan]

I got a GREAT deal on my SSBC setup from a friend who put them on. I love them. I would go with either one.
Stan

[Caper50]

This thread has been an excellent read. I originally rebuilt all of my drum brakes but have seriously been considering doing the front conversion.

[graywolf_14]

Has anyone used these with the explorer rear end?

[Wiz998]

I used csrp on both of my mustang and I have had no problems with them. You cant beat the price.

[Rorin67]

+1 for CSRP. IMMENSE improvement in braking compared to front drums for the daily driver '67 beast. And excellent price too.

[stang66swt]

So back to the topic of rear disc brakes. I too have rear disc brakes but they are the Versailles originals. Eventually I want something more modern and lighter to match the .4 option, 2004 aluminum brakes I got from Dennis. Anyone have any good options that would work well/match the stock look of the CSRP fronts? Dennis... thoughts?

[degins]

Originally Posted by stang66swt

So back to the topic of rear disc brakes. I too have rear disc brakes but they are the Versailles originals. Eventually I want something more modern and lighter to match the .4 option, 2004 aluminum brakes I got from Dennis. Anyone have any good options that would work well/match the stock look of the CSRP fronts? Dennis... thoughts?

I do not recommend rear disc brake, since rear brake performance is rarely an issue. I have reservation about putting 4 wheel disc brakes on a 65-66 mustang and would not do so without power assist. The hand E-brake on a 65-66 Mustang is inadequate for use with disc brakes (and drums to a lesser extent). We have chosen to concentrate on front disc brake systems. There are several rear Ford OE design 10.5" rotor based disc brake kits available that use fabricated brackets to adapt calipers to 8" or 9" rear ends. Most of these use jack screw calipers (to provide E-brake function) and the rotors are solid. They cost around $400-500.