Ford Five Hundred Brakes

[dabckid]

Anyone out there try theese?
Have a set sitting at the autowreckers and I can get them pretty cheap. Plus the fronts are Aluminum 2 piston calipers.
The Disks are f@#kin huge.

Thanx

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[A Simple MX6]

Don't think anyone has.. You should, if they have a Probe/626/Mx6 at the yard, test fit them on one there.

[MX6_DeeDz]

what year 500, the mid 2000's have a weird ebrake system where you have to put pressure on the rear piston and rotate the piston to make it go back into the caliper when changing brakes, rather a pain in the ass, Mercury Montego, Ford 500 are sister car's at least the 2006's are the front brakes on the montego are rather soft for such a heavy car, but they do. Also i'm pretty sure the rotors + calipers will clear 17's stock 500 wheels are 18's and montego are 18's as well unless its the AWD version i think there 17's.

[monoxidechild]

id say give it a try. the five hundred/taurus shares alot of the mazda6/fusion chassis. and even rides on a GG chassis. so since the mazda6/fusion stuff works. theres a chance the five hundred/taurus stuff might also.

[dabckid]

I opted for the Fusion brakes for now but I think I am going back for the five hundred brakes to play with. The fronts look like I should be as simple as drill and tapping one hole.(but don't quote me on that)
The backs will need a bracket made up to make everything line up.

May be a good sideline winter project.
We shall see.

L8888888

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[ls six]

Originally Posted by MX6_DeeDz

what year 500, the mid 2000's have a weird ebrake system where you have to put pressure on the rear piston and rotate the piston to make it go back into the caliper

Many of the brakes that fit our cars work like that already.

Originally Posted by monoxidechild

id say give it a try. the five hundred/taurus shares alot of the mazda6/fusion chassis. and even rides on a GG chassis. so since the mazda6/fusion stuff works. theres a chance the five hundred/taurus stuff might also.

I have to say the 500/taurus is not related in any significant way to the 6/fusion.

For one the 500 is a very large car, much larger than the others. Second the 500 uses a completely different suspension setup. The front end is a strut suspension with the rear looking like a big Volvo sourced setup. Very un like the rear shared with the 6/fusion/3 ans focus.

If it is ifact based on the G platform it has ben changed so completely it really dosnt matter. Remember the millenia was a G chassis car as well and nothing interchanges there.

Originally Posted by dabckid

I opted for the Fusion brakes for now but I think I am going back for the five hundred brakes to play with. The fronts look like I should be as simple as drill and tapping one hole.(but don't quote me on that)
The backs will need a bracket made up to make everything line up.

May be a good sideline winter project.
We shall see.

L8888888

B

I'm all for new brake options but be carefull with any physical mods to the brakes.

A member here did claim to have fitted mustang cobra calipers and rotors and that should allow the same fitment of the 99+ mustange 12" rotors and 2 pot PBR calipers as well. I think the 500 front calipers might infact be the same calipers possibly with different brackets.