Imagine this scenerio: You put lots of money and time into restoring your Mopar, and on the maiden voyage someone turns in front of you. You slam your foot on the brake pedal, but the car actually feels likes it's going faster. Will you stop in time? Mike Paremski, who's handling the Paddock Project Charger at his shop, Michael's Auto Body in Winter Haven, Florida, had this exact thought.
To ease his mind while driving the '69 Charger, Mike decided a disc brake conversion was in order. A call to Stainless Steel Brakes Corporation procured a front (PN A156) and rear (PN A155) disc conversion kit, ensuring the car would have the stopping power of a modern-day vehicle.
Stainless Steel's conversion kits are refreshingly complete. The front comes with slotted 11-inch rotors and single piston, full floating calipers, while the rear kit consists of slotted 11-inch rotors and four piston, fixed mount calipers. In addition to the rotors and calipers, both kits include brake pads, flexible lines, wheel bearings, hardware and instructions--all the necessary ingredients to make installation as simple as possible.
Follow along with us and see for yourself how simple and effective the Stainless Steel Brakes kits are.
Rock And Roll No More
In addition to improving the stopping ability of the Charger, we decided to also improve on the handling with a set of Tokico Gas Shocks. Tokico designed their advanced gas shocks with a unique, angle-drilled piston and multi-stage, variable-aperture valve system that will reduce unwanted suspension roll and pitch. In this photo you can see the installed shock is ready for action.
