Convert Drum to Disc?

[mwt878991]

Just for reference. This is a pic of what your will need per side.

It really doesnt take long to pull off a donor car.

You need the ebrake cables and abs sensors also.



Mike

[brokenantimatter]

Originally Posted by Kelly Blue Book Buyers Guide: 2003 Taurus Sedan

SES adds an in-dash single CD player, front bucket seats with six-way power and a manual lumbar adjustment on the driver's side. Four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes are standard.

Not arguing just stating the facts.

[zombie13]

SES adds an in-dash single CD player, front bucket seats with six-way power and a manual lumbar adjustment on the driver's side. Four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes are standard.

I have a 2003 SE....what are the odds that the SES parts will fit my SE?

Z.

Seperately, I had no idea my "simple" question would generate this much discussion.

Z.

[mwt878991]

Originally Posted by brokenantimatter

Not arguing just stating the facts.

KBB is wrong.

1. It was never produced with Disc Brakes for the SEDAN , The wagon has disc brakes. The wagon was produced as an SES so technically the statement is correct.

2. You have never seen a production Taurus SEDAN 2000 or newer with Factory rear disc brakes.

3. 9,177 members with over 390,000 post at www.taurusclub.com and not one person has every claimed to have rear disc on a 2000 or newer Taurus.

4. Go and try and buy the parts from Ford. They won't list them for a 2000 or newer.




We can go back and forth but it doesnt exist.


Mike

[mwt878991]

Originally Posted by zombie13

SES adds an in-dash single CD player, front bucket seats with six-way power and a manual lumbar adjustment on the driver's side. Four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes are standard.

I have a 2003 SE....what are the odds that the SES parts will fit my SE?

Z.

Seperately, I had no idea my "simple" question would generate this much discussion.

Z.

The 99 parts will fit your 2003. If you find any listed from Ford for a 2000 or newer they are for a Wagon and they will not fit your car.


Mike

[YanFU]

I'd like to do this conversion on my 2004 taurus ses duratec as well. Not sure about other years, but I know that the 2004 sel sedan has rear disc brakes (this IS the sedan, NOT the wagon)

[mwt878991]

Originally Posted by YanFU

I'd like to do this conversion on my 2004 taurus ses duratec as well. Not sure about other years, but I know that the 2004 sel sedan has rear disc brakes (this IS the sedan, NOT the wagon)

Can you get pics of it?

Ford has been decontenting the Taurus for the last few years not adding.

Here is a link to the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable ordering guides.
http://www.taurusclub.com/encycloped...des/index.html

Mike

[yotermanic]

That depends on what "not much auto mechanic's experience" means. If you're not sure what you're doing with it, I think modifying a break system at all is a bad idea. If you do have "much auto mechanic's experience" the I'd say go for it, sounds like fun. As far as cost-effective, it's a good thing you don't care about that part at this point because your list will include most of the rolling assembly for the rear as well as e-brake componant etc... Also, I know the SES does not have rear discs because I drive a 2003 taurus ses and have rear drums, I believe the fellow who said the sedans in the new body style do not get rear disc gets the award for knowing his Tauruses

[de_rader]

I went on the Motorcraft website and there was an option for four-wheel disc brakes for my 2001 Sable. Rockauto backs it up. Some great brake conversion info here. Thanks!

[mwt47]

Gentlemen,

Ford Never put a rear disc brake system on a sedan after 1999 at the factory.
They did it on the wagon but those brakes will not fit.

IF Rock auto is selling a set it is the same set that is on the 1999.

It works. I have done a half dozen conversions and have some complete sets that I pulled from 1996-1999 out of the salvage.

Mike

[Tecnickal]

Originally Posted by mwt47

Gentlemen,

Ford Never put a rear disc brake system on a sedan after 1999 at the factory.
They did it on the wagon but those brakes will not fit.

IF Rock auto is selling a set it is the same set that is on the 1999.

It works. I have done a half dozen conversions and have some complete sets that I pulled from 1996-1999 out of the salvage.

Mike

New guy here, but I've been lurking here for well over a year and registered this past Jan to search for something. Pretty active at the Taurus Club website as well. Have a 2000 SEL(SE Comfort), came from the factory w/drum brakes just like Mike's SEL and SES did.

Gen 4 (2000-7) never had the option for rear disc brakes, except on the wagon models. For proof, here is every single order guide for a Gen 4 Taurus and Sable...collected them for quite awhile: http://www.taurusclub.com/encycloped...des/index.html

Nowhere in there, except for wagons, does it say that the sedan models have rear disc brakes

Here's a copy of the 97 Taurus brochure showing the 4 wheel disc ABS option: http://www.v8sho.com/SHO/images/sale...ochure/97g.JPG
This page explains the brake optioning better,here (which applies to 96-early build 99 non SHO models) http://www.v8sho.com/SHO/images/sale...ochure/97h.JPG

Like MWT said, the rear disc brakes w/ABS were always standard on the G3 SHO.

[gearhead514.2008]

This guy is correct in his information. I have a 2003 Ford Taurus SES and I just converted my rear drum brakes to disc. I have looked everywhere and in junkyards and Ford did not make a Taurus GEN IV car with rear disc brakes. It is a new millenium and all that. We can send guys to the moon, but we are still putting STUPID drum brakes on automobiles. I hate drum brakes and always have. i haaaaaaate changing them. They will never outperform disc brakes. Disc brakes do stop better and are more responsive to the pedal. I found that if you go to a junkyard and locate a GEN III car with disc brakes, you can take the caliper mounting bracket plate off of that car and it will mount to the GEN IV cars. Once all the brake hardware and hub assemblies are off, it is the plate that is bolted to the rear wheel spindles with 4 bolts. Take out those bolts and beat the plate off gently with a hammer. I would just take the plates though. The car is in the junkyard for a reason. The calipers, caliper brackets, brake hoses, and E-brake cables can be bought new at a reasonable price at www.automotivepartswarehouse.com. You do not have to run new brake lines up to the master cylinder. Simply, purchase the brake caliper hoses for a rear disc car and it will connect to the factory lines just fine. Don't forget new copper washers between the brake line and caliper. If you want to keep your ABS working, then you have to buy new wheel hub assemblies and change over your wheel sensors. I chose to leave them since my ABS failed and I have the fuses pulled. I bought cross-drilled powerslot rotors with Green Stuff Kevlar brake pads and it looks sweeeeeet behind the new aftermarket rims. It stops like a race car too. Best thing I have done to that car.