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Product details
Fit red Superlite front calipers, drilled SRP rotors and new hubs to listed Ford/Mercury disc spindles. Check wheel clearance and separate flexlines. Wilwood Engineering was founded by Bill Wood in 1977 and is based in Camarillo, California. It designs and manufactures disc brake systems and components, including calipers, brake rotors, master cylinders, valves, fittings and brake lines. Its range serves motorsport, street-performance and specialized applications; each component must match the complete brake system.
Technical Details
- Service-brake configuration: 6-piston Forged Narrow Superlite 6R; Red Powder Coat
- Brake pad selection supplied: BP-10
- Caliper fluid connection: 1/8-27 NPT
- Caliper mounting: Radial; piston material: stainless steel
- Rotor assembly dimensions and material: 14.00 × 1.10 inches; Spec-37 Iron; vented; SRP Drilled & Slotted
- Nominal wheel diameter reference: 18 in; verify the complete clearance drawing
- Rotor / hub bolt-circle specification: 5 x 4.5 in; 5 x 114.3 mm; 5 x 4.75 in; 5 x 120.65 mm
- Wheel-face change: +.25 inches per side relative to the original wheel face; verify wheel and fender clearance
- Included installation items: mounting hardware, wheel hubs
- Hydraulic flexlines: Not included; listed optional reference 220-9195 must be checked for the actual application
- Quantity: Sold as a kit.
- Separate components required: spindles, master cylinder, brake booster
- Manufacturer part number: 140-16496-DR
- Kit function: Front Brake Kits - Street Performance; front position
Fitment & Compatibility
The factory disc-brake spindle is essential on these listed Ford and Mercury applications. DS-1449 documents the 1970–1973 five-lug Mustang arrangement; the chart below adds individually specified Fairlane, Falcon, Ranchero, Torino, Cougar, Cyclone, Montego and Comet applications. Observe the 1970 Mustang GT350/GT500 exclusion and every year-specific row. Hubs and bearings accompany the brake kit, but spindles and hoses do not. The catalog +0.25-inch hub change affects wheel placement. Verify the exact spindle and wheel drawing before installation.
Wilwood product specifications · Installation instructions
PMB Performance has more than 20 years of parts and fitment experience. Provide the model, year, installed spindle or hub, existing brake package and wheel measurements so we can help check the complete conversion.
Manufacturer warning — brake pads only: WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm. www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
| Years | Make | Model | Model option | Front brakes | Rear brakes | Kit application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Ford | Fairlane | Disc Brake Spindle | Disc | Drum | Front Kit | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 1970 | Ford | Falcon | Disc Brake Spindle | Disc | Drum | Front Kit | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 1970 | Ford | Mustang | Disc Brake Front Except GT350 & 500 | Disc | Drum | Front Kit | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 1970-1971 | Ford | Ranchero | Disc Brake Spindle | Disc | Drum | Front Kit | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 1970-1971 | Ford | Torino | Disc Brake Spindle | Disc | Drum | Front Kit | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 1970 | Mercury | Cougar | Disc Brake Spindle | Disc | Drum | Front Kit | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 1970 | Mercury | Cyclone | Disc Brake Spindle | Disc | Drum | Front Kit | 5, 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 1970-1971 | Mercury | Montego | Disc Brake Spindle | Disc | Drum | Front Kit | 5, 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 1971-1972 | Ford | Mustang | Disc Brake Spindle | Disc | Drum | Front Kit | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 1971 | Mercury | Comet | Disc Brake Spindle | Disc | Drum | Front Kit | 5, 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 1971-1972 | Mercury | Cougar | Disc Brake Spindle | Disc | Drum | Front Kit | 5, 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 1971 | Mercury | Cyclone | Disc Brake Spindle | Disc | Drum | Front Kit | 3, 4 |
| 1973 | Ford | Mustang | Disc Brake Front Spindle | Disc | Drum | Front Kit | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 1973 | Mercury | Cougar | Disc Brake Front Spindle | Disc | Drum | Front Kit | 5, 1, 2, 3, 4 |