Ford Brakes

Early Ford Bolt-on Brake Conversion

Speedway Motors now offers a traditional-looking upgrade to those ancient drum brakes on your early Ford hot rod.

Tim talks about the difference between juice brakes and self-energizing brakes.

Learn how to assemble one of our bolt on nine-inch Ford disc brake kits in this step-by-step guide.

Advantages of using Speedway Motors weld-on rear disc brake kit for a Ford 9-Inch rear end. Learn some tips for installation. This kit includes IMCA approved brake calipers.

Tim talks about the options we have for early Ford drum brakes.

In this Tech Tip, a customer asked about finding a set of disc brakes for his 1949 Ford F1 pickup, with one caveat. He wants to use the factory wheels.

Check out the 410 sprint car brake installation and bleeding the brakes! We're making serious progress on our build.

Dive into some of the history and unique differences between Ford and Chevy spindles for solid front axles and what will perform best on your hot rod.

Finned Aluminum "Buick Style" Brake Drums are a great way to add that vintage hot rod style to your Early Ford. Follow along as we install a pair on our '32 Roadster and add some serious hot rod attitude!