cant go wrong with what chockostang puts out. unless you are going road racing, you dont need to spend the money for the wilwood system. a good factory style system will do just fine.
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+1 on the Chockostang kit.
In a quick look, I do not believe the kits are 100% the same. The Chockostang kit is a complete kit, it includes the splash shields, master cylinder and the proportioning valve. I like the Chockostang kit in that, if you ever need replacement parts, you can go to any store and say, yes, I have a 66 Mustang with stock disc brakes and get the correct parts (other than the master cylinder). Happy Chockostang customer here!
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In a quick look, I do not believe the kits are 100% the same. The Chockostang kit is a complete kit, it includes the splash shields, master cylinder and the proportioning valve. I like the Chockostang kit in that, if you ever need replacement parts, you can go to any store and say, yes, I have a 66 Mustang with stock disc brakes and get the correct parts (other than the master cylinder). Happy Chockostang customer here!
I agree, I towed a small boat all over the east coast with a 66 Sprint when I was in college, never had the slightest problem braking.
If all you do is drive to shows and cruise night, the conversion you contemplate is a huge waste of money. To go with five-bolt V8 wheels you will need of course the wheels, probably new tires for them because the wheels will be much wider than the ones you have now, you'll need a wheel alignment due to spindle replacement, and of course you'll have to replace the entire rear axle, all of which will be one long cha-ching.
On the other hand, you could recondition the entire brake system for less than 1/10 of the cost of all that, and you are good to go.
At most, I would consider the Scarebird disc brake. No need for alignment, new wheels, or rear axle swap, and it clocks in for just a few hundred bucks. And I wouldn't do that until after driving for a while on the stock brakes, carefully adjusted.
Well it's not a necessity to have disc, but I'm a 115 female and don't really like having to stand on the brakes to stop. I also do not like the looks of the original 4 lug tires I have on it now. I know that's how it came but I am personally not a fan. I assume there is no way to change from 4 to 5 lug without some sort of kit on the front and rear axels on the back?
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I have the Wilwood setup in the front, they work very well 
Can't comment on the CSRP setup, but the Wilwood discs upfront combined with the SSBC discs in the rear put up with my abuse.
This is the kit I used:
1969 FORD MUSTANG Wilwood Dynalite Pro Series Front Disc Brake Kits 140-11071 - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing
It's definitely overkill for your application if you're just going put put around town. DEFINITELY ditch the drums though in favor of discs, regardless of your driving style. Modern cars (and drivers) stop much faster than our old mustangs, 4 wheel drums simply don't keep up.
Summit sells the Wilwood MUCH stuff cheaper than the Wilwood website, FYI. (Here's the same kit you linked!)
Wilwood Dynalite Pro Series Front Disc Brake Kits 140-13476-R - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing
Can't comment on the CSRP setup, but the Wilwood discs upfront combined with the SSBC discs in the rear put up with my abuse.This is the kit I used:
1969 FORD MUSTANG Wilwood Dynalite Pro Series Front Disc Brake Kits 140-11071 - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing
It's definitely overkill for your application if you're just going put put around town. DEFINITELY ditch the drums though in favor of discs, regardless of your driving style. Modern cars (and drivers) stop much faster than our old mustangs, 4 wheel drums simply don't keep up.
Summit sells the Wilwood MUCH stuff cheaper than the Wilwood website, FYI. (Here's the same kit you linked!)
Wilwood Dynalite Pro Series Front Disc Brake Kits 140-13476-R - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing
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