The Aerospace rear brake kit comes with all the mounting hardware and great instructions. I just followed the directions and did a trial fit on the first one. One important thing to watch for when you are either doing a preliminary trial fit or the final assembly is to make sure you have the caliper centered on the rotor. Be sure to have the rotor tightened up against the rear axle flange so it is where it will be when the wheel is installed. You can use shims or hardened washers to get the caliper centered. Just take your time and get it right; if they are off center the pads will wear uneven and pedal feel will be wrong.

The kit was an absolute bolt-on. No grinding, no filing, no modification. THANK YOU Aerospace. If you have done much work on a race car you know this is a rare occurrence and a pleasant surprise. The only thing I needed that wasn't in the kit was some red Loc-tite for the rotor attachment bolts. Be sure you Loc-tite these bolts because if they come loose it can get ugly.

This is the final step in centering the caliper over the rotor. I used a feeler gauge and shims between the caliper and the mounting bracket to get it as close as I could. I ended up within .005-inch of being exactly centered. I called Aerospace and they said that would work fine. They also said this is a critical procedure and the most common complaints they get can usually be traced back to improper centering of the caliper over the rotor. Take your time, it is worth it.

All I have left is to get the 1/8-27 fittings for the calipers and about four feet of #4 Teflon-lined Aeroquip hose and some fresh solid brake lines for the car. Next installment will show how to get the flares for the steel line completed correctly and installing a master cylinder. Until then, if you are looking for an upgrade in brakes I would recommend two companies: Aerospace Components and Strange Engineering both make great products that bring you to a fast, safe stop season after season.