13 Inch Brake Kit AR190

Late model Drum Knuckles with Early Viper Calipers
This kit from AR Engineering allows you to use the high technology Viper caliper with a 13 inch rotor. The Viper caliper is lighter than the factory cast iron caliper and it provides better braking feel due to the four piston design. Since the Viper caliper is a modern high performance design, the pad selection is quite broad. This kit works with the front calipers from any 2002 or older Viper.

The AR Engineering kit contains the parts necessary to hang the older Viper calipers onto the drum brake knuckles found on 1973 to 1976 A-body cars. These drum knuckles had a casting number of 3402738. These knuckles will fit any 1962 to 1972 B-body car, as well as any E-body. The late model A-body knuckles can be retrofitted to earlier A-body cars by installing a late model upper a-arm.

If you already have the AR Engineering Viper on 11.75 kit then you can use this upgrade kit to install 13 inch rotors. Your existing calipers, hoses and knuckles will all be reused in this kit.

The complete AR Engineering kit contains a set of 13x1.25 inch rotors, steel billet hubs, and hard anodized caliper brackets. We have also included the necessary mounting hardware as well as high quality Timken bearings and genuine Mopar hub seals and dust caps. Optional two-piece Baer rotors are available for this kit. The Baer rotors use a lightweight aluminum hub to reduce unsprung weight.

Viper calipers can be purchased new from any Dodge dealer, or you might be able to source them a Viper specialist such as Archer Racing in Duluth, MN. You will also need to acquire the proper pads and suitable brake hoses.

17 inch rims will be required to clear the large 13 inch rotors. The hubs in this AR Engineering kit have been designed to work with 17x8 Ford Mustang rims that have 5.72 inches of backspacing and the 2.780 center hole. We recommend part number M-1007-J178 which is the 2001 GT or “Bullitt” rim.