I have a "complete kit" coupe with IRS and I'm not happy with the brakes. My 57 T-Bird with manual brakes stops better than my coupe. It's borderline safe. I have about 1500 miles on the car. The pedal is rock hard...no complaints there. I switched out the supplied pads for Hawk HPS pads...bedded the pads per the instructions...they are better but not much. I've tried adjusting the pedal balance bar but have seen little change. It's almost impossible to get the car to lock up.

Besides spending $3,000 to $4,000 on a complete new set of brakes do you have any suggestions?