cobra brake upgrade?

vortech4.6l · June 11th, 2008, 10:26 PM

okay is upgrading from stock gt brakes to cobra worth a damn, i got a price for 350$ for the front. im going to get drilled and slotted rotors but i was just wonderin about the cobra upgrade.

Hybridbird · June 12th, 2008, 06:41 PM

Night and day difference man,go for it and don't look back.Nice upgrade for the street, I have done it to both of mine, thats not a bad price either.

HMUSN · June 12th, 2008, 06:44 PM

very big difference.
I did one on my 01 GT.
make sure you get the Cobra brackets and SS brake lines as well.

vortech4.6l · June 12th, 2008, 10:48 PM

awesome man just baught a dual friction centerforce, centerforce throw out bearing, crobra brakes, steel braided lines, and power slot drilled and slotted rotors. lol it hurt, but its worth it

ill take pics and upload tomorow

vortech4.6l · June 17th, 2008, 08:45 PM

here they are:

HMUSN · June 17th, 2008, 08:55 PM

looks good.

EVILSIDER · June 17th, 2008, 08:56 PM

Looks nice!

vortech4.6l · June 17th, 2008, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by HMUSN

looks good.

Originally Posted by EVILSIDER

Looks nice!

appreciate the complements!

97GT4.6 · June 18th, 2008, 12:39 AM

Yeah, that looks awesome, just that look is almost worth it to change to cobras.

NMR-2vGT · June 18th, 2008, 02:02 AM

Nice

ModMustang97GT · June 18th, 2008, 01:34 PM

Where did you find that price for the fron't. I see nothing but $900 all day. I'm sure I'm looking the wrong place.

vortech4.6l · June 18th, 2008, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by ModMustang97GT

Where did you find that price for the fron't. I see nothing but $900 all day. I'm sure I'm looking the wrong place.

Im stationed in n.c its a shop in fayettvile named compitition auto. i got pads, calipers, powerslots, and steel braided lines for like 800$ and some change.

Hybridbird · June 18th, 2008, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by ModMustang97GT

Where did you find that price for the fron't. I see nothing but $900 all day. I'm sure I'm looking the wrong place.

If you want to do it strictly for the performance upgrade,you can get your rotors( if you want slotted or drilled) and braided lines on the web and get your calipers from your local parts store.They are the same remaned ones you're getting from these places that sell "kits",and the calipers they are selling you are in fact remanned they're just painted nice.Just order your Cobra calipers from advance or AZ or something WITH brackets(and then take back your GT calipers in the box for the cores,they will NEVER know the difference) and if you want them to a certain color,duplicolor sells a kit for painting calipers that has ceramic paint in it.The stuff looks nice if you prep and paint your calipers RIGHT and do it before you put them on the car.I used this stuff on my convertible after I saw the red calipers I BOUGHT for the rear of my coupe were just stock painted calipers that I payed WAY too much for,especially seeing as the V6,GT and Cobra cars all use the same rear calipers.

ModMustang97GT · June 19th, 2008, 01:18 PM

That is for the rear tho. Is it the same case for the front. Do I just need a new braket to fit the bigger rotors up front? If that is the only difference. That sucks. It may be a night and day difference, but cummon. If i'm going to be paying much more than what it cost to get stock stuff, I'm going to buy something that has been re-engineered.

Braided lines are like $50.
Get new rotors for $190
New Bracket $?? (I have no idea)
Paint for rotors $30

Cobra brakes for less than $300. That is all assuming you are right about that being the only difference. Something to think about.

vortech4.6l · June 19th, 2008, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by ModMustang97GT

That is for the rear tho. Is it the same case for the front. Do I just need a new braket to fit the bigger rotors up front? If that is the only difference. That sucks. It may be a night and day difference, but cummon. If i'm going to be paying much more than what it cost to get stock stuff, I'm going to buy something that has been re-engineered.

Braided lines are like $50.
Get new rotors for $190
New Bracket $?? (I have no idea)
Paint for rotors $30

Cobra brakes for less than $300. That is all assuming you are right about that being the only difference. Something to think about.

actually im still in my brake in stage so i cant tell you much about it but from what i can feel, the pedal has absolutelty no play and the rotors make a cool whistling sound when braking with the windows down!!!

lol the calipers are pre painted with the chrome cobra in the center. all i know is stock gt brakes will definetly get you in a bad situation... these cobras are good enough for me especially when 6 piston saleen brembos go for 3,000$ lol im content with the 750 i spent on parts and rented shop.

zigbigadoru · June 20th, 2008, 06:58 AM

are the rear cobra brake calipers and rotors the same size as the gt or wut?

vortech4.6l · June 20th, 2008, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by zigbigadoru

are the rear cobra brake calipers and rotors the same size as the gt or wut?

im not quite sure but i know they are way better built. if you ever taken them off and looked at em the gt brakes are complete sh*t. im pretty sure the cobras have bigger 11.5" rotors, im pretty sure you also need a braket for the rear. Ford Racing M-2320-CR - Ford Racing Cobra Calipers - summitracing.com

Hybridbird · June 20th, 2008, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by zigbigadoru

are the rear cobra brake calipers and rotors the same size as the gt or wut?

The GT and Cobra have the same rear brakes except for the rotors,the GT has solid 10.5" rotors and the Cobra has 11.65" vented rotors.The calipers and lines are the same.You do have to have new brackets (which require the removal of the axles to install) and braces and larger dust shields.

Cobra Rear Brake Rotor and Mounting Bracket Kit - '94-'04 Ford Mustang Cobra

June 11th, 2008, 10:26 PM	#1
vortech4.6l Regular 1998 GT Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ft. BraGG Posts: 118 iTrader: 0 reviews	cobra brake upgrade? okay is upgrading from stock gt brakes to cobra worth a damn, i got a price for 350$ for the front. im going to get drilled and slotted rotors but i was just wonderin about the cobra upgrade.

June 12th, 2008, 06:41 PM	#2
Hybridbird Newbie 98 GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cape Coral; FL Posts: 48 iTrader: 0 reviews	Night and day difference man,go for it and don't look back.Nice upgrade for the street, I have done it to both of mine, thats not a bad price either. __________________ "Her ass has gone from 235's to 315's but that's another story"

June 12th, 2008, 06:44 PM	#3
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	very big difference. I did one on my 01 GT. make sure you get the Cobra brackets and SS brake lines as well. __________________

June 17th, 2008, 08:45 PM	#5
vortech4.6l Regular 1998 GT Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ft. BraGG Posts: 118 iTrader: 0 reviews	the new brakes here they are:

June 17th, 2008, 08:55 PM	#6
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	looks good. __________________

June 12th, 2008, 10:48 PM	#4
vortech4.6l Regular 1998 GT Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ft. BraGG Posts: 118 iTrader: 0 reviews	awesome man just baught a dual friction centerforce, centerforce throw out bearing, crobra brakes, steel braided lines, and power slot drilled and slotted rotors. lol it hurt, but its worth it ill take pics and upload tomorow

June 17th, 2008, 08:56 PM	#7
EVILSIDER Regular 1998 MUSTANG GT Join Date: May 2008 Location: CITY OF ANGELS Posts: 282 iTrader: 0 reviews	Looks nice!

June 18th, 2008, 12:39 AM	#9
97GT4.6 Hardcore Enthusiast 97 GT 14.2@99.8 @ 4800 ft Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fort Collins and Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 2,347 iTrader: 1 reviews	Yeah, that looks awesome, just that look is almost worth it to change to cobras. __________________ Cammed 2v Built By MustangMatt More mods than times your daughter has slept around

June 18th, 2008, 02:02 AM	#10
NMR-2vGT Hardcore Enthusiast 1996 GT Too Slow.... Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: California/Nebraska Posts: 2,181 iTrader: 0 reviews	Nice __________________ 1996 Mustang GT, Full PI Swap, MGW Shifter, Magnaflow Cat-back, K&N Filter MM Unite For Bubba

June 18th, 2008, 01:34 PM	#11
ModMustang97GT Hardcore Enthusiast 1997 Mustang GT Faster than an s4 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,598 iTrader: 0 reviews	Where did you find that price for the fron't. I see nothing but $900 all day. I'm sure I'm looking the wrong place.

June 19th, 2008, 01:18 PM	#14
ModMustang97GT Hardcore Enthusiast 1997 Mustang GT Faster than an s4 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,598 iTrader: 0 reviews	That is for the rear tho. Is it the same case for the front. Do I just need a new braket to fit the bigger rotors up front? If that is the only difference. That sucks. It may be a night and day difference, but cummon. If i'm going to be paying much more than what it cost to get stock stuff, I'm going to buy something that has been re-engineered. Braided lines are like $50. Get new rotors for $190 New Bracket $?? (I have no idea) Paint for rotors $30 Cobra brakes for less than $300. That is all assuming you are right about that being the only difference. Something to think about.

June 20th, 2008, 06:58 AM	#16
zigbigadoru Hardcore Enthusiast 97 Mustang GT slower than the speed of smell Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: rochester hills, MI Posts: 2,248 iTrader: 1 reviews	are the rear cobra brake calipers and rotors the same size as the gt or wut?

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