Which brakes are best?

SAGE · October 8th, 2008, 11:05 AM

I am trying to decide what brake company to go with on my car. Looking at SSBC, Stop tek, Wilwood, baer, and a few others. Anyone have suggestions? A buddy of mine seemed to think $2700.00 for the SSBC kit was skimping it on brakes and that I should spend more??? Also what about drilled and slotted rotars Vs just power slotted? Any suggestions on those? I heard sometimes the drilled crack?

Lefty · October 8th, 2008, 02:45 PM

Baer or Wilwood all the way. Brembo's are nice too. I'm not a fan of SSBC

Serlin · October 8th, 2008, 09:53 PM

First.. do you track (road course) your car??? if not, then all your paying for is the Bling factor, and you should just do a full Cobra swap for about 700 bucks or so....

If your tracking your car, you can still get away with the cobra setup, but I went with the Y2k Cobra R's.

As for slotted or drilled, most of the members of our club are just using the flat blanks. I have not found any benefit to slotted. And... they are cheap. OEM Cobra rotors are about 60-80 bucks + shipping.

I have slotted only because thats what the kit came with. I have 2 sets of blanks ready to use as soon as these warp.

my .02

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SAGE · October 9th, 2008, 12:21 AM

I don't plan to track it. I just want to make sure with the amount of power the car is going to have that I can stop the damn thing when I need to.

Lefty · October 9th, 2008, 12:56 AM

cobra brakes are worth looking into. they are awesome (ford did right with them =))

C MY 4D · October 9th, 2008, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by Sirl

First.. do you track (road course) your car??? if not, then all your paying for is the Bling factor, and you should just do a full Cobra swap for about 700 bucks or so....

If your tracking your car, you can still get away with the cobra setup, but I went with the Y2k Cobra R's.

As for slotted or drilled, most of the members of our club are just using the flat blanks. I have not found any benefit to slotted. And... they are cheap. OEM Cobra rotors are about 60-80 bucks + shipping.

I have slotted only because thats what the kit came with. I have 2 sets of blanks ready to use as soon as these warp.

my .02

.

+1 The local road racers have had issues running the drilled and slotted rotors. After one on track session they would crack while cooling in the pits. The y2k Cobra R setup works very well but a 03/04 Cobra setup with good pads will work great for you.

Serlin · October 9th, 2008, 10:07 PM

^^^ What he said... You can get full Cobra setup, front and rear for about 700 bucks... Its a great package. YOu would be crazy to spend more on anything else... it would be a waste of money.

RC02GT · October 9th, 2008, 10:56 PM

yea with some hawk performance pads, i noticed a change when i put them on

SAGE · October 10th, 2008, 11:54 AM

Thanks guys, I am going to to do some looking around and see what I can find.

October 8th, 2008, 11:05 AM	#1
SAGE Regular 1995 GT/TC7 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 124 iTrader: 1 reviews	Which brakes are best? I am trying to decide what brake company to go with on my car. Looking at SSBC, Stop tek, Wilwood, baer, and a few others. Anyone have suggestions? A buddy of mine seemed to think $2700.00 for the SSBC kit was skimping it on brakes and that I should spend more??? Also what about drilled and slotted rotars Vs just power slotted? Any suggestions on those? I heard sometimes the drilled crack?

October 8th, 2008, 09:53 PM	#3
Serlin June 2010 ROTM 2000 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 1,440 iTrader: 2 reviews	First.. do you track (road course) your car??? if not, then all your paying for is the Bling factor, and you should just do a full Cobra swap for about 700 bucks or so.... If your tracking your car, you can still get away with the cobra setup, but I went with the Y2k Cobra R's. As for slotted or drilled, most of the members of our club are just using the flat blanks. I have not found any benefit to slotted. And... they are cheap. OEM Cobra rotors are about 60-80 bucks + shipping. I have slotted only because thats what the kit came with. I have 2 sets of blanks ready to use as soon as these warp. my .02 . __________________ HPDE Instructor PCA, HOD, Track Guys, ERME www.RaceCarTowHooks.com My Track Videos http://www.youtube.com/user/Msirlin My Garage page: http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...-member-17090/ Last edited by Serlin; October 8th, 2008 at 09:55 PM.

October 9th, 2008, 10:07 PM	#7
Serlin June 2010 ROTM 2000 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 1,440 iTrader: 2 reviews	^^^ What he said... You can get full Cobra setup, front and rear for about 700 bucks... Its a great package. YOu would be crazy to spend more on anything else... it would be a waste of money. __________________ HPDE Instructor PCA, HOD, Track Guys, ERME www.RaceCarTowHooks.com My Track Videos http://www.youtube.com/user/Msirlin My Garage page: http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...-member-17090/

October 9th, 2008, 10:56 PM	#8
RC02GT Hardcore Enthusiast 2006 Saleen s/c Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,128 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea with some hawk performance pads, i noticed a change when i put them on __________________ 06 Saleen s281: 3.4 pulley, 39lb inj. KB BAP, steeda cai, steeda belt tensioner, saleen extreme inlet tube, bassani x, magnaflow, MGW, brenspeed tune

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October 8th, 2008, 02:45 PM	#2
Lefty The Doctor '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 27,386 iTrader: 11 reviews	Baer or Wilwood all the way. Brembo's are nice too. I'm not a fan of SSBC

October 9th, 2008, 12:21 AM	#4
SAGE Regular 1995 GT/TC7 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 124 iTrader: 1 reviews	I don't plan to track it. I just want to make sure with the amount of power the car is going to have that I can stop the damn thing when I need to.

October 9th, 2008, 12:56 AM	#5
Lefty The Doctor '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 27,386 iTrader: 11 reviews	cobra brakes are worth looking into. they are awesome (ford did right with them =))

October 10th, 2008, 11:54 AM	#9
SAGE Regular 1995 GT/TC7 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 124 iTrader: 1 reviews	Thanks guys, I am going to to do some looking around and see what I can find.

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