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  1. DanTheCobraMan

    My Brembo blanks have arrived!

    They're in guys! You're right Kilgore, I couldn't wait 'till this weekend. Man, after I set the brakes in the stopping is just incredible. Now the problem is I can easily activate the ABS. The front wheels want to lock up all the time now when I get on the brakes. Now I think the rears are...
  2. DanTheCobraMan

    My Brembo blanks have arrived!

    Guess I was wrong. They are the same exact design. I guess it just looked different upon initial inspection because of how dirty/rusty the old ones were. I weighed the new and old and the new one's are about 1lb heavier. Could there really be a pound worth of metal shaved off the old ones...
  3. DanTheCobraMan

    My Brembo blanks have arrived!

    BTW, is that your girl in the avatar? Man, you're one lucky dude if she is!
  4. DanTheCobraMan

    My Brembo blanks have arrived!

    yes, I have a 99 cobra but I bought it used so I don't know the history of it. But all I can say is that the brembos I just received have a different design. Looks like the heat sinks in the middle are much better and there is a more radiused edge from the rotor hub to the outer ring. The...
  5. DanTheCobraMan

    My Brembo blanks have arrived!

    I will be installing them this weekend. Man, these things are much heavier than the stock units. I have heard that the stockers are pretty thin which lets them warp easy under heat which causes vibration. I guess they weren't kidding. The brembos seem much thicker.
  6. DanTheCobraMan

    Which front rotors to get?

    I was not the one who stated 40k on the rotors. That was someone else. Mine have more like 80k on them. They are pretty thin. I already ordered the Brembo blanks from TireRack so I can't turn back now. So what is the proper break in procedure with the Hawk HPS pads and Brembo blanks? Just...
  7. DanTheCobraMan

    Which front rotors to get?

    Are these factory rotors thin or what?
  8. DanTheCobraMan

    Which front rotors to get?

    I can't go any bigger than factory without changing the caliber and pads, can I? For the TireRack purchase, what are the model numbers? The only ones I see for $45 for a Cobra are the rears. The fronts are $62 each.
  9. DanTheCobraMan

    Which front rotors to get?

    Where did you buys yours at?
  10. DanTheCobraMan

    Which front rotors to get?

    I was hoping to just pick something up from a local parts store. Is this not an option? My car is down right now.
  11. DanTheCobraMan

    Which front rotors to get?

    Unfortunately, the rotors that I worked so hard to get off last night are worthless according to PepBoys. They said the lip is way too big and they can't turn it down. Are there any reasonably priced rotors out there I can pickup from one of these stores? PepBoys can order some "ProStops" for...
  12. DanTheCobraMan

    How to remove front rotor?

    Okay guys, finally got. The dead blow hammer did the trick. Thanks for the advice! The nice thing about the dead blow is that it's also rubberized so I didn't need the block of wood to protect the rotor which was a pain to hold while hammering. I got under the car and just whacked the living...
  13. DanTheCobraMan

    How to remove front rotor?

    There are no clips. The problem is that rotor hat is very narrow, I'm actually starting to flatten down the edge of the had with the hammer. The 4lb hammer is even harder because it's got a larger surface area. What effect does hitting the rotor hat perpendicular to the way the rotor will come...
  14. DanTheCobraMan

    How to remove front rotor?

    Okay, I upgraded to a 4lb hammer. I can only go so big because I only have a limited amount of space to work with inside the wheel well. The SOB is still not budging. It's almost like the rotor and hub have become 1 piece. I suspect the idiot who did the brakes last time didn't put on any...
  15. DanTheCobraMan

    How to remove front rotor?

    How are you able to wack the back of the rotor with that huge piece of wood when there is that dust shield there? Do you happen to have any pics of how you wack it with the wood? I just don't see where you would have enough surface to strike, let alone enough leverage inside of the wheelwell.
  16. DanTheCobraMan

    How to remove front rotor?

    This F'R is not budging!!!! I saturated it with PB Blaster, waited a few hours. I hammer away at the hub (which is very hard because it's so small) and tug on it at the same time. Not working, hasn't even move a millimeter. What now? Do I have to now pay some guy $100 just to take them off?
  17. DanTheCobraMan

    How to remove front rotor?

    I guess I'll have to try that PB Blaster stuff. Is it really that much better than WD40?
  18. DanTheCobraMan

    How to remove front rotor?

    What clips? Aren't the studs attached to the rotor which will come of with the rotor? What effect would the clips have if the studs are attached to the rotor? I'm talking about the front rotors, not the back. I know on the back, the rotor slides over the studs, not so with the front.
  19. DanTheCobraMan

    How to remove front rotor?

    The SOB is not budging. I'm striking the rotor hat perpendicular to the way the rotor will come off. I'm striking it with a hammer as I turn the rotor and pull on it. It's not budging. I even put a ton of WD40 on it. Do just have to keep hitting it?
  20. DanTheCobraMan

    How to remove front rotor?

    I'm a bit confused. I have seen other posts which seem to indicate the rotor is just a slip fit on the hub. How can this be? Wouldn't the wheel fall off in high speed cornering? If you just have to slide it off, that doesn't seem very secure, unless I'm missing something here? Don't I have...
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