i have a 1999 mustang gt and i was looking at getting the 03 cobra brake kit, is it good for the price and should i do front and rear?? or do you recommend a dif brake kit?? have most all bolt ons and plan to go with kenne bell soon so i need better brakes before that, let me know thanks guys
03 cobra brake kit worth it?
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The Bullit/Cobra/Mach 1 brake kits are a great upgrade from the stock GT system, especially considering the price. Just make sure you get SS lines with whatever kit you choose.
Of course you can get better brakes, but with an increase in price to boot. If I had to do it again, I'd get the 00R Brembo kit with the 4 piston caliper. It used to run about 900 to 1k, but I haven't checked prices lately.
Of course you can get better brakes, but with an increase in price to boot. If I had to do it again, I'd get the 00R Brembo kit with the 4 piston caliper. It used to run about 900 to 1k, but I haven't checked prices lately.
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BennyBlown2v
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Yes it's worth it. www.stangsuspension.com has good prices, use stangnet or mustangforums as a discount code (sometimes one is "worth" more than the other). I picked up my rotors, pads, calipers, and stainless lines from them for my old GT.
for front and rear cobra kit it runs around 1000 bucks for everything u need from either latemodelrestoration or americanmuscle
ScortLX
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IMO you don't need to do the rears. I did the front kit a couple of months ago and I am happy with it by itself. It is up to you though.
are the ford racing hoses stainless steel? here is the link to the kit, anyone buy this kit before??
also if they are not stainless steel which brand of ss hoses should i get?
Ford Racing Red 10th Anniversary Cobra Brake Upgrade Kit (Front Only) at AmericanMuscle.com - Free Shipping!
also if they are not stainless steel which brand of ss hoses should i get?
Ford Racing Red 10th Anniversary Cobra Brake Upgrade Kit (Front Only) at AmericanMuscle.com - Free Shipping!
mustang50v8
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http://www.buyfordracing.com has the mach1 upgrade kit for 360
comes with rotors, calipers, pads, brackets, and stainless steel lines.
that dont sound like a bad deal at all.
comes with rotors, calipers, pads, brackets, and stainless steel lines.
that dont sound like a bad deal at all.
CobraRed_96_GT
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yes its worth it. and get both front and rear. for the rears just buy the brackets rotors and dust shields your stock rear calipers will work with a little bit of grinding on the bracket. its worth every penny. I actaully drove my car with just the fronts installed and then after the rears and it does make a difference and it is noticable. plus i think having tiney rotors in the rear with big rotors up front looks stupid.
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Stark77
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I tripped & fell down and cut myself & got blood
I got my cobra brake upgrade for less than $300 new before the price jumped....absolutely one of the essential mods seeing that Single piston SN95 brakes are down right scary.
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i am also about to upgrade my front brakes but am confused on how different color calipers can make up for over $100 difference..... the cobra/mach/bullitt calipers are all the same correct? .... i see buyfordracing.com has the mach kit for $360 but if i wanted to get red calipers say, the bullitts.... i would have to pay $100 + more for the same thing?? am i missing something?
Yes it is worth it. I did the Cobra calipers up front with a drilled and slotted rotor and love them.
Instead of doing the cobra rear brakes I went with Baer's 13" rotor upgrade kit. The kit comes with brackets to relocate your stock calipers so you can use them with 13" drilled slotted rotors supplied witht the kit. Kit comes with everything you need and only cost around $250.00 if I remember correctly.
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Instead of doing the cobra rear brakes I went with Baer's 13" rotor upgrade kit. The kit comes with brackets to relocate your stock calipers so you can use them with 13" drilled slotted rotors supplied witht the kit. Kit comes with everything you need and only cost around $250.00 if I remember correctly.
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Sweet! thats probly what ill do with rear then, do they come not drilled or slotted? I have to wait an extra week now tho cause i signed up for my classes and they said I have to pay today so i have to wait for my check from my school savings to be sent to me cause it just came out of my spending money
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