The Title says it all. I want to go with the PBR cobra brakes for the front and I was wondering if I should shell out the extra money for the rears. I know they look good but do you really feel any difference?
Are the rear Cobra brake kits worth the money?
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jmuva44
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I doubt it would be worth the extra money. You'd mainly be paying for looks. Now if you have a decent aftermarket suspension where the car stays level during braking, it may be more worth your money as all the weight won't be thrown to the front. For a stock mustang I'd say spend it on something else but if you have good shocks/struts/springs and the brake dive is relatively low, it may be worth it. I still wouldnt stress it however.
Killer95Stang
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YES!!!
Our factory brakes are only marginally better than the fox brakes. I did the front bullitt brake upgrade first, and that made all the difference in the world. I later switched the rears out as well, and that made a major difference as well.
Brakes are more important than suspension when it comes to handling, imo...
Our factory brakes are only marginally better than the fox brakes. I did the front bullitt brake upgrade first, and that made all the difference in the world. I later switched the rears out as well, and that made a major difference as well.
Brakes are more important than suspension when it comes to handling, imo...
Killer95Stang
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They're were no major issues... Like said above... you need new rotors (got those for free), mounting brackets, new anti moan brackets (cut mine, and welded in extra material), and thinner pads... since I bought the bullitt rear calipers, they came with the pads...
DavidF
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If you look in the Ford Motorsport catalogue they have a kit that has everything you need to convert over to a cobra rear, less the calipers. For $185.00
DavidF said:
I was thinking on going with the Front and rear brake kit from http://www.diskbrakesrus.com/make/ford/mustanggtff.htm
Now if I get this kit will i still have to buy mounting brackets and new anti moan brackets? Also will I still have to grind the caliper-to-caliper mount bracket out to account for the thicker rotor?
DavidF
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deadly97snake said:
I think the diskbrakesrus kit comes only with axle mounting bracket. So youll have to get everything else and grind the caliper bracket.
DavidF said:
Ok so what your saying is I have to buy some new anti moan brackets, but it comes with the mounting brackets. Also I have to grind the Caliper Bracket. Where can I buy the new anti moan brackets?
Last5oh
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deadly97snake said:
I just did the front brakes with the master cylinder (FRPP kit), night-and-day difference in braking. I don't think I'll need to do the rears, I'm happy with the current set-up...
In short I DON'T THINK they're worth the MONEY
But ya gotta love the front brakes!
Stock brakes
Cobra 13"
They 'feel' as good as they look
There is a convertable that I see in the parking lot all of the time. It has some nice saleen 18" wheels, but they look bad because the brakes are stock. The rears look especially empty.
With 17" wheels, I don't know, but 18's look bad with the stock brakes.
As far as stopping is concerned, it's probably fine, but if the master cylinder creates a mismatch between the front and rear, you will either increase your stopping distance because your fronts do all of the work, or worse, spin if your rears lock up before your fronts.
Since the calliper is the same, it probably can't be thrown off much, but test it in a safe and controlled area before you trust it on the street.
With 17" wheels, I don't know, but 18's look bad with the stock brakes.
As far as stopping is concerned, it's probably fine, but if the master cylinder creates a mismatch between the front and rear, you will either increase your stopping distance because your fronts do all of the work, or worse, spin if your rears lock up before your fronts.
Since the calliper is the same, it probably can't be thrown off much, but test it in a safe and controlled area before you trust it on the street.
