cheap/good brake upgrades ????

[2003gt]

think i should do a bullitt conversion, or just get good brake pads and new rotors ???

or any other suggestions

i'm an autox er.........and need to stop quick, but don't want to put alot of money into the brakes......so i need a good setup, but not drastic !

thanks

-Dustin

 

[madmatt]

Well you can get the bullitt kit for abour 400 bucks, or you can buy pads, and rotors, and stainless brake lines for about the same cost. If it were me, Id up the rotors to the Cobra 13 inchers (same as bullitt). Also spend the extra money for the stainless brake lines.

 

[2003gt]

Well you can get the bullitt kit for abour 400 bucks, or you can buy pads, and rotors, and stainless brake lines for about the same cost. If it were me, Id up the rotors to the Cobra 13 inchers (same as bullitt). Also spend the extra money for the stainless brake lines.

so, just buy 13inch cobra rotors and the bullitt calipers ?

sorry, i don't know that much about brakes

 

[kah9911]

I would just get the cobra brakes and be done with it. I also got the Hawk HPS pads and they have been real good so far. I got mine from Brakes-R-Us.

http://discbrakesrus.com/make/ford/mustanggtff.htm

 

[droptopsnake01]

Go ahead and do the 13' brake upgrade and then get stainless steel lines and EBC/Hawk pads.

I just put stainless steel lines and EBC "greenstuff" pads on and damn it made a difference. Stops on a dime for only 200 bucks!

 

[matsm21]

can you just bolt on a pair of cobra calipers?

 

[Mustang5L5]

can you just bolt on a pair of cobra calipers?

Need the rotors too.

 

[matsm21]

cause the calipers are wider then the gt roters can handle?

 

[bdcardinal]

teh cobra rotors are 13" vs the GT which are not 13". i think they are around 11.25". the calipers wont fit right on the smaller rotors.

 

[madmatt]

Yea just buy the cobra or bullitt kit, comes with everything you need ot put them on. Good luck.

 

[NiteRydaGT]

There is definitely a noticeable difference with the Cobra/Bullitt rotors/calipers. I just installed mine a few weeks ago. You will need to run at least 17" rims with that setup though.

 

[2003gt]

ya i have 17's.....so just buy the cobra kit, with rotors and steel brake lines....and everything bolts up ?

thanks all

 

[Donw35]

Get the kit, that way you have everything you need. If you are going to the trouble of changing the brake system make sure you go 13" rotors and the best calipers you can afford. When it comed to brakes you don't want to go cheap here.

I did the Brembo kit up front and Bear 13" rotor conversion in the back, not the cheapest but it works awsome.

 

[Mustang5L5]

I did the Brembo kit up front and Bear 13" rotor conversion in the back, not the cheapest but it works awsome.

Any pictures of the baer 13" rear kit? I was thinking of buying it myself, but holding off for now. Curious to see how it looks out back with a big meaty 13" rotor