03 cobra brake kit worth it?

evil281 · Jul 26, 2008

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

san~man · Jul 26, 2008

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.

Stark77 · Jul 26, 2008

what is the cost for front and rear Cobra brake upgrade? The GT brakes are PATHETIC!

BennyBlown2v · Jul 26, 2008

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.

evil281 · Jul 27, 2008

Stark77 said:
what is the cost for front and rear Cobra brake upgrade? The GT brakes are PATHETIC!

for front and rear cobra kit it runs around 1000 bucks for everything u need from either latemodelrestoration or americanmuscle

ScortLX · Jul 27, 2008

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.

evil281 · Jul 27, 2008

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!

mustang50v8 · Jul 27, 2008

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.

CobraRed_96_GT · Jul 27, 2008

ahahahh $659? They used to be $399 on BFR

darkside03gt · Jul 27, 2008

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.

mustang50v8 · Jul 27, 2008

CobraRed_96_GT said:
ahahahh $659? They used to be $399 on BFR

see my post above yours

urban96 · Jul 27, 2008

wasnt the mach kit like 300 back in the day?

the 13" upgrade is DEF! worth it

Stark77 · Jul 27, 2008

yeah those tiny rotors in the back look FOOLISH!

SRT Handz · Jul 28, 2008

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.

evil281 · Jul 28, 2008

well looks like I will be getting some cobra brakes this week then thanks guys

cooper · Jul 28, 2008

Take this to PM's.

H What 4.6 · Jul 29, 2008

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?

san~man · Jul 29, 2008

H What 4.6 said:
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?

Cobra=Mach=Bullitt caliper, sans color options.

bcollie67 · Jul 30, 2008

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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evil281 · Jul 30, 2008

bcollie67 said:
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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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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