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03 cobra brake kit worth it?

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evil281

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just looked up baer and apperently they are located in Az about 20 miles from me! sweet!
 

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The only ones I have seen are drilled and slotted but I'm not sure. My front cobra came with brembo drilled and slotted rotors so it matches well but not perfect.
 

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

$350-500 for the front kit depending on what calipers you get (Mach 1 are cheapest)

$175 for the rear which doesn't include calipers. Just rotors and brackets. You would need to remove your axle shafts to install and also modify your existing calipers


Buy Ford Racing Parts! is where to buy them


Chad's 2000 Mustang GT American Racer -- Bullitt Brake Upgrade Front install write-up


Chad's 2000 Mustang GT American Racer -- Cobra Rear Brakes Rear install write up


The fronts are a great performance mod. You don't NEED the rear brake but they do help a bit with fade since they are larger and vented. I just did the front on my car. I didn't do the rear because i didn't want to deal with pulling the axles out, but it's no big deal and cheap
 

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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?
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Yup, and they are also the same calipers as the Baer brake kits use. These calipers are all based on C4 corvette front brakes.

I just bought the Mach 1 kit and painted it to my tastes. The mach kit was $310 when i bought it...$350 shipped with brembo rotors and SS lines. Prices are a little higher, but still worth every cent




PS. Make sure you guys bleed the MC bleeder screws when you install these brakes. EVery time i do an install for someone air somehow gets up here and the brakes are mushy until it is bleed from the MC. Rear screw does the front brakes
 

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sorry to jack your thread evil..... but the i just want to make sure before i order it that the mach 1 kit from buyfordracing.com will include everything i need to put them on a 97 gt ....
 

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no problem , glad everyone can learn something from this thread
 

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sorry to jack your thread evil..... but the i just want to make sure before i order it that the mach 1 kit from buyfordracing.com will include everything i need to put them on a 97 gt ....
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Everything except brake fluid
 
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