Best brakes kit for 2002 GT??
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Night Shifter
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N8 you have forced me to do this lol
dont they look purdy?
i thought i had a close up pic of these
dont they look purdy?
i thought i had a close up pic of these
Night Shifter
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thanks...i cant remember what brand it was...maybe duplicolor, but its actually spray on high heat engine paint.. it was the only color i could find that was close to atlantic blue...i think the only reason i didnt go with actual caliper paint was because they only had red, silver and i think yellow at the time i went to the parts store
Night Shifter
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no problems whatsoever...no peeling or chips either...and when i wash my car i just wipe them down every now and then and they look just like they did when i first painted them 
I got the Bullitt/Mach 1 kit for only $350 (came with rotors, pads, SS lines, and the calipers). It was a great upgrade over stock, although it's probably mostly due to the fact that I replaced the stock rubber lines with SS lines and the fact that the '98's came with single piston calipers from the factory. The new brakes look f'n sweet too. Looks alone are almost enough to justify the $350 price tag... doesn't sound like you can get that kind of a deal anymore though. I don't think I would have done the brake upgrade if it would have been more than $500. I probably would have tried to find salvage 2 piston 99-04 GT calipers, along with new rotors and pads. Oh and $1500 is a good deal for the Cobra R kit, but it's still a lot of money to spend especially if you never plan on road racing your car.
If you cannot get the Mach 1/Bullitt kit for less than $600, I'd suggest buying braided SS brake lines, new pads, and new rotors. Your car will feel like a completely different machine and I think you'd be very satisfied with the performance.
Here's a couple pics of the Mach 1/Bullitt kit.
Wow that does look really good. Fills up the center of the rim nicely. Although i can't find the Mach 1/Bullitt brake kits anywhere. Guess they might be discontinued. Have to keep searching.
I got mine from Buy Ford Racing before I read the threads on here about their questionable customer service. I received my brakes and all components quickly and everything showed up as advertised, so I can't complain about my experience. I will say however, that based on the experience of a member on this board and BFR, I wouldn't shop there again.
They had the best price on this kit for the longest time and I don't think they sell the kit any longer. Looks like they still sell the calipers for $250.00, but you'd have to get new 13" cobra rotors and I'd recommend getting new braided SS brake lines.
Here they are from Speed Concepts $575.
Speed Concepts - BULLITTKITBLANKHSE - Bullitt (Red) 13" Blank Rotor Brakes Kit with SS Hose Kit
I could not find them anywhere else. However, I do not think they are the Brembo rotors like the ones that come from AmericanMuscle.com
Too bad that kit doesn't come with the Brembo rotors like my BFR kit did.
You don't need to upgrade the rears. Just get some pads and new rotors back there if necessary. If you want the rears to match the fronts buy the red duplicolor caliper paint kit like I did.
You don't need to upgrade the rears. Just get some pads and new rotors back there if necessary. If you want the rears to match the fronts buy the red duplicolor caliper paint kit like I did.
Night Shifter
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Got mine from BFR as well....but this was back in 2004/2005. I've heard some stories about them in recent years.
Night Shifter
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Don't get hung up on whether the kit has Brembo rotors or not. I bought new Brembo rotors for my Cobra brakes a couple years ago, and they had a casting defect that resulted in horrible brake chatter for the first few hundred miles until it wore off.
