Brake upgrades

[WaltA]

I know this may have been done to death but I hate my stock brakes. what kind of a gain will I get on my 99GT with the Cobra 13" kit and some good pads on the front? how much will rears actually help?

HP TV, a car show on Spike TV, did a brake upgrade on their Mustang GT project car. The gain they got, was shorting down their braking distance from 60 MPH by 18 feet.

 

[mwarrior]

What year was the GT? Dont forget the '99-up GTs have the 2piston calipers in the front so with the cobra upgrade all you're getting really is bigger rotors. Or was it a Brembo 4piston kit you're referring to? If its a '99-up going to a Cobra setup that gave it 18feet, then the Brembo setup would give it a lot more.

Gagan

HP TV, a car show on Spike TV, did a brake upgrade on their Mustang GT project car. The gain they got, was shorting down their braking distance from 60 MPH by 18 feet.

 

[JayP]

The PBR calipers (Cobra/Mach/Bullitt) can take a beating. With Hawk Black race pads the car stops hard repeatedly on roadcourses. The disks are cheap ($40 at NAPA) and street pads cheaper ($20 Autozone). A good overall upgrade on a budget.

You have to consider the PBR calipers will only fit under 17" wheels so if you have a V6, you'll have to upgrade.

For tooting on the street- upgrade the pads. Roadracing/DEs, go PBR.

I've been shopping Stoptech's kit. The Bullitt wheels will not clear the calipers but the Roush wheels on my slicks work. If I can find $2gs... I'm there.