?for anyone with cobra brakes..

4.6boy · Jan 24, 2009

what are the pros and cons of this upgrade

Cory281 · Jan 24, 2009

I put Mach 1(same as the Cobras) brakes on my 01 GT and I loved them. They are a great upgrade from stock and the are not very expensive.

When I did it, I bought the kit from stangsuspension.com and I also replaced my front lines with stainless steel braided lines. The car felt a lot better, if I where to buy another 99-04 GT I would do this upgrade.

CobraRed_96_GT · Jan 24, 2009

Pros: More peddle response/feedback, especially with SS lines. Crazy good stopping power/distance. Pretty cheap. looks great.

Cons: Increased cost of pads. Increased rotating weight of bigger discs.

evil281 · Jan 24, 2009

pretty much they are a great upgrade from stock and the only downside is the spare doesnt fit anymore but i have second set of wheels/ tires anyway if i got a flat, would just need someone to bring it to me lol

CobraRed_96_GT · Jan 24, 2009

evil281 said:
pretty much they are a great upgrade from stock and the only downside is the spare doesnt fit anymore but i have second set of wheels/ tires anyway if i got a flat, would just need someone to bring it to me lol

I've done this.
Flat on front:
Jack up back - put on spare, take off good tire/wheel
Jack up front - put rear tire on front.

This is why rotatable tires are FTW even more

evil281 · Jan 25, 2009

CobraRed_96_GT said:
I've done this.
Flat on front:
Jack up back - put on spare, take off good tire/wheel
Jack up front - put rear tire on front.

This is why rotatable tires are FTW even more

lol well i guess i could try to cruise around with a 18x10 in the front? but maybe not. jk ya i guess with my current wheels i cant rotate but i have a set of 17x9 cobras that i have in the garage in case i do get a flat alittle more difficult but i sure do like the look of this size tire

Mustang5L5 · Jan 25, 2009

Cons....gotta run 17's.

I wanted to put 15" V6 rims on my car with snow tires but couldn't because of the Cobra brakes.

Pros...they kick ass! Leverage FTW

Rusty67 · Jan 25, 2009

You can get a 17" spare that will clear the brakes. Cars that came with the larger brakes had the 17" spare. I think the Continentals had the 17" spare too, I know it was one of the Lincoln's.

evil281 · Jan 25, 2009

hardly worth paying for a spare if i have an extra set at home but yes a good idea if u do get these brakes and dont have anything to use otherwise

NitroDuck · Jan 25, 2009

Pros: Greater Stopping Ability, More Rotor Surface Area = Great Heat Dissipation (no more GT warped rotor wobble), Longer service intervals, Easy upgrade, Looks cool.

Cons: Must run 17s up front, thats about it.

The parts cost more but my service intervals doubled with the brake upgrade so I guess you could call it a wash.

I never bought the Cobra spare, but fortunately never got a flat front tire.

SaleenGT2001 · Jan 25, 2009

you can always get a $20 1" spacer like the ones you use for 15" skinnies if you need to run the spare.

there are no downsides to the swap. the cobra brakes are a HUGE improvement over the stock crap

san~man · Jan 25, 2009

Whatever you do, don't buy the Motorcraft pads, get the OEM ones. I went through 2 MC pads when the mounting tabs broke off

1992 2.3LX · Jan 25, 2009

san~man said:
Whatever you do, don't buy the Motorcraft pads, get the OEM ones. I went through 2 MC pads when the mounting tabs broke off

OEMs are PBR Pads. Great pads at a great price.

Mustang5L5 · Jan 25, 2009

+1 on the PBR pads

low dust, no noise and great cold bite

SaleenGT2001 · Jan 25, 2009

Brembo pads SUCK too.

i'm running carquest ceramic pads now. not sure about them yet but time will tell

NinetySixVert · Jan 25, 2009

Pros: Addresses one of the weaknesses of Mustangs. The upgrade is absolutely worth every penny; stopping power is very evident. Even if your 'Stang has 500rwhp, what happens when 500 screaming ponies need to be stopped ;-)

Cons: Negative affect on your wallet (but outweighed by the benefits?)

Very welcomed upgrade, I'm real happy with it.

Rusty67 · Jan 25, 2009

Besides the dealer, where the hell can I get some PBR pads. They stop much better then two different sets of pads I've tried. I still have a very nice set of Raybestos to throw in but so far, the PBR stock pads are ahead of the pack.

Gearbanger 101 · Jan 25, 2009

Spare tires....we don't need no stinking spare tires!!!

4.6boy · Jan 25, 2009

ive diecided to get the black cobra ones. should i get the rear ones too sense my rear is coming apart (373s), also do i need to upgrade my mc to a cobra one or are they the same?

98stangv8 · Jan 25, 2009

Besides the amazing stopping power...one of the benefits is the looks...and yes, get the rears too!

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