Is this a good brake kit?

CobraRed_96_GT · Aug 18, 2007

http://www.speedconcepts.net/product_info.php?products_id=827

buyfordracing.com doesn't load for me (rarely ever has) for some reason so i forget the price there. I guess i'd need to buy ss lines for this kit, is it 13" rotors?

CobraRed_96_GT · Aug 18, 2007

ha, just saw it was $42 delivery too. Can anyone tell me the fordracing prices for the diff kits?

Tim2002GT · Aug 18, 2007

Looks like they are going for $399 from buyfordracing.com. I think you can get them for alot cheaper on americanmuscle.com when you use the mustangboards coupon code.

CobraRed_96_GT · Aug 19, 2007

Tim2002GT said:
Looks like they are going for $399 from buyfordracing.com. I think you can get them for alot cheaper on americanmuscle.com when you use the mustangboards coupon code.

is that painted red or the mach kit?

Blinkstang · Aug 19, 2007

CobraRed_96_GT said:
Can anyone tell me the fordracing prices for the diff kits?

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san~man · Aug 19, 2007

The only questionable thing in their kit is the rotors. It doesn't specify if it's an aftermarket rotor or an OEM cobra/bullitt/mach1 rotor (brembo).

It also doesn't come with SS lines.

And, no mention of rotor size in that ad.

Wolvrin704 · Aug 19, 2007

Here ya go...

Mach 1 Brake Package

• Same calipers as used on the 2003 - 2004 Mach 1
• Fits 1994-04 Mustangs / Cobras
• Kit includes:
- 2 New Brembo Brake Rotors
- 2 New Black Mach 1 Brake Calipers
- 2 Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
Includes Brake Pads & Mounting Brackets

Stus99GT · Aug 19, 2007

DON'T BUY FROM SPEED CONCEPTS!! If you do a search you will find many complaints about them.

I bought a mid-pipe from them. After not receiving it for a month I emailed them (they don't list their phone number on the site, but I did find a number, which they wouldn't answer), my email took them a couple weeks to respond to, which they told me the part must have got lost in shipping, and they would send another. After another month I still did not receive my mid-pipe. I emailed them repeatedly to return my money....and they didn't. Finally I filed a report with my credit card company and they got my money back.

Speed concepts......bad customer service!!!!!!!!!!

TrueBlue03 · Aug 19, 2007

***DO NOT EVER buy from speedconcepts.net***

I tried my hardest to spread the word about this guy's business for about a month straight after he stole my money. Posted all over 3 or 4 different forums to make it well known that he's a crook. Trust us, no matter how good the price may be, DO NOT BUY from him.

This guy basically runs a one man show and cant follow through with all of his orders. He ends up paying special attention to a select few people in his clubs/certain forums (*cough* mustangworld *cough*), and treats everyone else like complete crap. I honestly do NOT believe he has anything more than a dozen parts in stock. He doesn't order your parts until you pay him and that's why it takes forever.... if you even get them at all. He'll often use the excuse of dealing with his ex wife and his child's custody issues to further explain for his inability to run a business. A few of the people in one of my mustang clubs have actually met and talked with him in person, and they assured me he is a sketchball to say the least.

My problem was the same deal as Stus99GT....I had to file a report with my bank to get my money back after waiting for over a month of calling him every day to bitch him out about the parts i ordered with no luck.

His business is also on the stangnet "List" of companies to avoid buying from.

DCjuggalo · Aug 19, 2007

wow price increase, a month ago they were 320 buyfordracing

Mustang5L5 · Aug 19, 2007

Wow, buyfordracing has gone way up lately.

When i got my Mach 1 brakes a year ago, they were $310 plug $30 shipping to my door.

CobraRed_96_GT · Aug 19, 2007

Thanks blinkstang and wolvrin704, much appreciated. And i should have know about speedconcepts i heard about them b4. Ill call buyfordracing - should have bought them last year tho!

old_blue · Aug 20, 2007

i am looking at upgrading my brake system as well. question though, besides the price what is the difference in the cobra brake system versus the mach system?? does the kit come with pads??

san~man · Aug 20, 2007

CobraRed_96_GT said:
Thanks blinkstang and wolvrin704, much appreciated. And i should have know about speedconcepts i heard about them b4. Ill call buyfordracing - should have bought them last year tho!

PPI gave me great service too. You may want to give them a call also.

Mustang5L5 · Aug 20, 2007

old_blue said:
i am looking at upgrading my brake system as well. question though, besides the price what is the difference in the cobra brake system versus the mach system?? does the kit come with pads??

Difference is just appearance of the Caliper. Mach 1 are flat black in color, while Cobra have COBRA on them and Bullitts are red with the pony.

They all come with pads and are the same calipers mechanically (or hydralically i should say)

old_blue · Aug 20, 2007

so i would just be upgrading to a 13" rotors and calipers? reason I ask is I was thinking about just buying HPS pads and slotted rotors on ebay. the 13's that much better?

Mustang5L5 · Aug 20, 2007

Yes, 13" rotors are much better than 10.8" rotors.

The reason is mechanical advantage from leverage and more massive rotor allowing the dissipation of heat more quickly thus resisting fade.

Theoretically, if you could put a rotor large enough on your car, you could stop your car with as much clamping force as if you pinched the rotor with your index finger and thumb.

old_blue · Aug 20, 2007

hmm, my fronts are starting to go and I am trying to justify the cost to wifey..... not sure she will go for it but I am trying. thanks for y our help though and sorry for hijacking the thread

Mustang5L5 · Aug 20, 2007

old_blue said:
hmm, my fronts are starting to go and I am trying to justify the cost to wifey..... not sure she will go for it but I am trying. thanks for y our help though and sorry for hijacking the thread

$400 for upgraded brakes to improve safety seems like a damn good arguement

I've had a few close calls where i was pedal to the floor and just missed hitting a car. A lot of guys say the stock GT 2-piston PBR's are nice brakes, but my confidence in my ability to stop went way up when i did my Mach 1 brakes

CobraRed_96_GT · Aug 20, 2007

I wish american muscle had their red cobra kit $399 instead of just their black cobra kit cuz of our discount and free shipping. Red would match my car pretty well

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