My friend has a 1999 Mustang GT and he was upgrading his rims. He was going to sell me his 17" OEM GT rims with tires for $200. My 1996 GT has the 16" OEM rims. I was wondering, with the '99 rims, if I could also upgrade my brakes with bigger ones like the Cobra R's. Thanks for any help.
if you read thier website a bit further they also state that it will clear 98 cobra wheels--17x8. all oe gt 17" rims are 17x8 with the same dimensions as the 98 cobra wheels--hence the "yes" answer.
actually its no. my stock 98 GT wheels did NOT fit over my cobra R brakes. you will need a spacer to make them work. you CAN fit thr regular cobra/baer brakes over 17x8s though.
I have the Cobra R brakes M-2300-X, but havent installed them yet. Earlier in the week, I test fit the driver side (while I was installing my Bilsteins) to see how it would fit with my stock 03 rims (use them during the winter). It fit, but not by much. Yes, the 03 cobra rims will fit w/ 17's, but the Cobra R calipers are a bit larger. I wont put my brakes on until this spring when I can go back to my FR500s.
Honestly, if I didnt get a hell of a deal on the Cobra R brakes, I would have gone with the 03 Cobra set up. You can pick them up from most anywhere, especially Ebay for about half what you would pay for the Cobra R.
My 2 cents, buy the rims for $200, and if you want to upgrade the brakes, go with something like the 03 Cobras, they will fit 17's and wont cost you near what the Cobra R's do. Hell why pay TWICE the price for maybe 2 or 3 feet from 60 mph.
if you read thier website a bit further they also state that it will clear 98 cobra wheels--17x8. all oe gt 17" rims are 17x8 with the same dimensions as the 98 cobra wheels--hence the "yes" answer.