1998 gt owners

[atrainsgt]

Is your car equipped with ABS? Mine is NOT. I wonder what it takes to add abs to a car that is not equipped with it from factory, at least on the front?

 

[vermilion]

new braking relay system, abs module block and rewiring. i wouldnt worry about it. and if you decide to change a few suspension mods you wont have the sensors in the way.

 

[GDTrumbo]

In the 6 yrs. I've owned mine, I've had 1 panic stop. Damn thing set me on my nose w/ very little rear wheel lock-up. I was impressed with it, as it has no ABS either.

I'd recommend putting the money toward a Mach 1 brake upgrade.

GT

 

[stangman281v8]

+2 on the mach 1 brake upgrade. I installed the kit on my 97GT and wow what a difference.

 

[atrainsgt]

I normally don't care but right now since we have had some ice and slush (first time I have driven the car in winter) I've found out how much abs helps. Don't worry guys the brake upgrade is coming, I had ebay'd some 02 cobra calipers on ebay a few months ago but it turned out all the seals were melted so the seller refunded my money, haven't gotten around to buying another pair yet.

 

[stangman281v8]

I bought mine new a few years ago from Ford Racing before they jacked the price on them. I think I paid $400 for the kit which included the 13" brembo rotors, the calipers, and the lines.

 

[WarHorse]

400 bucks for the kit, thats an awesome price, ive been lookin to upgrade my brakes.

 

[atrainsgt]

I had my kit pieced together for $250 with used calipers, everything else was new. Just wish those calipers had worked out for me. I have a few engine problems to work out before I get to mess with the brakes.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

I had a 97, no ABS, never missed it. I never miss it on my Fox's either, all of which have stock brakes and stop fine.

Not to be a dick, but if you screw around and ram someone, it's not the brakes fault they didn't haul you down in 31 inches or less, lol.

That said, the only time I ever felt like I needed more than Cobra brakes on the front was the few times I went to Mid Ohio for track day.

 

[SRT Handz]

ABS FTW

I purposely bought my car because it has no ABS

I just put big Cobra brakes on and i was good to go.

Cobra brakes are expensive now.....i got got the whole kit rotors lines and all for $250 Brand New

 

[vermilion]

im rebuilding the pbrs i have in the garage and looking up steel braided lines. i have power slot rotors and hawks pads i picked up cheap in the garage too. but im about to deploy and since im not driving the car im not worrying about it. although nitrostangracing can get you rebuild kits.