$200 Cobra brake upgrade.

Mustang Mark · Jun 22, 2011

so i have wanted to upgrade my crappy brakes for a while now, and wanted to switch to cobra ones. the cheapest front brake kit i could find is $600... eff that. i mean its just stock stuff from a cobra, how expensive could it really be? so i started looking for remaned parts.
autozone sells the calipers, brakets, and pads in a kit for about $70 per side
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/pa...8knsz?itemIdentifier=200296&_requestid=412484 these are remanufactured with a lifetime warenty.

So $140 for both calipers, brackets, and pads. then just add some cheap generic rotors for about $60 a pair and viola you have a cobra front brake kit for around $200 :thumbsup:

mygreengt · Jun 22, 2011

nice!

Mustang Mark · Jun 22, 2011

im thinking about putting together swap kits and selling them on ebay for $350 or so.

badass96gt · Jun 22, 2011

HMMMMMMM I wonder if they would check to see it the core calipers are the same or if they would even know.

Mustang Mark · Jun 22, 2011

most people i know said they dont even check, or really care. hell when i return a core for anything no one has ever even checked the box, i could have just put a brick in it for all they know lol

94 DropTop · Jun 22, 2011

I work at a parts store and we dont really care. as long as there is a caliper in there i dont give a shit.

mygreengt · Jun 22, 2011

94 DropTop said:
I work at a parts store and we dont really care. as long as there is a caliper in there i dont give a sh*t.

what happens if you get a guy that does care? haha

94 DropTop · Jun 22, 2011

Then you come back later or you go to a different store. I have been doing this for about 4-5 years and have never seen anyone check the part to a pic.

94 DropTop · Jun 22, 2011

I plan on doing the same thing very soon.

auto_x5.0 · Jun 22, 2011

I've been in O'reillys alot of times and people dont even know what motor or brake system is even on their car. I had some gal try telling my cobra brake pads would fit my GT calipers and that the rotors were the same size, lol

Musturd · Jun 23, 2011

Yea that's a good way to do it I've done that before. That's how I did my rear brake kit on my car

RoadZOmbie · Jun 23, 2011

Cool! Looks like Centric sells the reman calipers with the COBRA engraving on them. Same thing for the Bullitt and Mach 1 calipers, they come painted red with a white pony.

Anyone ordered these and received exactly what's on the picture?

Example:

BLCKSTNG96 · Jun 23, 2011

Had plans to do this exactly for a while now.already have the rotors too.

Sinned83 · Jun 23, 2011

I need to do this but these ones must be on back order because the site told me I had too many in my cart . It was only one set for the front.

Raffaelli · Jun 23, 2011

Very very good price.

Now I NEED to buy em.

ProKiller · Jun 23, 2011

someone go check to see if they can get the 2000 cobra R brakes!

JRad405 · Jun 23, 2011

No one checks in those autoparts stores. I went to Advance Auto once to get a battery and they said they would change it (i didn't have to get my hands dirty good for me), the guy couldn't even change my battery. He couldn't turn the bolt.....I ended up doing it in the parking lot in half the time it took to watch him try to budge the bolt. He claimed he didn't want to break it. What a girl.

^more proof they have no idea what the hell they are saying.