confirmed. i did that last year and they did have both fine thread and course thread banjos. Not the same but i did the cobra upgrade on my 00 new edge last summer. It was shit or miss on rock auto with getting the calipers with the cobra logo. I got one side fine but the other side i had to give up using Rock Auto on because they kept sending me the mach 1 version without the logo. anyways, I also make sure to buy the coated rotors. I despise the rotors rusting. Anyways, my profile pic shows the fronts with the upgrade.
Thanks for that. Rockauto has been out of one side that appears to have the logo (ACDelco), but even within the ACDelco it seems to be hit or miss. Where did you end up sourcing calipers with the logo?
I found the side i needed on Ebay. Just got lucky and found a new one that someone had sitting around and decided to sell. I painted mine red. The red one in the attached photo was the one from Rock Auto. You can tell it was reman. Not real smooth and perfect like the new one (dark grey) in the 2nd pic.
If you have Cobra brakes, the front Cobra piston is either 38mm or 40mm, depending on what you have, going bigger in the rear with the Taurus doesn't seem practicle. The rear caliper piston is 38mm on both GT and Cobra, with the difference being the rotor size and bracket needed to fit the Cobra's. The Taurus piston size is 43mm and is suppose to be a direct fit for either setup and you'd want a 93-97 model year caliper.
Thanks for the info. I wasn’t quite sure what the mod consisted of I just thought I had heard about a mod with brakes from a Taurus.
From what I've read and considered is the Taurus rear brakes and putting the Cadillac ATS Brembo's on the front. That combo seems to even out the braking. No need for the Taurus with standard or Cobra fronts.
again this is something that I don't think I have seen anyone worry about when they change things around. The closest I think is the people that remove abs and put the block in there, but that isn't a valve either. For some reason with brakes people just slap what ever they can find/dig up and then put on and somehow it is always better and never mismatched or worse. All of this bugged me when I started to consider upgrading and why in the end I went with a complete baer set up from the MC to the prop valve to the brakes.
I can't remember if the GT caliper is the same. Either way, you will need the mounting bracket and rotor for a Cobra to mount it. It's what I did when changing mine. You will also not be able to use your GT anti-moan brackets. So, you can find those on-line or leave them off. I believe the Cobra rear pad is a 627 and front is a 412. You will need to remove the axles to do the swap. May want to replace bearings/seal at that time.
people are usually too busy telling me they hate my wheels and paint to worry about whether the calipers have words on them
Yeah I'm just envisioning the conversations that will stem from "it's got Cobra brakes" and some half-wit commenting that the raised Cobra letters aren't there. I'll likely just stick with "upgraded brakes" when referencing them.
not sure if it will help but I am planning the ATS swap in a few weeks, that will leave me with some cobra calipers that i will damn near give you so they don't take up space in my house. only have 180k miles on them so don't expect them to be great condition but are true ford parts with the lettering you are looking for.
