Cobra brakes are they any better?

skunkworx · Nov 23, 2008

I know a lot of you guys have done the cobra brake upgrade on the front. So how big of a difference is it? Any info is great :coffee:

Win · Nov 23, 2008

There def worth the money to upgrade to the 13" rotor and Cobra brake. I only have a set of PBR sitting in my garage due to lack of funds but if i can pull enough money together before mine need to be changed i will def sell the PBR and go with the Cobra or Mach setup

94 DropTop · Nov 23, 2008

tons better.

ram360 · Nov 23, 2008

well worth the $, esp w/ some good pads...they grab hard

Suspect · Nov 23, 2008

just do it! seriously.. youll be happy you did.

red95 · Nov 23, 2008

just did mine today, my 95 stops on a dime

skunkworx · Nov 23, 2008

I see that they also have master cylinder for sale. Do you have to change that also? And if you do whey :icon_rr:.

skunkworx · Nov 23, 2008

Ok cool I did a seach before I started this thread and did'nt find what I wonted. Now I have found everything I need. Thinks everybody for there help. One more ? are Mach 1 brakes the same as the Cobra brakes?

Paul · Nov 23, 2008

Yes, Mach 1 brakes are the same, but cheaper.

skunkworx · Nov 23, 2008

Ok cool thats all I need to know.

ccasion14: Thanx everybody for your help. :icon_salut:

SVTGizzi · Nov 30, 2008

all i would need to do is pads and rotors right? nothing else has to be upgraded?

Javi · Nov 30, 2008

SVTGizzi said:
all i would need to do is pads and rotors right? nothing else has to be upgraded?

You need Calipers (calipers come with pads,mine did) Rotors and Brake lines.Thats it.

Win · Dec 6, 2008

Thought i might post this up. It's on SVTP where i post also. You can find some amazing deals on there.

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/other-vehicle-parts-buy-sell/549458-2003-cobra-front-brakes.html

03 cobra brakes everything 250 OBO

username182 · Dec 9, 2008

So I did this over the weekend. I bought the Mach 1 brake package from buyfordracing.com.

Got everything installed, took awhile because we had to bleed it about 100 times.

Only weird thing I notice...the pedal doesn't feel "normal". On most cars, the harder you push the brake pedal, the more it grabs and you can just keep pushing the pedal to the floor. Now with this setup, I can't push the pedal any further than like 1/2 way to the floor, it just hits a hard spot and doesn't go down any further.

Braking is definitely improved tho. I slammed on the brakes as hard as I could from 60mph and I stopped pretty damn fast lol. The ABS didn't kick on or anything.

Win · Dec 9, 2008

So your saying that when you pump the pedal its not building up ???

Matt94GT · Dec 9, 2008

the pedal will be stiffer if you used the stock GT master cylinder, IMO I like the firmer feel.

jc95gt · Dec 9, 2008

Matt94GT said:
the pedal will be stiffer if you used the stock GT master cylinder, IMO I like the firmer feel.

plus a lot
also with the brand new pads they wont be able to close as far

username182 · Dec 9, 2008

95convgt said:
So your saying that when you pump the pedal its not building up ???

No, the pressure builds up fine. Just the pedal doesn't have the same amount of travel as normal, about halfway to the floor its solid, you can't push it any further.

Kinda hard to explain I guess lol.

Win · Dec 9, 2008

^^^^^^ Then there is your answer

stang94X · Dec 10, 2008

i never noticed a damn difference, i had the mach 1's with whatever pads ford racing gives you with them and brembo rotors, i took them off so i could fit 15" rims on and put the stock ones back on with good pads from summit and it felt the same, stops on a dime