Cobra brakes?

[belber095]

Thinking about adding this to my list of to-do's just to fill my wheels a little better. Would I need new brake lines or can I just swap rotors and calipers? I want this for looks alone, but the added stopping power wouldn't hurt. Is it worth the price for the looks?

 

[Ferocious]

Why would you get new brakes solely for looks? Brakes actually do something on our cars.
Unless you are running massive amounts of power, you will probably never actually use those bigger brakes to their full potential.

Swapping over to a set of new edge calipers and rotors will be much cheaper/easier.

 

[belber095]

mostly cause my brakes look out of place in the bigger wheels, but I see what you're sayin. that answered my question. thanks bud!

 

[Ferocious]

Just get some drilled & slotted rotors and polish up those calipers. Theyll look good in no time.

As far as them looking out of place, don't you think huge 13" rotors will look out of place on a v6?
Gotta have the power to justify the looks. Even on my car cobra brakes are unnecessary (for now at least ).

 

[RichV]

That's an expensive upgrade for looks alone. I'd spend that money reinforcing the chassis. Maybe some subframes, g-load brace, and rear control arms. Your brakes are plenty good, even if you had a lot more power.

You got some dough to spend? Or just thinkin' about it?

 

[belber095]

eh I donno. surprisingly no one i know outside the forum even knows it's a v6. it even has a v6 badge on the trunk lid.. lol. then again there aren't many car people at my school

 

[MustangChris]

I didn't bother updating my brakes. just put crappy drilled rotors on. Lol

 

[belber095]

That's an expensive upgrade for looks alone. I'd spend that money reinforcing the chassis. Maybe some subframes, g-load brace, and rear control arms. Your brakes are plenty good, even if you had a lot more power.

You got some dough to spend? Or just thinkin' about it?

just throwing ideas around. i'm broke

 

[belber095]

I didn't bother updating my brakes. just put crappy drilled rotors on. Lol

probably what i'll end up doing lol

 

[Ferocious]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1994-1998-Ford-Mustang-V6-GT-Includes-Kinetic-Pads-/390411249302

 

[belber095]

yep, that will be my next purchase

 

[ProKiller]

you can have my used rusty rotors if you want them. still have life on them but not the prettiest. i agree though, not worth the price of the cobra brakes just for looks. if you wanted better stopping power, i'd say get new edge calipers off a junker. a set of calipers will run you like $35 from:
http://www.wegotused.com/

 

[greenscobie86]

I've got a g-load brace I can sell for cheap if you want it, as per Rich's suggestions.

 

[chris91]

Question, do the v6 cars have the same master cylinder as the GT?

 

[ProKiller]

yes. the only different master cylinder was on the cobra.

 

[chris91]

Spindles the same as well?

 

[Magic]

Spindles the same as well?

Yes, same spindles.

 

[ProKiller]

not a 100% on the spindles but i'm pretty sure they are.

EDIT: magic beat me to it.

 

[chris91]

That's cool. I know with the foxes they were different so I figured I'd ask.

 

[Orange 94]

I was sort of thinking about cobra brakes too belber. But theres not much use unless you're doing something like autocross.

Get some nice looking rotors and put some paint on the calipers and it will look better! In your sig your brakes look pretty good, no? I dont think i have any pictures but if you want me to take some when I go home in a week I can.