As many of you know, I have a big brake setup that centers around third generation, Dodge Viper Brembo calipers. The calipers feature 44mm and 40mm pistons. This setup appealed to me due to the fact no rotor or wheel spacers were required. The brackets came from Fiveology Racing and haven’t been produced for several years now. There isn’t much information out there but this old thread on SVTPerformance details it nicely. Fiveolgy removed material from the lower side of the caliper for alignment and offered the option of milling the upper edge of the caliper flat.
(Notice how rounded the leading edge of the caliper is above the Viper text.)
Luckily, I stumbled upon my kit when someone offered it to me as trade for a giant GT500 heat exchanger. One of the calipers had a stripped bleed screw port but had been “repaired and didn’t leak”.
Undeterred by the bleeder port issue. I jumped at the opportunity because I didn’t want to continue with the S550 setup I had. It needed a rotor spacer and my front track was already quite wide.
Unfortunately, the calipers were poorly packaged and screwed up during shipping. The guy put them in a tiny box with minimal padding and the finish paid for it. Speaking of, he sent me $100 to cover repairs which I put towards Coyote swap stuff.
The car was going together and I had no choice but to install them as is. The goal was to source more calipers and modify them for use. I’ve done just that and it’s time to get to work. The plan is to have the necessary machining done, replace all the seals, restore the hardware to the proper zinc finish, install new fluid crossovers and have them slathered in a sexy, new layer of bright red powder coat. This thread is meant to chronicle the progress from start to finish.
(Notice how rounded the leading edge of the caliper is above the Viper text.)
Fiveology Racing 14" Big Brake Upgrade - 03' Cobra Install
Installed a Fiveology Racing - Brembo 355mm Big Brake Kit - on my 03' Cobra over the weekend. While I was at it I replaced the rear rotors, pads, and flushed the old brake fluid out of the system. the kit, new rear rotors & pads, fluild, and power bleeder. 14" rotors vs. stock Cobra...
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Luckily, I stumbled upon my kit when someone offered it to me as trade for a giant GT500 heat exchanger. One of the calipers had a stripped bleed screw port but had been “repaired and didn’t leak”.
Undeterred by the bleeder port issue. I jumped at the opportunity because I didn’t want to continue with the S550 setup I had. It needed a rotor spacer and my front track was already quite wide.
Unfortunately, the calipers were poorly packaged and screwed up during shipping. The guy put them in a tiny box with minimal padding and the finish paid for it. Speaking of, he sent me $100 to cover repairs which I put towards Coyote swap stuff.
The car was going together and I had no choice but to install them as is. The goal was to source more calipers and modify them for use. I’ve done just that and it’s time to get to work. The plan is to have the necessary machining done, replace all the seals, restore the hardware to the proper zinc finish, install new fluid crossovers and have them slathered in a sexy, new layer of bright red powder coat. This thread is meant to chronicle the progress from start to finish.
