brake upgrades

**yellowstang03** · 07-08-2008, 11:09 PM

i am looking to upgrade all my brakes on my car. i was lookin at just drilled and slotted rotors then got more in depth and im thinkin about buying the whole cobra braking system. i was wondering if anyone else has or has upgraded there braking system and has any input on what i should do. i hammer my brakes pretty hard

**no1sirbutler** · 07-08-2008, 11:21 PM

i upgrade my fronts w/ a Wilwood 6 piston caliper w/ 14" rotor. I love them and they make stopping very easy. The cobra kit is good but the Wilwood kit kicks its ass. it just all depends on what you really want.

**wick** · 07-09-2008, 10:02 AM

Dont waste your money on drilled or slotted rotors. Blanks work way better. Even ask the auto crossers here. Just up grade to the Cobra 13" fronts and the Cobra 11.650 rears. That is what I did on my Fox. Man what a difference!!!!!!!!!!!

**yellowstang03** · 07-09-2008, 05:06 PM

the whole cobra set up isnt really even that expensive and you get everything you need..

**mineralrob** · 07-09-2008, 06:18 PM

if u look around u can find the cobra brakes used pretty cheap.i got my front kit from lou for a really god price.

**yellowstang03** · 07-09-2008, 11:29 PM

im gonna have to keep my eye out...did you install the yet rob? if so how much did it help it out?

**MBH** · 07-09-2008, 11:49 PM

Buy a set of 14" brakes, c'mon I wanna see how they look

Cobra brakes this, slotted that... if you have shitty tires it doesn't matter what kind of brakes you have. Now if you have nice tires..... You might be able to get a set of 00R front brembos that would look and act the part. I don't think they're too much more than the cobra brakes (new).

I'm most likely going to move on from the stock system to slotted rotors, hawk hps pads, braided lines & better fluid. Supposedly thats all I'd ever need for anything on the street, but damn it I had my eyes on a set of 14" 4 pot alcons & 13" rears. I don't think it'll ever happen though :(

**no1sirbutler** · 07-11-2008, 12:50 AM

Originally Posted by MBH

Buy a set of 14" brakes, c'mon I wanna see how they look

Cobra brakes this, slotted that... if you have shitty tires it doesn't matter what kind of brakes you have. Now if you have nice tires..... You might be able to get a set of 00R front brembos that would look and act the part. I don't think they're too much more than the cobra brakes (new).

I'm most likely going to move on from the stock system to slotted rotors, hawk hps pads, braided lines & better fluid. Supposedly thats all I'd ever need for anything on the street, but damn it I had my eyes on a set of 14" 4 pot alcons & 13" rears. I don't think it'll ever happen though :(

I have the wilwood 14" rotors w/ 6 piston calibers and they look awesome and work even better. Drilled and slotted rotors on the street w/ some strip duty work great. They only crack under extreme conditions like in autocrossing and road racing where your on the brakes more than the throttle. I have ran drilled rotors for over 8 yrs and have never had them crack.

I agree w/ MBH that you need to keep good tires on the car if you want the brakes to work to their potential. I have 19" wheels on my car and at 70 mph I can stomp the brakes and the front wheels will lock for less than a second and my chin spoiler almost hits the ground.