Brake caliper, pads and rotors help

[DarkRacerx]

Originally Posted by hpwrestler220 save yourselves all money... buy from buyfordracing.com AM is usually the cheapest, but not in this case is rear brakes more important that front??? I'd like to know. Because here is what I got for my 04 GT. Getting from buyfordracing.com Rear Brake Bracket Kit Used to install Mustang Cobra, Mach 1, or Special Edition rear calipers on a 1994-03 Mustang GT(this will work with 04?) .Kit includes; production 11.65' rotors, caliper mounting brackets, moan braces, dust shields and dust shield bolts. Cobra Rear Black Brake Calipers Replacement rear calipers and brake pads for 1994-03 Mustang Cobra with 11.65" rotors Then im keeping on front stock calipers & rotors and getting cheap brakes at an auto store. THOUGHTS??? is this the best route???? HELP THANKS GUYS

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[99BlackPonyGT]

slotted and drilled rotors have less surface area...just get blanks

[945LSTANG]

are you sure you can't just rebuild the caliper? thats what im about to do and it only cost me $35.

[TSUCKLEY]

decelarotors from Baer are really nice, picked up some for my car.

[FlamingoGT]

Originally Posted by DarkRacerx

is rear brakes more important that front??? I'd like to know. Because here is what I got for my 04 GT. Getting from buyfordracing.com

Rear Brake Bracket Kit

Used to install Mustang Cobra, Mach 1, or Special Edition rear calipers on a 1994-03 Mustang GT(this will work with 04?) .Kit includes; production 11.65' rotors, caliper mounting brackets, moan braces, dust shields and dust shield bolts.

Cobra Rear Black Brake Calipers

Replacement rear calipers and brake pads for 1994-03 Mustang Cobra with 11.65" rotors

Then im keeping on front stock calipers & rotors and getting cheap brakes at an auto store.

THOUGHTS??? is this the best route???? HELP

THANKS GUYS

Just the opposite... front brakes are more important than rear brakes. That doesn't mean you can't do what you are wanting to do tho.

One other thing to think about.... do you really want CHEAP brakes when that is all that is stopping you? Personally I think how well I can stop is as important if not more so than how fast I can start and go.

Also, I don't know if it is my Haynes manual or a Ford thing, but my front calipers are NOT the same as on an '03... they were more like a cross between the '03 GT and Cobra. Kind of hard to explain, but following the Haynes instructions I had to go more by the Cobra instructions rather than the GT instructions, but there were parts of it that were not the same. Rears I don't know about as I haven't done anything with them yet.

[945LSTANG]

Originally Posted by FlamingoGT

Just the opposite... front brakes are more important than rear brakes. That doesn't mean you can't do what you are wanting to do tho.

One other thing to think about.... do you really want CHEAP brakes when that is all that is stopping you? Personally I think how well I can stop is as important if not more so than how fast I can start and go.

Also, I don't know if it is my Haynes manual or a Ford thing, but my front calipers are NOT the same as on an '03... they were more like a cross between the '03 GT and Cobra. Kind of hard to explain, but following the Haynes instructions I had to go more by the Cobra instructions rather than the GT instructions, but there were parts of it that were not the same. Rears I don't know about as I haven't done anything with them yet.

its your haynes manual. those things are poop.

you have the same hardware as an 03.

[DarkRacerx]

Originally Posted by FlamingoGT

Just the opposite... front brakes are more important than rear brakes. That doesn't mean you can't do what you are wanting to do tho.

One other thing to think about.... do you really want CHEAP brakes when that is all that is stopping you? Personally I think how well I can stop is as important if not more so than how fast I can start and go.

Also, I don't know if it is my Haynes manual or a Ford thing, but my front calipers are NOT the same as on an '03... they were more like a cross between the '03 GT and Cobra. Kind of hard to explain, but following the Haynes instructions I had to go more by the Cobra instructions rather than the GT instructions, but there were parts of it that were not the same. Rears I don't know about as I haven't done anything with them yet.

ok... Im a brake noob so someone just list what I should have. So then I can stop being wishy washy please?

I def need a brake job and my rotors do need to be replaced. Other than that im open. Will I need a new dust shield & calipers as well? I would like to keep the budget $500 or less if i could.

[945LSTANG]

Originally Posted by DarkRacerx

ok... Im a brake noob so someone just list what I should have. So then I can stop being wishy washy please?

I def need a brake job and my rotors do need to be replaced. Other than that im open. Will I need a new dust shield & calipers as well? I would like to keep the budget $500 or less if i could.

well what is the condition of your rotors? you might be able to get away with only having them machined instead of buying new ones.

the basics are just rotors and pads. you will not need a new dust shield and you shouldn't need a new caliper unless you find otherwise while you are taking it apart.

i would post a link, but i really don't know of any. most of my car knowledge has come from the stack of books that i've been slowly collecting. i would just recommend buying a book on brakes (or just car mechanics in general) and read it.

[WannaBeGearHead]

Thanks DarkRacer

[DarkRacerx]

Originally Posted by WannaBeGearHead

Thanks DarkRacer

Hey we had similar questions. .... just post it up dude. We're all friends around here so don't be hating.