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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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I dont know if Im raising the dead with this reply; but, I have the Baer 14" F/R and love them. I beat the hell out of my brakes because I live in a Borough of NYC. My OEMs used to vibrate and fade when hot. My Baer 14" drilled / slotted havent faded or vibrated once yet. The upgraded rears are useless but I did it for looks. +1 on the 18" steeda Ultralites, (I also have). The OEM 18" WILL NOT fit over the Baer 14". The drilled / slotted are for looks and are prone to cracks when competitive road racing so when these go on me I will get the 14" Blanks from Baer and bolt them on to the hats from the kit I have now, (secondary benefit to having 2 piece rotors,). Baer's website provides a fittment template you can print out and test the space needed within the wheel.
Old Jun 19, 2009 | 01:11 AM
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This is the kit I'm thinking about getting. The price seems good and it's a good name brand from what I've heard. Would like some input if any body has any.
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...0%201&comp=LRS
Old Jun 19, 2009 | 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by 06GTMustang
This is the kit I'm thinking about getting. The price seems good and it's a good name brand from what I've heard. Would like some input if any body has any.
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...0%201&comp=LRS
This is the kit I installed on my car which is used for track days and a DD. The calipers are not as high level as some but I felt the kit provided good bang for the buck.

It doesn't offer a lot of bling, i.e drilled/slotted rotors, but does help with braking. The front rotors are massive so unsprung weight is higher but they sure have a lot of metal to absorb the heat! Replacement rotors are also pretty inexpensive.

If you are going to track the car then you should also upgrade the fluid to DOT 4 and install better pads. I use ATE Super Blue/Typ 200 fluid and this year switched to EBC Yellowstuff pads.

If you are going to track on short tracks with heavy braking then think about adding a front brake cooling kit.

So far I've run 9 track days on both short and high speed tracks with no brake fade at all. The car stops at up to 1 G with the KDWs.

The EBC Yellowstuff pads do not squeal around town like my Ferodo pads did last year.

The big disadvantage with this kit, and othe BBKs is that you need 18 inch wheels and you need to make sure you get ones that will clear the front calipers.
Old Jun 19, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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hey sleeper08 I could just buy some different rotors if I wanted the slotted or drilled look right? I'm not really planning on racing so much right now as going for a little better performance and something for the looks. In your mind what is a good pad for street use that is quite for this kit? The kit comes with some pads already so didn't know if I was going to need to buy some different ones.
Old Jun 19, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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If you are only going to use them on the street just try the pads that come with the kit and see if they meet your needs.

The kit includes the rear pads and to install them you a special tool to rotate the pistons back into the calipers.

Do a search in this forum on "cube" for pictures of the proper tool. You don't want the cube.

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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 01:39 AM
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does anybody have the chart to test fit for brakes? I tried going to brembo home page but couldn't find the fit chart for the kit in my earlier post.
Old Jun 20, 2009 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by 06GTMustang
does anybody have the chart to test fit for brakes? I tried going to brembo home page but couldn't find the fit chart for the kit in my earlier post.

The kit you are looking at is the same as the brakes on a stock GT500. You are therefore looking for wheels that say they will fit on the front of a stock GT500. The Ford Perfromance website lists the Ford wheels that fit

http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts...tKeyField=9540

The Steeda Ultra Lite 18 x 9.5 45 mm offset wheels also fit.
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