I drive the car pretty much everyday about 65 miles a day. Not looking for anything real "race" oriented, just something that doesnt make alot of noise, stops well and the less dust the better. I have seen tons of "deals" on ebay but I have seen quite a few of these cheap rotors crack under heat and destroy stuff. Any suggestions on brands and whatnot would be great.
Ok Time to do front pads and rotors, what do you recommend?
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you can't beat brembo OEM replacement rotors from tirerack for quality/price
What pads would you go with?
I went with stock pads, they should have two grades at the parts counter one will be about $45 and the other $90. They both come with new stainless steel rattle clips which you do not always get with aftermarket pads. The cheaper pads will be shimmed because it is assumed that you will be turning rotors. If you have new rotors you may have to grind off the rivets and remove the shim backer from the pads to get them to fit. Be sure and bleed your brakes and be sure and lube the caliper slide pins.
Hawk HPS pads and Brembo rotors.
I just did the brembo OEM rotors front and rear and hawk hps pads nad love them no noise any more as long as you put there gel stuff on the pads the way they tell you to. I would also highly recommend you put stainless steel lines on the car you will stop much much better even with it being a street car and you can never stop fast enough some times.
SS lines you don't notice a huge difference driving from red light to red light but its on a track going into a hard dive or something like that where you can really tell or stopping from say a 160 pull on the highway 
Probably will do the lines just because these brakes came off a 96 cobra and they are the original old lines. Cant be too safe. :rockon:
I haven't changed the rotors and pads on the Cobra yet. But, a couple of years ago I put Powerslot rotors and Hawk pads on my RAM 1500. They do a GREAT job of slowing down the truck when I'm pulling the boat, so I'll probably go the same route with my Cobra. :beer:
hawk hps pads are nice!!
Get Akebono pads from Tirerack. Good price and they will not make noise.
Brembo rotors from Tirerack for sure.
My last set of pads were Satisfied GS6. They worked well on the street but I melted them on the track.
My last set of pads were Satisfied GS6. They worked well on the street but I melted them on the track.
+1 on the Akebono pads.. They dust very little, make no noise and stop as good or better than any street pad I've used.
You can also look at Carbotech Bobcat pads.. They dust even less, but bite similar to a track pad.
also +1 on the Brembo blanks.. You can't do better for the money..
You can also look at Carbotech Bobcat pads.. They dust even less, but bite similar to a track pad.
also +1 on the Brembo blanks.. You can't do better for the money..
How are the Hawk HPS pads dust-wise? I have chrome wheels, and would prefer not having them turn black every time the car comes out!
If you don't want any dust, I would go with the Hawk ceramic pads. They will stop as good as stock and leave almost no dust.
I'm using the new Carbotech Bobcat formulation (1521). They have good bite, no dust, no noise. About the best performance street pad you can get for the money IMO.
MJ
been running powerslot rotors on the front of my cobra for over a year now with the stock pads and i love em.
Stock plain Brembo rotors and Carbotech pads, a street set and a track set.:banana:
Are you out of the hospital and all better?
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