has anyone driving a 07-09 GT500 upgraded to the13-14 GT500 brembos?

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Im in the process of getting new parts from the dealesrhip I retired from and in speaking with a engineer today from FRPP, he told me as long as the knuckle configeration for my 07 is the same as a 2010 GT500 this willl work. So before I lay down some money even though everyone has said yes this will work, I just want to dot my I's and cross my T's one last time.

So has anyone driving a 07-09 GT500 already done the above mod

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Yes you can upgrade to 13/14 Front Brakes and S550 Front Brakes with no adaptors in the front. You can even upgrade to GT350 Front brakes with an adaptor in the front. Shouldn’t be a problem.

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Yes you can upgrade to 13/14 Front Brakes and S550 Front Brakes with no adaptors in the front. You can even upgrade to GT350 Front brakes with an adaptor in the front. Shouldn’t be a problem.

-Ronnie

I ordered the brembos from the dealership I retired from today.

I spoke to James at full tilt boogie racing and according to CJ Pony my rims may not clear the massive GT350 calipers.

So to make life easy and keep the cost down I ordered as follows:

2 6 piston brembos
2 rotors
2 breaklines LH/RH
2 dust shields

All for about $1600.

My preference was the GT350r brembos but Id probably end up having to get a wheel spacer and more than likely a master cylinder

I may see how much it is to powder coat the brembos
 

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i did the 13/14 brakes back when they first came out. kinda kick myself because my stock wheels dont fit any more. they do offer incredible braking performance on track. they are heavy though. it added quite a bit weight to the front. if i had to do it again, i would just stick with the stock brembos and upgrade the rotors and pads, and then put the 13/14 brakes on the rear. many times ive looked at switching back ive got too much $ invested in my set up.

i really like the GT350 brakes but that is really going to limit a lot of wheels due to the diameter of the set up. i know our 3 piece wheels in 19" wouldnt clear. i cant even imagine with the new gt500 brakes being even bigger.
 

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20x10 Alcoa's clear the GT350R brake conversion up front. They are awesome brakes especially with the sliders to make pad changes cake. Figure out the Alcoa backspacing and you should be good to go (note - I know nothing about wheels lol) The 13/14 rears with DBA rotors match up nicely.

That being said, the S550 6 pistons use a much better pad than the 13/14 6-pistons and are a great alternative.
 

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i really like the GT350 brakes but that is really going to limit a lot of wheels due to the diameter of the set up. i know our 3 piece wheels in 19" wouldnt clear. i cant even imagine with the new gt500 brakes being even bigger.
Any speculation on whether the 20s would clear? I wondered it that setut would work, but I've already upgraded to the 13-14 setup.
 

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It really comes down to inner barrels and offset. Stock GT350 wheels are 19”, they were designed to clear though.
 

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Any speculation on whether the 20s would clear? I wondered it that setut would work, but I've already upgraded to the 13-14 setup.

yes they will. we put 20s on a few GT350s. i dont know if it affects the offset at all though. hopefully not. i dont think the 20s would clear the new GT500 brakes. then have to jump to 21s or God forbid, 22s lol. the brake sizes are starting to get too ridiculous. i mean 20s and 21s on a 911? they're starting to look cartoonish now imo.
 

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After much thought, I have on order from the ford dealership I retired from a brake package from the 13-14 GT500.
package consist of:

-2 6 piston brembos( which will immediatly be sent out to be powdercoated red )
-2 15 rotors
-2 brake dust shields
-2 brake lines LH/RH

I think this is a good choice and I eventually get the color I want on the calipers RED
 
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After much thought, I have on order from the ford dealership I retired from a brake package from the 13-14 GT500.
package consist of:

-2 6 piston brembos( which will immediatly be sent out to be powdercoated red
-2 15 rotors
-2 brake dust shields
-2 brake lines LH/RH

I think this is a good choice and I eventually get the color I want on the calipers RED

awesome. love red brembos. you should get the rears as well to make it more balanced.
 

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To clear up a couple of things, the 13/14 calipers won't give you more stopping power. The total piston area is almost as big as the 4 piston brembos. But the bigger rotor will skew the brake bias a bit toward the front so its a good idea to get the rear 13/14 rotors as well.

If anyone considering doing this upgrade for the street save your money because you don't need it and it won't change anything, a good pad is more than enough.
 

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Exactly. The other limiting factor are your tires. You can have all the clamping force in the world, but if your tires aren't sticky enough you won't get any benefit of the added clamping force because your tires will lock up first.

However, I can understand wanting to do it, just because you can
To clear up a couple of things, the 13/14 calipers won't give you more stopping power. The total piston area is almost as big as the 4 piston brembos. But the bigger rotor will skew the brake bias a bit toward the front so its a good idea to get the rear 13/14 rotors as well.

If anyone considering doing this upgrade for the street save your money because you don't need it and it won't change anything, a good pad is more than enough.
 

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Exactly. The other limiting factor are your tires. You can have all the clamping force in the world, but if your tires aren't sticky enough you won't get any benefit of the added clamping force because your tires will lock up first.

However, I can understand wanting to do it, just because you can

Great note about the tires.

I do too, when I started looking at brake upgrades I looked at it as anything is an upgrade. But further research taught me a lot about brakes and I just want people to know what they're getting and not just throwing parts and expecting things to improve just like that.
 

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Don't knock it until you've tried it. Stock for stock, the 13-14 had shorter stopping distances. Will it make a difference on the street, no, probably not. Will it do a better job stopping the car from 185 mph at the Texas Mile, you betcha. I went with upgraded rotors and pads on the 4 piston setup and it's no match for 6 piston setup. It's all about rotor diameter.
 
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awesome. love red brembos. you should get the rears as well to make it more balanced.

I am but I use the brake caliper covers with the snake logo. I currently have the same but in black
red cover.jpg
says GT500
 

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Exactly. The other limiting factor are your tires. You can have all the clamping force in the world, but if your tires aren't sticky enough you won't get any benefit of the added clamping force because your tires will lock up first.

However, I can understand wanting to do it, just because you can


I think it will help a little and totally agree with the tires. I have already test fitted 285x30x20 on the front and had no issues in clearance so when my current Nitto G2's go I will go wider.
The rears are on 20x11 rims with the Toyo R888R tires.
 

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Don't knock it until you've tried it. Stock for stock, the 13-14 had shorter stopping distances. Will it make a difference on the street, no, probably not. Will it do a better job stopping the car from 185 mph at the Texas Mile, you betcha. I went with upgraded rotors and pads on the 4 piston setup and it's no match for 6 piston setup. It's all about rotor diameter.

You rock John !!

Hey guys ... I use to run HDPE 3 at tracks around the country but those days are over. What I want is a bigger brake up front that I already have made arraingments to get the calipers powder coated red and I will attach the brembo stickers back on and install.
For a variety of reasons ... possible master cylinder upgrade, wheel clearance issues, etc the 6 piston brembos were the logical choice of which will be repainted red
 

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Should of went with Bullitt S550 6 piston calipers which are already red. Bigger pad too.
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After much thought, I have on order from the ford dealership I retired from a brake package from the 13-14 GT500.
package consist of:

-2 6 piston brembos( which will immediatly be sent out to be powdercoated red )
-2 15 rotors
-2 brake dust shields
-2 brake lines LH/RH

I think this is a good choice and I eventually get the color I want on the calipers RED
 

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