Brake caliper upgrade help

Bdubbs · Sep 17, 2020

94slowbra1 said:
The 2pc rotor makes a big difference.
I'm very happy with my 14" brembo GT kit (same kit ftbr sells except it has brembo rotors instead of girodiscs). I found it for a price I couldn't pass up. Night and day over my 13" baer 6p kit with 2pc rotors
High speed braking is very controlled and zero fade after multiple big stops. Very solid set up, plus they look the part behind my ccw sp500s
Pads and fluid also make a big difference so don't skimp there.
You should be happy with your new set up once broken in properly

Awesome! I've really wanted to do this upgrade for awhile. Looks like my kit is on backorder for a few weeks. Not sure if I'll get them installed before it's time to put the car away for winter storage. Man I don't even want to think of that already...

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2004cobra615 · Oct 24, 2020

94slowbra1 said:
The 2pc rotor makes a big difference.
I'm very happy with my 14" brembo GT kit (same kit ftbr sells except it has brembo rotors instead of girodiscs). I found it for a price I couldn't pass up. Night and day over my 13" baer 6p kit with 2pc rotors
High speed braking is very controlled and zero fade after multiple big stops. Very solid set up, plus they look the part behind my ccw sp500s
Pads and fluid also make a big difference so don't skimp there.
You should be happy with your new set up once broken in properly

Do you have a picture of the brake set up. You have the 4 piston gt 14inch? Looking at the price tag and its like 3400 bucks. Is this the kit you have?

2004 Cobra 2.9 Whipple

94slowbra1 · Oct 24, 2020

Kit on the car, and comparisons between the old baer 13" 6p kit and the 14" brembo kit. Cant say enough about the brembo set up. Big $$$ but probably the best kit out there
And yes I had them powdercoated red before installing. Don't want to confuse anyone.

2004cobra615 · Oct 24, 2020

They are quite a bit bigger....
I have seen that picture before.

I can't decide if I want to spend that much but my wheels were cut for the 14 inch 6 piston gt brembos

How is finding parts replacement disk and pads for them?

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94slowbra1 · Oct 24, 2020

I can buy everything from girodisc. Easily accessible.

2004cobra615 · Oct 25, 2020

Its a few hundred more for the 6 piston so I might do those. They also make the gts caliper I have been looking at.

The other brakes im interested in are stoptech trophy series

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Bdubbs · Oct 25, 2020

I'm dealing with Wilwood now. This is the second set of calipers that appear to have smudges that don't wipe off. Some have mentioned a light polish will fix it.

Waiting to hear back from Wilwood.

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98 svt · Oct 25, 2020

Bdubbs said:
I'm dealing with Wilwood now. This is the second set of calipers that appear to have smudges that don't wipe off. Some have mentioned a light polish will fix it.

Waiting to hear back from Wilwood.View attachment 1668831 View attachment 1668832 View attachment 1668833

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Which kit is that?

Bdubbs · Oct 25, 2020

98 svt said:
Which kit is that?

It's their standard 99-04 irs kit. 13in two piece rotors.

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2004cobra615 · Oct 25, 2020

That sucks....
Is it paint or powdercoat?

Bdubbs said:
I'm dealing with Wilwood now. This is the second set of calipers that appear to have smudges that don't wipe off. Some have mentioned a light polish will fix it.

Waiting to hear back from Wilwood.View attachment 1668831 View attachment 1668832 View attachment 1668833

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Bdubbs · Oct 25, 2020

2004cobra615 said:
That sucks....
Is it paint or powdercoat?

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I believe powder coating.

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Bdubbs · Nov 2, 2020

Well I'll never recommend Wilwood to anyone. They are willing to NOT charge me a restocking fee. But I have to pay for the shipping back because they don't consider their product defective! They claim the powder coating on calipers is standard.

So I get nothing but have to pay to return a 50lb box...

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2004cobra615 · Nov 4, 2020

I have been looking around and it seems like bear is a better option as the have dust seals and wilwood does not.
I'm still interested in brembos

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CobraBob · Nov 4, 2020

Wow, Brady, that really sucks that Wilwood considers those smudges "normal". Those that you have look like they're 10 years old, finish wise.

I know they're more expensive, but the Brembo kit already mentioned is superior. I had one of their F40 4-piston kits on my old Callaway Camaro, with slotted/drilled rotors. I paid around $3200 for them back then but man were they good. Great looking. Great performance.

Bdubbs · Nov 4, 2020

2004cobra615 said:
I have been looking around and it seems like bear is a better option as the have dust seals and wilwood does not.
I'm still interested in brembos

2004 Cobra 2.9 Whipple

I'm now looking into Baer brake kit. Looking at this finish called modern bronze.

CobraBob said:
Wow, Brady, that really sucks that Wilwood considers those smudges "normal". Those that you have look like they're 10 years old, finish wise.

I know they're more expensive, but the Brembo kit already mentioned is superior. I had one of their F40 4-piston kits on my old Callaway Camaro, with slotted/drilled rotors. I paid around $3200 for them back then but man were they good. Great looking. Great performance.

Yeah, I guess my expectations are too high lol. I'll eat the shipping cost and shop around. Looking at some 6 piston Baers.

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Bdubbs · Nov 4, 2020

Here is the finish I'm looking at. I think it should look good.

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geoffmt · Nov 5, 2020

2004cobra615 said:
Its a few hundred more for the 6 piston so I might do those. They also make the gts caliper I have been looking at.

The other brakes im interested in are stoptech trophy series

2004 Cobra 2.9 Whipple

I bought the 14” trophy’s last year from buybrakes.com on their Black Friday sale for $2400. Well worth it! I asked for the low dust pads. A little less bite but I don’t have to wipe down the wheels every time I get out of the car. And they work great in slowing the car down from 150 to 65

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geoffmt · Nov 5, 2020

Bdubbs said:
Here is the finish I'm looking at. I think it should look good.View attachment 1670721 View attachment 1670722

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That will look great! Baer does make a great product, I just chose stoptech because they were $1k-$1500 cheaper than the baers I was looking at

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triple-s · Nov 5, 2020

That's a clean setup.

2004cobra615 · Nov 9, 2020

Why not go with the 6s caliper.....? Ur care has 700rwhp + right?
its 1000 more. Lethal has a 15 percent off around Xmas usually.

I have a email out to baer trying to find out the main differences.

geoffmt said:
That will look great! Baer does make a great product, I just chose stoptech because they were $1k-$1500 cheaper than the baers I was looking at

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