19 Bullit Caliper installation on my 07 GT500

[shelbygt500_897hp]

I have all the parts so I am slowly going to go at it

Took the wheel off and current 4 piston caliper off and hung it out of the way but didnt disconnect it. Want to make sure it all lines up.

First thing I did is to make sure the caliper does bolt to my OEM caliper bracket

Bolts perfectly up

Now I add the 15" rotor and than check my centering inside the caliper

Now I'll take a look at how the rotor is centered with the caliper

I think its smack on

And lastly does my wheel clear ...

It does clear ... obviously alot closer but doesnt hit

 

[HKusp]

Looks nice!!! Koni struts?

 

[shelbygt500_897hp]

Looks nice!!! Koni struts?

FRPP struts and lowering springs, done some time ago

This job is getting close. I had to shim the caliper and push it out about .50 , Though
everything cleared, it looks more centered and the wheel still clears

The first picture is the outboard side

The second picture is of the inboard side. IMHO the gaps are alot better

 

[Black02GT]

I have all the parts so I am slowly going to go at it

Took the wheel off and current 4 piston caliper off and hung it out of the way but didnt disconnect it. Want to make sure it all lines up.

First thing I did is to make sure the caliper doe bolt to my OEM caliper bracket

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Bolts perfectly up

Now I add the 15" rotor and than check my centering inside the caliper




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Now I'll take a look at how the rotor is centered with the caliper

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I think its smack on

And lastly does my wheel clear ...View attachment 1644198

It does clear ... obviously alot closer but doesnt hit

Jesus Christ, back in my day this was a brake upgrade.

OEMs have really stepped their game up and decided stopping is important.
Next level, look really great. Sure they will perform as well as they look.

Not be be that guy but.... legs under a rim and no tire. Hope that's not a HF jack stand.

 

[shelbygt500_897hp]

Jesus Christ, back in my day this was a brake upgrade.
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OEMs have really stepped their game up and decided stopping is important.
Next level, look really great. Sure they will perform as well as they look.

Not be be that guy but.... legs under a rim and no tire. Hope that's not a HF jack stand.

I always double down. I have a jack stand and my floor jack

I didnt get this old for being stupid !!

 

[me32]

Love the thread. Keep up the great work. Look forward to how it all works out. Also are you running the 2013/2014 GT500 rotor or bullitt rotors?

 

[shelbygt500_897hp]

Love the thread. Keep up the great work. Look forward to how it all works out. Also are you running the 2013/2014 GT500 rotor or bullitt rotors?

Im running the 13-14 GT500 rotors. Also have the 13-14 brake lines but not worried about that

I just want to make sure everything fits well and with a washer between each caliper bracket and the new brembo, I think its matching up well

LM sent me the wrong pads and mounting bracket hardware

 

[me32]

Im running the 13-14 GT500 rotors. Also have the 13-14 brake lines but not worried about that

I just want to make sure everything fits well and with a washer between each caliper bracket and the new brembo, I think its matching up well

LM sent me the wrong pads and mounting bracket hardware

Sorry to hear about the mess up at LM. Hopefully its and easy fix and doesnt end up like AM.

 

[shelbygt500_897hp]

I already have the 14" rear upgrade and instead of painted caliper I use this cover

THe current cover on the car is black

If this all works out and its pointing that way, the red cover will go in the rear and I think the color though not spot on is close enough

 

[me32]

I already have the 14" rear upgrade and instead of painted caliper I use this cover

THe current cover on the car is black

If this all works out and its pointing that way, the red cover will go in the rear and I think the color though not spot on is close enough


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What made you not want to paint the caliper?

 

[shelbygt500_897hp]

What made you not want to paint the caliper?

The red rear calipers are nice but to plain even if they are red.

I even called Brembo to see if the rear brembos on the newer cars could be retrofitted to my model year and do to alot of engineering mumbo jumbo its not possible on a solid axle

If i can get this front brake job down than Im happy with what I have in the rear

 

[PM-Performance]

This looks great! I bet these new ones grab like hell!
I am considering some bigger ones on mine lately. I find the stock ones have been a little iffy slowing down from high speeds on highway pulls

 

[CobraBob]

You've thought everything out well. Nice idea and great implementation. I think the setup is going to look great once you get it buttoned up. Post a photo of the "after" install when you get there.

 

[shelbygt500_897hp]

This looks great! I bet these new ones grab like hell!
I am considering some bigger ones on mine lately. I find the stock ones have been a little iffy slowing down from high speeds on highway pulls

Thank you did alot of research and found this out:

The 13-14 GT500 Brembos are a direct bolt on to the s197 platform and specifically to my 07 GT500

I also found out that the 15 and newer mustang with the 6+ piston performance pack brakes work on the 13-14 GT500 which means if I went that route they should also work. Than I read that the bullitt calipers are a direct bolt on to the 15 and up performace pack cars ( they prob work on the ecoboost cars 15 and up but I didnt go down that rabbit hole )

So connecting the dots the bullitt calipers , in red, my color choice, should bolt up. and they do.

The issues at hand you will need a wheel size to accomodate that caliper and it seems the rotor when both caliper and rotor are together, the rotor seems more inboard than it should be. In other words more of a gap on the inside and less of a gap on the outside.

I corrected this with a single washer thats about 0.047 thousand between the caliper bracket and caliper. I may do one more but thats about it, Wheel clearance may become a issue

First picture is the inboard side, you can see the washer at the bracket.

Second picture is the outboard side.

I had a larger gap than i wanted on the inboard side hence forth the washer.

Im at 0.093 using a feeler gauge on the outside and am at 0.138

Difference of 0.045 thousands off and if I put two washers in it would even both sides out but am concerned its to close to the spokes of the wheel

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[shelbygt500_897hp]

Ran into another small problem, the square bracket on the caliper where you screw the brake line into was not large enough to accomodate the 13-14 GT500 brake hose

SO ...... my master tech came by and he looked at everything and he thought I was good to go with the caliper set up.

I advised him of the hose dilemina and he stated its better to use the factory line since it will bolt up nicer so I did this

grinded the lip down thinking its cast alum and it was. the washer gives enough clearance to clear what little I left


hose fits now

 

[Totalpkg]

I used stainless steel brake lines. Or the brake line block can be milled down.

 

[shelbygt500_897hp]

I used stainless steel brake lines. Or the brake line block can be milled down.

we thought of that but not knowing the thickness of the brake line we decided to mill down the caliper since it should be and was solid alum

 

[shelbygt500_897hp]

here is the finished product .... car stops magnicently

Havent turned these many wrenches in a long time. I use to ( 10 yrs ago ) do alot of work on the first gen SHO's with the yamaha V6. Use to rebuild engines and some tranny work but its been a while since tackling a job like this.

As I stated above my first drive was a success and dont foresee any issues going forward. When putting something on a car that I believe was the first time for anyone there is some anxiety if it will work. Yes I did all the research I could and had some hiccups but turned out better than I could have anticapted.

 

[me32]

Looks great, keep us updated as you drive it more

 

[shelbygt500_897hp]

Looks great, keep us updated as you drive it more

will do