Motortrend said they did one of their reviews with the brembo brakes and said they were really impressed with them. If you opted to go with that option was it worth the extra two grand or so for that factory option?
Anyone get the Brembo factory brakes?
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I have one but thought it was more like $1,600 to get diff wheels, suspension, mild tune & Brembos.
Chevy I ment Motor Trend will always hate on Fords.
Chevy I ment Motor Trend will always hate on Fords.
Yep its 1600 for brakes,wheels,tires,more aggressive advance trac, and some say the it also has different struts/shocks.
LOL. This has been debated to death on a few of the forums out there. I have them on my car, and I like them. For me, the option was worth it, even though I will probably never use the brakes to their potential.
If I were you, I'd drive both a brembo and non-brembo car back to back and see if the upgrade is worth it to you. I liked the way the brembo car drove better, so that's what I got.
If I were you, I'd drive both a brembo and non-brembo car back to back and see if the upgrade is worth it to you. I liked the way the brembo car drove better, so that's what I got.
I also opted for them... best decision ever...
I would go for them.
the tune is a no go, all cars have the same tune. I have 3 modes like everyone else
traction on
traction off
adv trac
traction on
traction off
adv trac
Just wheels, tires, and brakes....nothing different. I think that option is worth every penny though. Brakes are definitely better and I like the wheels a lot more.
+1 for the Brembo's! Best braking Mustang ever from the factory. That's been a sore spot in all Ford's for years, there cars don't brake for crap. My Edge has aweful brakes and Mustangs past have all been the same, lousy, till now...
Totally worth it for the brakes and tires. Invoice price is about $1,500. The car handles and stops like I wish my Cobra would.
Worth it...YES! The 19" rims looks great as well. My car didnt come with a spare tire...that bites. The rear brakes were said to be 2 piston..wrong..1. Also..why didnt Ford do Brembos all around? Would I do it again...of course.-Shane
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Not strictly true. Because of the 19" wheels you also get the strut tower brace, and according to ford the brembo package also comes with unique ESC tuning. No real description of what that means exactly, but it's on the ford website.
What I've also seen noted on other sites is that the struts and springs are a different part number than the standard GT, and that the lower control arms are silver (not black like a standard GT) which some have speculated means they are the units with stiffer bushings like in the GT500.
Now, some of that stuff is un-substantiated, and for things like the part numbers on the shocks and springs it could be the same part with different numbers for some kind of corporate purpose. But they are different according to what I was reading. I'd love to believe that it's all true, but if it were, you think Ford would openly advertise that those things are different...
All said, if you don't mind spending the extra cash, get them. Even for just the brakes and wheels it's a good deal.
2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0: Has Brembos, SINGLE Piston Sliding Rear Calipers
not looking good for you brembo guys
not looking good for you brembo guys
So i just read about that tire mobility kit. I dont like part of the brembo package at all. None the less i still ordered my 2012 today with it so thanks guys for the input. Seems worth it for better brakes plus the 19 inch rims.
Single pistons aren't necessarily bad. The e39 M5 has single piston Calipers.
I don't have the Brembos because I bought what was on the lot at that moment. However one of the less spoken of benefits of the Brembos is aesthetics. If I tossed a set of 20" wheels on my non Brembo car the brakes would looked puny and the look of the car would be incomplete.
You also have sport mode.
The 11 gt's brakes are the same as on the gt500 correct?
Heh, this is funny. The brembo option is a nice option, but i have this to add. How many 600+ RWHP mustangs were there back in the day with nothing but cobra brakes? Ever since the GT500 got factory brembo brakes in 2007 evvvvvvvvvvvvvery mustang fanboy has to have brembos now. Kinda funny. :lol1:
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