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2013-14 Shelby GT500
Rear Brake Upgrade
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<blockquote data-quote="Bad Company" data-source="post: 14655745" data-attributes="member: 141815"><p>I haven't checked the weight of the Brembo kit versus the stock set up. But the Brembo kit utilizes a 2 piece rotor with an aluminum hat versus a stock 1 piece rotor. The 4 piston caliper is aluminum versus the stock steel caliper. The combined caliper mounting bracket for both e-brake and the 4 piston caliper I'd expect to be close to the stock caliper bracket in weight by looking at the photo. It also could be billet aluminum for a weight reduction. Brake knockback will be non-existent with the fact you change the rear axle bearing to a 9" and eliminate the c-clips that allow the axles to float back and forth which causes knockback. </p><p></p><p>The OP was looking for something to augment his stock front Brembo calipers. He was asking about Baer. To me these weren't augmenting his front brakes, because he was trying to utilize two different brand products. Now when I posted, I was also thinking of the Baer brakes and him having to deal with brake knockback if he used the standard upgrade kit, but I also didn't know if he was willing to spend $5K in going with the Baer full floating rear axle conversion and E-brake set up when he asked about Baer. I thought to save him the money he could use the Brembo kit. Have a matching brand of calipers front and rear, plus loss the c-clips for no brake knockback and a much safer axle retention system in one shot. The only thing distracting or is a disadvantage about the Brembo system is the secondary caliper for the e-brake. But when you consider how Baer came up with its drum E-brake in the hat set up, I doubt that there is a weight disadvantage between these 2 brands. In fact I'd be willing to bet the Brembo set up comes up lighter in weight against Baer. Now against your method of doing the rear brakes, yours have the advantage. But again I say I was strictly trying to give a comparative answer the original question.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bad Company, post: 14655745, member: 141815"] I haven't checked the weight of the Brembo kit versus the stock set up. But the Brembo kit utilizes a 2 piece rotor with an aluminum hat versus a stock 1 piece rotor. The 4 piston caliper is aluminum versus the stock steel caliper. The combined caliper mounting bracket for both e-brake and the 4 piston caliper I'd expect to be close to the stock caliper bracket in weight by looking at the photo. It also could be billet aluminum for a weight reduction. Brake knockback will be non-existent with the fact you change the rear axle bearing to a 9" and eliminate the c-clips that allow the axles to float back and forth which causes knockback. The OP was looking for something to augment his stock front Brembo calipers. He was asking about Baer. To me these weren't augmenting his front brakes, because he was trying to utilize two different brand products. Now when I posted, I was also thinking of the Baer brakes and him having to deal with brake knockback if he used the standard upgrade kit, but I also didn't know if he was willing to spend $5K in going with the Baer full floating rear axle conversion and E-brake set up when he asked about Baer. I thought to save him the money he could use the Brembo kit. Have a matching brand of calipers front and rear, plus loss the c-clips for no brake knockback and a much safer axle retention system in one shot. The only thing distracting or is a disadvantage about the Brembo system is the secondary caliper for the e-brake. But when you consider how Baer came up with its drum E-brake in the hat set up, I doubt that there is a weight disadvantage between these 2 brands. In fact I'd be willing to bet the Brembo set up comes up lighter in weight against Baer. Now against your method of doing the rear brakes, yours have the advantage. But again I say I was strictly trying to give a comparative answer the original question. [/QUOTE]
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