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[QUOTE]Originally posted by cobraracer46: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by SydeWaySix: [qb] Thanks for the quotes...but I'm looking for real world input from people who actually use the brakes. [/qb][/QUOTE]I don't see how its possible for me to drive my cobra and not use the brakes? :confused: Weight is another thing to factor in when choosing a brake system. My 2001 Cobra convertible wieghs around 3700 pounds and that is a lot of car to try and stop. Way back in 2000 when Ford introduced the 2000 Cobra R mustang to the media at Firebird raceway, one the Cobra R's that was driven hard all day long experienced a brake failure. After learning about the Cobra R brake failure, the days of the stock PBR system on my cobra were numbered. I hear it over and over again on all of the mustang boards " don't waste your money on a big brake system, just upgrade the pads, change the fluid and you will be fine." I dont buy into that. here is a 2001 Cobra rotor that has failed under hard abuse [IMG]http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads4/CrevicedBrembo1100035068.jpg[/IMG] The Brembo GT rotors on my Cobra are so thick that they hit the stock tie rods, so I had to run a bump steer kit just so the rotors would clear and since the Brembo GT rotors are thicker than what you will find on the front of a F250 super duty truck, I dont have to worry about a brake failure. By the way, I find it unacceptable that a Mercedes station wagon comes with better brakes than a mustang. :mad: [IMG][/IMG] [IMG]http://stwot.motortrend.com/files/2012/12/2013-Mercedes-Benz-CLS63-AMG-Shooting-Brake-side-1024x640.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://image.motortrend.com/f/photo_gallery/coupes/1206_2012_mercedes_benz_cls63_amg_photo_gallery/37794251/2012-Mercedes-Benz-CLS63-AMG-brakes.jpg[/IMG] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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