Any 05-10 owners wanting a cheap brake upgrade

AnotherS197GT · Apr 9, 2014

I know this has been talked about before, but I figured I'd pass this deal on to others. Roush has pairs of 2011+ calipers and brackets available for $75 shipped, and rotors for $50 shipped. This allows you to go from the stock 12.4 inch rotor to the 2011+ stock 13.2 inch rotor. You can reuse your own calipers and pads if you wish. The brackets alone are worth more than the $75 I paid. My calipers are at 110k miles, so I think it will be worthwhile to replace them as well. This is also a great way to get stuff powder coated or painted without down time.

2011 2012 Ford Mustang GT Front Brake Caliper Set 2 Factory Take Off | eBay

And rotors for $50
2011 2012 Ford Mustang 13 2" GT Front Brake Rotors Set Factory Take Off | eBay

Kalatrax · Apr 9, 2014

Are 11-12 pads bigger than 05-09, or is this just a bigger rotor to allow more heat dissipation?

AnotherS197GT · Apr 9, 2014

Pads are the same size and moved away from the hub. It allows for more brake torque and the larger rotor allows for more heat dissipation.

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The glory of doing this too is that the parts are so incredibly cheap. The take off rotors, brackets, and calipers are cheaper than buying the brackets alone from the dealer. The whole set up is the same price as the cheapo rotors you get at the parts store. I just checked my local store and they are $59 per for the brake best + tax. This whole set up cost me $132. Being local to Roush, I had to pay sales tax. For everyone else, it will be $125 shipped. So for $7 more, you get way more OEM stuff.

quiksilver15 · Apr 9, 2014

Same setup I have used on my car for the last year. Cheap and clears most wheels

RideThePony14 · Apr 9, 2014

definitely gonna give this a try, my '05's brakes are going to shit

hammerdown · Apr 9, 2014

And if you didn't want to go with those rotors, TPS Motorsports has some pretty nice deals on upgraded slotted and/or drilled rotors made by Centric. http://www.tpsmotorsports.com/mustang-11-12-gt/brakes-1/rotors-calipers-1.html

Although for that price I don't know why anyone in the market for some brakes on a budget wouldn't jump all over what AnotherS197GT just posted.

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RideThePony14 · Apr 9, 2014

does the bracket come with the caliper set? I didn't see it stated

AnotherS197GT · Apr 9, 2014

Its not listed, but you can see in the pics that its there.

mikeysgt · Apr 9, 2014

Just when my front rotors were taking a crap! Anything for the rear?? I might jump on this

Kuplex · Apr 9, 2014

Not gonna be able to do anything this month but thanks for the info. I think I'll do this with some Hawk pads or something next month.
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AnotherS197GT · Apr 9, 2014

mikeysgt said:
Just when my front rotors were taking a crap! Anything for the rear?? I might jump on this

I looked. The rears are all the same, so no take offs.

Kuplex said:
Not gonna be able to do anything this month but thanks for the info. I think I'll do this with some Hawk pads or something next month.

Hopefully they still have some.

quiksilver15 · Apr 10, 2014

mikeysgt said:
Just when my front rotors were taking a crap! Anything for the rear?? I might jump on this

The only factory rear upgrade are the rear brakes off of a 2013+ GT500. They use the same calipers just bigger rotors. I think it's a 13" rotor also.

702GT · Apr 10, 2014

quiksilver05 said:
The only factory rear upgrade are the rear brakes off of a 2013+ GT500. They use the same calipers just bigger rotors. I think it's a 13" rotor also.

The '13 GT500 upgrade is a little more stout than you might want for this front rotor upgrade. The '13 uses 13.8" rear rotors, you also have to remove your axels to get at your current rear caliper brackets to remove them and swap them for the '13 GT500 rear caliper brackets. You'll want to use the '13 GT500 calipers as well, or the '11-'13 GT rear calipers. The pad size is different than the 05-10 GT or GT500.

Shotokan1509 · Apr 10, 2014

702GT said:
The '13 GT500 upgrade is a little more stout than you might want for this front rotor upgrade. The '13 uses 13.8" rear rotors, you also have to remove your axels to get at your current rear caliper brackets to remove them and swap them for the '13 GT500 rear caliper brackets. You'll want to use the '13 GT500 calipers as well, or the '11-'13 GT rear calipers. The pad size is different than the 05-10 GT or GT500.

The pad size is different? I thought it was the same caliper except that the newer ones had a bit more clearance to them

ReMustang05 · Apr 10, 2014

Would this be a direct swap with an '05 V6? Or do I need new pads as well?

Shotokan1509 · Apr 10, 2014

ReMustang05 said:
Would this be a direct swap with an '05 V6? Or do I need new pads as well?

May need to check if you have the 16" v6 wheels if they will clear

AnotherS197GT · Apr 10, 2014

ReMustang05 said:
Would this be a direct swap with an '05 V6? Or do I need new pads as well?

Yes! The pads/calipers are all the same. But this dude below is right. This will only clear 18s. If you want bigger brakes, FRPP has a kit for the GT brakes from 05-10 for you.

http://www.americanmuscle.com/ford-rotor-upgrade-0511v6.html

Shotokan1509 said:
May need to check if you have the 16" v6 wheels if they will clear

Kuplex · Apr 10, 2014

AnotherS197GT said:
I looked. The rears are all the same, so no take offs.

Hopefully they still have some.

You're right. What the hell. Ordered!

Fuerte · Apr 10, 2014

They always restock on those. I ordered my rear rotors and I was on the fence about getting the calipers but I got a good deal on used brembos.

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AnotherS197GT · Apr 11, 2014

My stuff is on the truck for delivery today. I'm considering putting them on this weekend, but I'd really like to paint everything, and I'm considering getting some Boss 302 brake lines as well.

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