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Ok. I've searched this and found a guy that has done this before but not on these forums that I am aware of; but I'll like to start this thread to show it on these forums for reference. So I'm not doing anything that hasn't been done before.
Now that I have said that; I will explain what I am doing. I'm upgrading my brakes to 2011+ GT non-brembo versions.
I'm in need of new rotors and pad all around so I figured this was a good time if ever to try this on my car. So I bought 2011+ GT non-brembo rotors from this forum's great vendor.......TPS motorsports. Mike Mak is a great guy. I couldn't get him on the phone and left a voicemail.....he called back less than 2 minutes later. And answered the PM I sent on here in less than an hour. This guy is on top of it and must be very active on these forums. So a thanks goes out to Mike.
From TPS, I bought rotors and Hawk HPS pads for all around. So the pads themselves are going to be better than my OEM pads. So improvement is a given with that alone. However, I don't know how much, if any, will the larger rotors improve braking. My guess is only a minor reduction in brake fade will come of it.
The cosmetically this should be a big improvement over my rusty 2005 brakes. The 20'' steeda spyder make the brakes look tiny. So anything larger is better in my eyes. I chose TPS's black zinc coated slotted/dimpled rotors and painted the calipers and rear caliper bracket black.
The question lingering to some who haven't done this, seen, or heard of this done may be, "how the hell is that going to work?".
Answer is simple:
This upgrade only requires a 2011+ GT non-brembo front caliper bracket and any set of rotors that will work on a non-brembo 2011+ GT. I bought the brackets new from Tousley Ford for $66 each. So $132 plus the shipping. Finding the right bracket was a cluster at the local dealership and not to mention their price per bracket was $100. Regardless there are different part numbers out there. Nick at Tousley said he saw an old and new number. Once the UPS guy gets here I post the Ford part number on the box.
Mike send the tracking number for my rotors yesterday, so I'll post the pic of that as well to showcase them.
The 2011+ calipers have different numbers casted on them compared to the 2005-09 calipers, but it's been proven that they are physically the same part so its will accept the rotors and pads.
The rotor sizes are:
05-09: 12.4"
2011+: 13.25"
Now, I don't think this would be a worthwhile upgrade if you have a good set of rotors on your car, but if you ever need an excuse to get new ones then I can see it.
I'll post the before and afters and more infor as I do this.
Now that I have said that; I will explain what I am doing. I'm upgrading my brakes to 2011+ GT non-brembo versions.
I'm in need of new rotors and pad all around so I figured this was a good time if ever to try this on my car. So I bought 2011+ GT non-brembo rotors from this forum's great vendor.......TPS motorsports. Mike Mak is a great guy. I couldn't get him on the phone and left a voicemail.....he called back less than 2 minutes later. And answered the PM I sent on here in less than an hour. This guy is on top of it and must be very active on these forums. So a thanks goes out to Mike.
From TPS, I bought rotors and Hawk HPS pads for all around. So the pads themselves are going to be better than my OEM pads. So improvement is a given with that alone. However, I don't know how much, if any, will the larger rotors improve braking. My guess is only a minor reduction in brake fade will come of it.
The cosmetically this should be a big improvement over my rusty 2005 brakes. The 20'' steeda spyder make the brakes look tiny. So anything larger is better in my eyes. I chose TPS's black zinc coated slotted/dimpled rotors and painted the calipers and rear caliper bracket black.
The question lingering to some who haven't done this, seen, or heard of this done may be, "how the hell is that going to work?".
Answer is simple:
This upgrade only requires a 2011+ GT non-brembo front caliper bracket and any set of rotors that will work on a non-brembo 2011+ GT. I bought the brackets new from Tousley Ford for $66 each. So $132 plus the shipping. Finding the right bracket was a cluster at the local dealership and not to mention their price per bracket was $100. Regardless there are different part numbers out there. Nick at Tousley said he saw an old and new number. Once the UPS guy gets here I post the Ford part number on the box.
Mike send the tracking number for my rotors yesterday, so I'll post the pic of that as well to showcase them.
The 2011+ calipers have different numbers casted on them compared to the 2005-09 calipers, but it's been proven that they are physically the same part so its will accept the rotors and pads.
The rotor sizes are:
05-09: 12.4"
2011+: 13.25"
Now, I don't think this would be a worthwhile upgrade if you have a good set of rotors on your car, but if you ever need an excuse to get new ones then I can see it.
I'll post the before and afters and more infor as I do this.
