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Old 07-14-2009   #1
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How To: Cobra Front Brakes on 1G

The other thread was kind of long, with the info scattered through-out. So figured I'd just make one big HOW TO article on how it's done. Figured it'd be a good article to keep around in this section for anyone looking to do this in the future. So here ya go.

This thread will show you what parts you need, and how to install, 94-04 Mustang Cobra front rotors (13") and calipers (2-piston PBR) onto a 1G. The process should be very similar to do this to a 2G. The exact car that this was performed on in the pictures is my 1991 Eagle Talon Tsi AWD. This article shows the exact parts I bought, and the exact parts that I know work as they were used on my car. But feel free to source your parts through whomever you want, I'm not affiliated with any of these companies.

Lets start out with a little background on the why I did this mod:
This upgrade came because I'm trapping over 135, and was still on the stock single piston caliper brake setup on my 1991 TSI Talon. The stock setup was not liking that, so my search began. I planned on going with the simple Baer 13" upgrade. After searching, I came to realise that the Baer 2-piston calipers are for the most part, the same PBR brand calipers that came on various cars from the factory. They apparently came on some Camaro's, some C4 Vette's, and some Mustang Cobra's. And the Baer rotors are the same diameter as the stock rotors on the Cobra's, but just have a slightly different offset. The Baer kit from the cheapest source I could find was $869 plus shipping and/or tax. That would be just over $900 in the end. Not bad really, but if you ever need to replace the rotors, they cost a pretty penny (I don't just look at initial expense, but also future expense with most of my mods). So I decided to start researching into installing the Cobra rotors/calipers onto my vehicle as I could possibly save money initially on the kit, and save money in the future on replacement rotors as they are available all over, including your local parts store chains (Napa, Checker, etc). After all was said and done, my Cobra kit cost me exactly $563.18 AFTER all tax and shipping charges. So that is over $300 in savings over the Baer kit, plus replacement rotors would be cheaper than the Baer's. And since this kit uses the same diameter rotor, and the same PBR calipers as the Baer kit, I would predict that it should perform similarly to the Baer kit. Only big difference is that I opted for solid blank rotors, while the Baer kit would utilize drilled/slotted rotors.

Here are the exact parts I ordered, and where they were ordered from:

* Two Calipers w/ Pads (from 94-04 Cobra) = $247.80 shipped
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That same site sells the Bullitt calipers for $30 less, and they are the exact same caliper, except instead of saying COBRA on them, it has a picture of a Pony. I spent the extra $30 for the Cobra's because I just don't want a picture of a pony on my car :P They also sell kits that include Brembo Rotors.

SPECIAL M10 X 1.5 X ~24MM BANJO BOLTS REQUIRED FOR THESE CALIPERS.
DO NOT BUY THE BANJO BOLTS FROM THIS SHOP. THEIR THREAD DESIGN WON'T TIGHTEN DOWN FULLY ON THE BRAKE LINE BANJO FITTING. SEE PICTURES BELOW.

here you see how they grind down some of the threads, which is what creates the problem:
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here is the bolt fully tightened down, and you see it doesn't come close to clamping down on the brake line fitting:
http://www.mitsustyle.com/forums/att...6&d=1245194260

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* Two M10 x 1.5 x ~24mm Banjo Bolts = $10.65 after tax
http://shop.oreillyauto.com/ProductD...rtNumber=13940


These are only 22.8mm long, but look to be just fine. Here you can see there are 5 bolt threads sticking through, which should be plenty.
http://www.mitsustyle.com/forums/att...8&d=1245199229


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* Two Rotors = $85.38 after tax
http://napaonline.com/MasterPages/NO...ront+-+Premium




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* Mounting Bracket & Hub Centering Kit = $164.47 shipped
https://www.rtmracing.com/xcart/home.php?cat=421


The hub centering rings are required as the hole in the Cobra rotors is a hair larger then ours.


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* Four M12x1.75x30 bolts, Four M12x1.75x40 bolts, & Eight M12 lockwashers = $14.93 after tax
Ace Hardware

I used some grade 8.8 bolts. Again I'm no mechanical engineer, but I figured they will be fine. If you're real concerned about 8.8, then consider using some grade 10.9's.


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* Two Front Brake Lines = $39.95 Shipped
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They sell the kit for $85 shipped typically on ebay:
SS Brake Lines Mitsubishi Eclipse drm 94 95 96 97 98 99:eBay Motors (item 250427895648 end time Jun-18-09 11:56:21 PDT)
But they told me they'd do just the fronts for 39.95 shipped.
I ordered them for a 2G because they have the banjo end on them that you need for these calipers. They are 23.75" in length measured from tip to tip. I am only going to do the fronts for now, as it'll keep a better price comparison for the Baer kit which also only comes with front lines I believe. I'll get the rear lines too, sometime in the future.

Also, I haven't tried this, but what I've "heard", is stock 1G lines can work if you can get the banjo fitting off the rear calipers of a 1G FWD (mitsu p/n MB004539). Using this fitting will allow you to just keep your stock 1G lines, or upgrade to 1G SS braided lines. They're $25/ea at the dealer, so probably be better if you can find some at a junk yard or parts car. Again I haven't tried this, this is simply hear-say, so give it a shot if you want...


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$563.18 Total cost AFTER shipping and/or tax.

(compare this to the Baer kit which costs 859.99+shipping/tax)




Here is some other misc good info:

Calipers:
Front calipers from 94-04 Cobra/Bullit/Mach1 will work as they are all dimensionally the same. The only difference is the 94-98 calipers use 40mm pistons, and the 99-04 use 38mm pistons. There's some aesthetic differences also. Cobra's say Cobra, Bullitt have a picture of a Pony, and Mach1 are just black I believe. But functionally, they are the same, so all of them will work, you can pick whichever ones you prefer. Just depends on whether or not your the kinda man who wants a picture of a pony on your brakes or not.


Reference with more caliper info:

Which caliper seals for Cobra PBR's? - Corral Forums
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