Cobra Brakes on a 1G

[viridionplague]

being that i have a red cobra i think the red cobras are in order, i remember that site selling them for over 300 bucks last time i checked but it looks like they have an awesome price.

i ill probly buy all new parts for my cobra and swap the older stuff over to my talon if you have some good luck with this

[Halon]

The Bullitt calipers are red also.

Cobra: $229 + shipping w/pads


Bullitt: $199 + shipping w/pads

[Halon]

I'm not the only one running this either. I'm just trying to consolidate all the info I'm finding all over the place, into one spot to make it easier for others.

All in all it's going to be very similar to the Baer kit, but a couple hundred dollars less.

What year is your Cobra? If you replace all of the stuff on the Cobra, I'd for sure put the old stuff on the Talon. Apparently it's quite the difference.

[viridionplague]

yea the baer kits calipers are made by pbr, same as the cobras are.

i thought about this a while ago as well but just never got around to it.

tell you one thing, my cobra at a few hundred pounds more than a dsm stops like mad

[Halon]

Found a vendor who would sell me just the front ss-braided brake lines for a 2G for cheap because usually the kits come with the lines for all 4 corners, but really all I need is the fronts for this setup.

I "think" 2G lines will work, but we will see.

So I updated the first post with all the money I've spent thus far. Trying to price out some Rotors now, which should be the last component I need.

[Kracka]

You're not doing rear SS lines too?

[Halon]

Eventually, yes. But right now I'm simply focusing on upgrading the fronts, and trying to compare this kit I'm putting together, to the Baer kit. And as far as I know, the Baer kit does not come with rear SS lines.

[Halon]

Something else I'll post up that I just found out about the lines. The problem is the Cobra calipers need a banjo style line (just like 2G's). So I ordered up those 2G lines, hoping they'll work.

Something I just found out, now that I already paid for the damn 2G lines, is that on 1G FWD models, there is a fitting on the rear brakes. Rear FWD 1G brakes have banjo style calipers. But there is a fitting that converts the Banjo caliper, to accent a standard line. You can simply steal that fitting from a FWD 1G rear caliper, and install it onto the Cobra front caliper, and a stock 1G line will fit right up.

Here's a picture from CAPS showing the part.

[viridionplague]

good to know as i already have ss lines for a 1g, at least you didnt have ss lines to begin with, so either way the upgrade will help

[Halon]

If the 2G lines even work. I am having a hard time finding info on lines. So I just decided to spend the $40. I'm still going to try and search out some of those fittings in case the 2G Lines don't work.

[viridionplague]

btw you project price is 559.97 not 466.68, as you have posted in your first post

[viridionplague]

double post

[Halon]

The Total I have, is how much money I have spent so far,and 466.68 is how much I've spent so far.

Don't add the cost of the rotors yet. I haven't boughten rotors yet, hence why it still has $xxx next to the word rotors. The $93 I put underneath the rotor section is just one option I'm considering, but haven't decided on those yet.

[viridionplague]

ah i see, i think the 100 bucks on rotors is a good point though as both the place you listed, and buyfordracing, both places are about 100 bucks for the pair for baer blanks

im sure you could find higher or lower depending on how picky you are but the baer blanks are pretty standard

[Halon]

Got ahold of Brookdale Mits, and those little fittings are $25/ea. So scrap that idea, unless I can find some from a parts car or a junk yard.

[viridionplague]

25 bucks is high but if you already have ss lines, i guess its just one of those things, also if the 2g lines dont work it should still be an option to be tested out. plus im sure you could hit up you pull or some where and get them cheaper

i still do think the 2g lines should work though.

[Halon]

Me too. I'm off today so I'm thinking about going to John's Auto Parts and seeing if they have anything laying around.

[Halon]

John's has absolutely nothing.

I also got ahold of Craig, and sounds like the price he can get me on rotors is the exact same price the O'Reilly's ny my house can get them for, which is around $45 each. I'm going to see what the other parts stores can get them for. And if none of them are much better, I think I'm going to go with those ones off Ebay that I linked to, as they are about the same price, and are also Zinc coated.

[Halon]

1st pieces showed up at the door today

[viridionplague]

haha those look better than mine :P