Brembo pack needed?
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Brembo pack needed?
I am thinking about getting a 13' GT with an auto tranny and cloth Recaro seats.
I was curious if you guys think it really is worth it to get the Brembos if it is going to be my DD and I am not planning on tracking it.
Thanks!
I was curious if you guys think it really is worth it to get the Brembos if it is going to be my DD and I am not planning on tracking it.
Thanks!
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This topic has been covered many times, ever since the brembo package was offered on the 11's. As I am a brembo owner, of course I will say yes. But from what I have read, most owners of stangs without the brembo pkg have always longed for it and wished they had.
Again, this is all just "opinion", so I will state mine. Others can chime in as needed.
Get the brembo option for the rims, the front brakes, and I believe you also get a better/albeit slightly stiffer suspension. But your call.
Again, this is all just "opinion", so I will state mine. Others can chime in as needed.
Get the brembo option for the rims, the front brakes, and I believe you also get a better/albeit slightly stiffer suspension. But your call.
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But if there are other options incl that you want then maybe the package is worth it.
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I have a track pack myself, which includes the brembo pack. Few of the pros to the brembo pack are better handling, braking, tires and nicer wheels. Cons: stiffer ride, tires are slippery when wet, much much more brake dust, more expensive replacement tires and brakes.
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The Brembo brake package also includes another form of traction control which is somewhere in between full on and full off. Someone correct me if I'm wrong though.
http://brembo50com.memberlodge.com/D...pageId=1130035
This website lists all the extras that come with the brake package. It's truly up to you if you want to upgrade. I think for the price it's a great deal, unless you plan on upgrading everything later anyways. I'm going to get the brembo package on my car simply because I can't afford to put aftermarket suspension under a new car.
http://brembo50com.memberlodge.com/D...pageId=1130035
This website lists all the extras that come with the brake package. It's truly up to you if you want to upgrade. I think for the price it's a great deal, unless you plan on upgrading everything later anyways. I'm going to get the brembo package on my car simply because I can't afford to put aftermarket suspension under a new car.
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I absolutely love my Brembo's on my 13' because no matter how hard I brake they keep grabbing. I plan on tracking my car a couple of times a year so it was a no brainer for me. I would've spent the money for them eventually.
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I guess I'll take the opposite stand; I did not order the Brembo's for my 2013 Mustang GT. I don't believe most people need them, but honestly it's all a matter of opinion (as said before). In my case she is a DD during the summer, I don't particularly like 19" rims because wheel selection can be limited, and I thought the money could be spent better on other mods (like new wheels, and a new muffler).
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I "needed" the Brembo Brake Package on my '11 5.0L. On my '07 GT, once I added a superchager I was at 393 rwhp and my stock brakes couldn't slow me down fast enough, so I went with slotted rotors and ceramic pads which helped a lot! My '11 5.0L makes even more power than my '07 and I drag race, so I need confident, fade-free stopping when I drag race (which is very frequent with 2 tracks local to me). Try stopping from 120 mph repeatedly with stock GT brakes and you'll understand the need for the Brembos!
Even if I didn't "need" better braking, the Brembo Brake Package wheels were my favorite wheels on the '11's and the cornering is noticeably better than the standard GT's. The trade off is a stiffer and more jittery ride during normal daily driving duties.
Even if I didn't "need" better braking, the Brembo Brake Package wheels were my favorite wheels on the '11's and the cornering is noticeably better than the standard GT's. The trade off is a stiffer and more jittery ride during normal daily driving duties.
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Again just an opinion.... I ended with a California Special just because it had more appeal to me and at the time I wasnt all into the brembos, especially cause it wasn't on 4 wheels.....
With that said, I really Do wish I had better looks behind my front wheels.
So yeah I want them but really only for the sweet looks as I don't do any serious braking to take advantage of their abilities.
With that said, I really Do wish I had better looks behind my front wheels.
So yeah I want them but really only for the sweet looks as I don't do any serious braking to take advantage of their abilities.
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I went with the Brembo's primarily because I liked the rims better than the silver painted rims that come on the 2013 GT. You also get a strut tower brace, better tires, better suspension components and the more advanced traction control tune. When you add it all up, it seems like quite a bargain.
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I've had 2 previous S197s, and one of the thing I've wanted is better brakes. On my Bullitt, I couldn't install the package without giving up the Bullitt wheels. When I ordered my 2013, the option package I wanted most of all was the Brembo package. I actually opted for the track package.
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One of my nearby 2 lane twisties drops 3000+' in 30-45 minutes, constantly on the brakes turn after turn. No fade whatsoever.
Do you track?
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For me, I've had some cars that had **** brakes, and I thought they were Okay. Then I got my '05 GTO, and it had some quite nice (for what they are) PBR brakes, and I knew I could never go for a car again that had poor brakes, such a difference.
I test drove a Brembo car, and in the past drove my ex's '06 and even the stock GT binders of the '06 don't really compare to the Brembos. I really was in love with the California special for this year, but wanted Brembos. Instead of giving up all the goodies of the brembo package, I opted to specifically order my convertible with Brembos. The car hasn't been delivered yet, but I am piecing together all the parts from the California special that I really liked, and it'll end up having them & the appearance I wanted after all :-)
I test drove a Brembo car, and in the past drove my ex's '06 and even the stock GT binders of the '06 don't really compare to the Brembos. I really was in love with the California special for this year, but wanted Brembos. Instead of giving up all the goodies of the brembo package, I opted to specifically order my convertible with Brembos. The car hasn't been delivered yet, but I am piecing together all the parts from the California special that I really liked, and it'll end up having them & the appearance I wanted after all :-)
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Answer is simple... Because we just want to... To have it and know its there.
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That's apples and oranges. The rumble of factory brakes vs Brembo's is no different. The rumble of a V8 vs the yammer of a V6 is definitely different. lol
That's cool. To each their own. But proves my point. Unless one is tracking the car where fade is an issue with factory brakes, its just "I got Brembo's - and you don't!".
That's cool. To each their own. But proves my point. Unless one is tracking the car where fade is an issue with factory brakes, its just "I got Brembo's - and you don't!".