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Old 09-17-2006, 08:03 PM
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Is there any reason to get 13s for the rear besides looks.
 
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Old 09-17-2006, 08:12 PM
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I was going to go with them in back to match 13s up front but I was told its pretty much pointless. Its just a larger rotor on the same single piston caliper so im sure the results are very minimal.
 
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Old 09-17-2006, 08:37 PM
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yeah and you will lose a tiny bit of horses and acceleration... they are heavier and wider, so the weight is further out... yeah... no need at all lol... cross rilled / slotted stock size would be awesome...
 
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Old 09-17-2006, 08:48 PM
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but they realy do look good in an 18 inch rim
 
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Old 09-17-2006, 09:16 PM
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better cooling for auto-x otherwise no.
 
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Old 09-18-2006, 09:29 AM
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they're bling. Rear brakes do almost none of the serious braking work on a stang. Having too much in the rear will unbalance your braking system anyway and may cause more rear lockup during uber-hard stops. I'd have em' but only for the looks, and I'd use a stock pad to keep the bite conservative.
 
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Old 09-18-2006, 01:21 PM
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Thanks to all, I will change the rears to the red Cobra for looks but will keep the stock size rotors.
 
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Old 09-18-2006, 04:38 PM
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Just save yourself the hassle, and paint yours, or have them powdercoated. Only reason why I went with the cobra rears is because I needed new pads and rotors anyways, and im picky about that stuff.
 
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