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Old 07-18-2007, 08:28 PM
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My front brakes have been chirping, are excessively hot, and are putting out enough brake dust to blacken the rims within 2 weeks. I assumed brake pads were getting worn, so I picked some up only to find out nothing was wrong with the originals. Spinning the tire while raised is a fight. It's like the pads are clamped down. I loosened them up and drove for awhile, but within 3 or 4 weeks they started chirping again. Just wondering if this is an easy to fix problem, or if I might have to take it in to have the calipers replaced.
 
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Old 07-18-2007, 08:32 PM
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calipers could be sticking too. Might be time to replace those, and just spend 400 bucks on the whole cobra front brake kit.
 
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Old 07-18-2007, 08:39 PM
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That's what I was afraid of. I might do a brake flush first and cross my fingers. I'd hate to dip into the Gear/Tuner fund.
 
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Old 07-18-2007, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by HokieStang00
That's what I was afraid of. I might do a brake flush first and cross my fingers. I'd hate to dip into the Gear/Tuner fund.
Being able to stop a modified mustang on a dime is a must. If your gonna add power and quickness, you'll sleep better at night knowing that your brake set-up is solid and dependable. Thats definitely worth dipping into the gear/tuner fund.
 
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Old 07-19-2007, 04:24 AM
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as new here, i want ask where i can found the full complete brake kit cobra, for mustang GT.
 
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Old 07-19-2007, 06:12 AM
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You can take them off clean tehm up and relube the slides etc.. this will most of the time fix the problem of sticking calipers.
 
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Old 07-19-2007, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Dave
as new here, i want ask where i can found the full complete brake kit cobra, for mustang GT.
try the search function. the topic has been covered at length repeatedly.
 
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