I did some research on the BF Goodrich tires you gentlemen suggested and bought them. They definitely made a difference and in autocrossing. However my nest step is to take it out to a Track Night in American at the end of May and possible a PDX. Toyman says i need different brakes and rotors of I'll chew them up. Any suggestions on that?
Also its time for a big girl helmet. I've either used Toymans which is miles too big or borrowed our loaner helmets. Opinion? Thanks in advance.
I wore my HJC AJ-10 all this past weekend at the track and found it very comfortable, if a bit on the warm side. Was $275 from Safe Racer last year.
All in about $330 for me since I had to go buy the HANS anchors last week.
Are you looking for stock size replacement rotors/pads, or upgrades to bigger/fancier stuff?
Replacement that will handle track days....
So we're back to the decision on the brakes again. The 2001 yellow mustang has been replaced with a 2003 Green Mustang GT. Brakes need to happen sooner rather than later. The tires from the yellow one will be transferred over to the green one. I'd love brakes that could handle normal daily driving and autocrossing..... but from my research it seems that for track stuff I probably need another set of brake pads. Any feedback or suggestions on this?
There's no reason to swap pads. I'd suggest trying to get a Cobra brake swap. That will net you 13" front rotors with 2-piston aluminum PBR calipers, which will give you more area to work with and better heat dissipation. I have run a street/AX pad on a track day with no issues, you just have to be mindful of how much heat you are building up. Some homemade brake cooling ducts work wonders. Make sure to flush the brake fluid (DOT4) before your track days with a quality fluid (StopTech, ATE, etc). For pads I like the StopTech Sport (309 series) and Hawk Street Race. FYI - the rear calipers on your car will be an issue, so keep a close eye on them. The rotor is undersized and solid and the caliper uses a screw-type piston that likes to hang up instead of release. Use lots of brake lube on the sliders!
A Cobra swap is the cheapest way to go. It's a simple bolt on. I'm not sure on the master cylinder size? The stock one should work but may not be ideal. While the rears are undersize they don't do that much work on a Mustang of that era. Good pads, new rotors and a set of rebuilt calipers should be all the rear needs at this point.
IF they later prove less then ideal you can always upgrade them to the Cobra rear brakes too.
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