Mustang GT Brembos

[GotGrip?]

I'm curious on the restud part. Don't think you'd need to restud for 10mm but I could be wrong or spend fifty bucks on spacers with studs. Even then that's under the assumption your using stock wheels. Just curious how that's $170 worth of difference if that is the case.

For the wheel spacer part, for it to be "safe" you need to have a specific amount of thread engagement. Removing 10mm of that would not be recommended even by the people that sell spacers, I learned that first had when I had my STi. Side from the spacers, you're still going to need to get a grinder out and grind down the brackets to fit. I don't know how handy you are with a grinder (or any other average person) but it seems a little strange that they designed a bracket that requires modification to actually fit. I'm not saying TCE is a bad company or anything, but I noticed farther back in the thread people wanted "DIRECT BOLT ON" which this kit is technically not.

Quick jumping back to the spacer thing and cost. You'll be in the hole for $50-100 for spacers depending on brand/quality. Since it sounds like "quality" is what you're after lets assume $100. Then you need to buy quality extended studs, assume $35-75 depending on brand/quality. Then you will need the mechanical expertise to install said studs, or you can take them to a shop to have them installed which could be upward of $300 at a dealer (remember, quality install with those quality parts). Prices are based on quick google search and may vary, but ultimately the TCE kit could cost you another $500 on TOP of what you're already paying for the kit itself or even just the brackets alone.

About the grinding portion, wouldn't removing material compromise the integrity of those super quality parts? Wouldn't damaging them remove any kind of warranty for said parts? I am all about the safety aspect as I work in a bodyshop and deal with safety items all the time. Aside from that I have my wife and daughter to think about since they are often in the car with me. You guys may or may not have the same worries I do, but I would rather not risk it for the biscuit over $45 (Group buy) - $170.

 

[Jordan_R]

Sounds like you're over engineering your solution to me and that's driving up the cost a bunch. I'm not in favor of TCE either my whole this entire time is that the brackets are too expensive and Andrew in pricing out the TCE brackets was showing, while still expensive, you can do it much cheaper.

Now look at all this progress that has been made! Now Aaron has found a 15" rotor that can be used and is looking into new materials. @802SHO might just need a consultation fee!

 

[802SHO]

The grinding is needed on the hub to make the REARS fit. Not the front. And you arent grinding the brackets.

 

[High on Ethanol]

I feel like there's a lot of people here who usually throw money at anything with zero research....but apparently they can't afford 600. I know times are tough and you can't afford everything you want. There there Lil guy.... It will be OK.

Remember Noone is forcing you to buy brake upgrades, but then again Noone is stopping you either.

Let's talk about dumping liquid nitrogen on our intercooler, I bet it would lower IAT2!
Or maybe we can platinum wrap our catch cans.
Anyone want to put wider tires on the back of a mostly FWD car?

Anyone?

 

[802SHO]

Anyone looking at ads spacers just buy larger spacers and you don’t need to mess with that

 

[802SHO]

I feel like there's a lot of people here who usually throw money at anything with zero research....but apparently they can't afford 600. I know times are tough and you can't afford everything you want. There there Lil guy.... It will be OK.

Remember Noone is forcing you to buy brake upgrades, but then again Noone is stopping you either.

Let's talk about dumping liquid nitrogen on our intercooler, I bet it would lower IAT2!
Or maybe we can platinum wrap our catch cans.
Anyone want to put wider tires on the back of a mostly FWD car?

Anyone?

Lol

 

[aaron240]

Sounds like you're over engineering your solution to me and that's driving up the cost a bunch. I'm not in favor of TCE either my whole this entire time is that the brackets are too expensive and Andrew in pricing out the TCE brackets was showing, while still expensive, you can do it much cheaper.

Now look at all this progress that has been made! Now Aaron has found a 15" rotor that can be used and is looking into new materials. @802SHO might just need a consultation fee!

Jordan,

• I am not over engineering the bracket, especially when public safety is involved I would much rather be safe than sorry.
• The comparisons made between my setup and TCE, the TCE option is not indeed cheaper for the OVERALL KIT. No one is going to just install brackets and not the other supporting components such as calipers, rotors etc...
• As much as you got under my skin the past few days, that did indeed fuel the fire to design a configuration where a single piece cost effective 15" rotor could be utilized instead of settling for the oem approx. 14" rotor. For that, I probably owe you and Andrew both a beer or two.

 

[Jordan_R]

Jordan,

• I am not over engineering the bracket, especially when public safety is involved I would much rather be safe than sorry.
• The comparisons made between my setup and TCE, the TCE option is not indeed cheaper for the OVERALL KIT. No one is going to just install brackets and not the other supporting components such as calipers, rotors etc...
• As much as you got under my skin the past few days, that did indeed fuel the fire to design a configuration where a single piece cost effective 15" rotor could be utilized instead of settling for the oem approx. 14" rotor. For that, I probably owe you and Andrew both a beer or two.

I was talking to @GotGrip? But glad you got some fire under your bum. That being said want to confirm does your kit require any spacers with oem wheels so we can apples to apples grips comparison?

 

[GotGrip?]

The grinding is needed on the hub to make the REARS fit. Not the front. And you arent grinding the brackets.

You are right the front doesn't need trimming, I misread, but the front still requires spacers and studs. Or you could go the large spacer route and hope your fenders don't bounce off your tires or you have a crazy amount of tire sticking out of the fender... This smells like a widebody kit in the making..... >.>


Edit: Grinding the hub is almost worse imo.

 

[aaron240]

I was talking to @GotGrip? But glad you got some fire under your bum. That being said want to confirm does your kit require any spacers with oem wheels so we can apples to apples grips comparison?

It shouldn’t. If it does I will let everyone know prior to purchase.

 

[FiveLeeter918]

I was talking to @GotGrip? But glad you got some fire under your bum. That being said want to confirm does your kit require any spacers with oem wheels so we can apples to apples grips comparison?

My Mustang wheels fit fine. The Flower wheels would have required a spacer.

 

[Jordan_R]

So both need a spacer with oem wheels guess we know the answer now!

 

[GotGrip?]

So both need a spacer with oem wheels guess we know the answer now!

Or anything similar spaced I would imagine, I'd bet I'd need them with 9.5 wide +35, are the stocks like 8.5 +38 or something?

 

[FiveLeeter918]

Or anything similar spaced I would imagine, I'd bet I'd need them with 9.5 wide +35, are the stocks like 8.5 +38 or something?

My 20x8.5 +35mm fits perfectly no spacer.

 

[aaron240]

So both need a spacer with oem wheels guess we know the answer now!

That confirmation from Lee was for the aero6 big 6 piston, not the superlight 4 which Matthew is interested in and will be tested by Easton.

 

[FiveLeeter918]

Or anything similar spaced I would imagine, I'd bet I'd need them with 9.5 wide +35, are the stocks like 8.5 +38 or something?

Stock is 20x8 +39 IIRC

 

[High on Ethanol]

this may require truck freight for these big boxes. a small number of people are expecting gargantuan loads of shit.

 

[Jordan_R]

Cool, let us know when you have an extra product on his car so we can get extra confirmation. It's hard to compare otherwise and wouldn't want to make any inaccurate assumptions. Would hate for a customer to be misled

 

[GotGrip?]

Stock is 20x8 +39 IIRC

I was close!

 

[FiveLeeter918]

Looking at the calipers dimensions we might be able to get away without the use of a spacer on the superlights. Its a hair narrower.