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rancherlee
02-16-2005, 09:28 AM
Try to piece together my own 13" front brake setup for my 70' Malibu. I've getting 13" C4 rotors and I noticed the Cobra calipers are identical to Baer 13 touring calipers but I can't get a good look at the Baer Baskets to see if they are the same. The reason I ask is that I can get brand new Cobra calipers/baskets for 180$ a PAIR and I'm sure I can find a pattern for the drum spindle -to- baer caliper brakets. Anyone have a close up picture of the baer baskets? or can someone measure the center-to-center on the bolt holes?

datsbad
02-20-2005, 04:35 PM
i have both sitting on the shelf . i will measure it for you !

ProdigyCustoms
02-20-2005, 04:53 PM
The Gran Sport, ZR1 and big brake (13") option cars had PBR calipers. The Black Gran Sport ones are cool. Last time I priced them they were $90 with baskets?

WS6
02-20-2005, 06:42 PM
they are the same. baer uses PBR calipers for their kits. the biggest thing isnt making the caliper its adapting it to your car and thats what baer does. i put ZR1 front brakes on a customers 94 vette using factory parts. didnt cost much at all. i then installed a Baer track kit on an earlier C4. only difference was an adapter plate used to mount the caliper to that particular spindle and it was a few $100 more since it said Baer on it. everything else was the same. oh well the baer rotors were thicker walled compared to the Delco rotors we used. thats a plus.

Rick Dorion
02-21-2005, 06:25 AM
I believe the C4 has 14 mm bolts for the abutments and the cobra has 12 mm. If you get rebuilt calipers loaded with abutments from an auto supply place ( and the ones I returned were Cardone) they were cobra items. Same function but not exactly identical. I had a set side by side. This came about because I had a C4 sent in to be rebuilt and the cobra ones came back!

72SSAbody
02-21-2005, 02:50 PM
If you go the Cobra route, stick with the '99+ units as they feature slightly bigger pistons. I have the 13" Cobra setup on my '00 GT.

Joe

rancherlee
02-22-2005, 02:38 PM
I've got the 99+ cobra PBR 13" setup on my 96' thunderbird also, hauls the 3900lb car down VERY quick (stock brakes didn't have enough power to lock the front wheels up with 255/45r17 rubber), figured they would be a good match for my 70' Malibu also. So far its looking like a cheap front brake upgrade, 200$ shipped for black powder coated PBR cobra's with baskets, 40$ for brake lines, and 65$ for 13" C4 rotors. That just leave Brakets (my new plasma cutter shows up this week :) ) , master cylinder, and a junkyard run to find a 93-97 camaro rear brake setup.

datsbad
02-22-2005, 02:51 PM
I've got the 99+ cobra PBR 13" setup on my 96' thunderbird also, hauls the 3900lb car down VERY quick (stock brakes didn't have enough power to lock the front wheels up with 255/45r17 rubber), figured they would be a good match for my 70' Malibu also. So far its looking like a cheap front brake upgrade, 200$ shipped for black powder coated PBR cobra's with baskets, 40$ for brake lines, and 65$ for 13" C4 rotors. That just leave Brakets (my new plasma cutter shows up this week :) ) , master cylinder, and a junkyard run to find a 93-97 camaro rear brake setup.


what about hubs? baer provides these with there kit ?