Brake rotors needed

[prostangrr]

Where can I get a pair of rotors for a 1964 csx 289 car?

[prostangrr]

Sorry I should say I need a pair of rear rotors

[rsk289]

Ooo, fun. If it's the same as mine, you'll have to dismantle the entire rear hub and uprights, because the disk (sorry, rotor) is fixed to the back of the splined hub.

Gerry Hawkridge at Hawk Cars (UK) normally has them in stock - give him a ring.

[Ghiblicup]

Sorry to re-open the thread, but are there NOS (stock street) brake rotors for 289 Cobras available somewhere at all?
Who did manufature the rotors originally?
What would be NOS Price IF you find some?
Which material specification did they have?

What does the replica community use as replacement? Any supplier at all?

[Riverside racer]

You can try BG developements in the UK as well

[1795]

Yes, BG Development does do replacement rotors and calipers if you need them.

[Ghiblicup]

Thanks @ 1795 & Riverside; what costs for a pair of rotors you think?

Did Shelby only use standard rotors or did they have back then already vented ones?
Asume breaking was not THE strength of a Cobra?!

[Dan Case]

Originally Posted by Ghiblicup

Thanks @ 1795 & Riverside; what costs for a pair of rotors you think?

Did Shelby only use standard rotors or did they have back then already vented ones?
Asume breaking was not THE strength of a Cobra?!

Original rotors were made by Girling and were all solid (not vented).

PM Sent.

[rsk289]

Originally Posted by Ghiblicup

Asume breaking was not THE strength of a Cobra?!

In the context of 1964, Cobra brakes were phenomenal, especially for such a light car. You can't compare them with a modern car.

[Dan Case]

Originally Posted by rsk289

In the context of 1964, Cobra brakes were phenomenal, especially for such a light car. You can't compare them with a modern car.

Today it is still a real good idea to check your mirrors before standing on the brakes if using modern material pads in original systems. More than a few Cobras have been tapped in the rear because they could slow down faster than whatever was behind them could and that assumes the original hydraulic brake light switches have not gone bad. (Go bad, yes. For whatever reason a switch that trips at a few psig of line pressure when new might take 90 psig of line pressure years later. By the time you have 90 psig in the brake system you are probably slowing down a lot and yet your brake lights still might not be on. Back in the 1980s the Mid American Shelby meet team would warn original Cobra and 427 Cobra owners to check to see how much braking was required to get the tail lamps on before heading out in an open track event at Hallet. Recipe for rear end coachwork rearrangement. Light car slowing down quickly but tiny hard to see anyway tail lamps not on yet. Oops. )

[1795]

You can get a pair of rear rotors from BG Development for approximately $300 plus shipping.