1) Mustang cobra rotor thickness is 1.1". Camaro and Corvette rotor thickness is 1.26". Unfortunately that means the pistons will extend 0.16" further than GM intended when the pad wears low. However, I have ran my setup before with a set of very worn brake pads for about 2 months, and didn't have problems.
I think, to be safe, if someone can come up with some shims that are about 0.08" thick, this issue can be fixed. People use shims all the time for brake pads for anti-squeal/rattle purpose.
2) I do not know about this.. only time will tell, I guess..
3) I ordered the hub-rotor spacers at the same time from Ron.
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A few questions...
1) What are the rotor thicknesses from the Cobra compared to the Camro or Vette (whichever car the calipers are from) rotors? If the Cobra rotors are thinner, I'd be concerned that when the pads wear low, the possibility may exist that the pistons will extend too far. It probably wont, but I know that rotors have specific discard specs per application. Is this something that was considered, or is this even relavent?
2) Do the pads sufficiently cover the with of the rotor surface? I.e. will the rotors have a large lip as they wear, or do the pads hang off the edge of the rotor?
3) Where are the hub spacers available, or were they made along with the caliper brackets?
I'm not trying to be devil's advocate, or a PITA, but rather trying to encourage discussion to further develop this setup as an extremely viable, cheap upgrade.