So, if you're interested in a new GT500, you've probably followed @50Deep's thread on changing his front GT350 brakes over to GT500 brakes. They're massive in every sense of the word. The front rotors weigh in at 42 or 43 pounds EACH, depending on which post you read.
This is the perfect application for Carbon Ceramic CCB brakes. And, it turns out that Ford has enabled that from the beginning by selecting rotor sizes that are already available for other cars in CCB. The front 420x40 CCB rotors are optional on MB, Bentley and Audi vehicles and the rear 370x30 carbon rotors are in the Audi supply chain as optional fitment on the RS7.
I've checked in with RacingBrake, the folks who made my GT350 CCB's, and they say that they'll be ready to produce direct-fit, no modifications required, front carbon rotor replacements for the S550 GT500 as soon as they get the mounting layout and rotor offset dimensions of the OEM rotor. Apparently they've already put up a GT500 product listing on their site and they're already getting inquiries from folks with GT500's on order.
The weight of the front GT500 CCB replacement rotor will be around 19 pounds, a saving of 23 pounds or so. That's a lot.
The rear CCB rotor will come in around 11 pounds, so the saving will be less - I'd guess you'd save 7 to 10 pounds but since I don't know what the rear OEM rotors weigh, it's a wild guess at best.
This is the perfect application for Carbon Ceramic CCB brakes. And, it turns out that Ford has enabled that from the beginning by selecting rotor sizes that are already available for other cars in CCB. The front 420x40 CCB rotors are optional on MB, Bentley and Audi vehicles and the rear 370x30 carbon rotors are in the Audi supply chain as optional fitment on the RS7.
I've checked in with RacingBrake, the folks who made my GT350 CCB's, and they say that they'll be ready to produce direct-fit, no modifications required, front carbon rotor replacements for the S550 GT500 as soon as they get the mounting layout and rotor offset dimensions of the OEM rotor. Apparently they've already put up a GT500 product listing on their site and they're already getting inquiries from folks with GT500's on order.
The weight of the front GT500 CCB replacement rotor will be around 19 pounds, a saving of 23 pounds or so. That's a lot.
The rear CCB rotor will come in around 11 pounds, so the saving will be less - I'd guess you'd save 7 to 10 pounds but since I don't know what the rear OEM rotors weigh, it's a wild guess at best.