The brake pad retaining "fingers" on the 11" brake calipers of the '99-'04 Mustang V6 and GT are very thin indeed. I know the torque is a culprit with the caliper splay on our cars, but the heat can't help. Not when the material is so thin. Just check a Mustang caliper against something off, say, a Corvette and anybody will see that Mustang brake systems were not developed with road racing in mind.
Among the latter SN-95 cars, I've always believed that the Cobra (made with larger brakes plus IRS) was meant for road racing, the GT was designed to be a drag racer and the V6 was built for, well, looking cool while getting the groceries...
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