donnyhughes

One of my friends who just traded his ml55 for a cayenne turbo bought a front brembo brake kit for his ml before he decided to dump it. I can buy the kit for $4,000.00. Is this a good price? Will this kit make a big difference in how my ml55 stops? It supposedly has ferrari f50 calipers and vented rotors. Has anyone else done this to their ml55? Any advice would really be appreciated.

pointman

which kit? whatever it is it isnt worth 4k...hes definitely turning some profit off of you. i have argued with members of this forum about this issue...a few say brake kit makes no difference, but it does. BUT going from an AMG's already upgraded kit for a kit such as brembo isnt really necessary unless you plan on doing motor work or tracking it. you will feel a difference regardless, but it really isnt worth 4k to me to go from AMG to another...going stock motor for everyday driving.

donnyhughes

How can I tell which kit it is?

pointman

ask him, he should know. how large is the caliper, how many pistons? rotor size?

donnyhughes

Here is the info on this kit. It is called a gran turismo kit. It has front calipers with four pistons, 14 " front rotors, all the mounting hardware and he also is including rear rotors. Does this clarify things?

pointman

yes, very clear now. that is an excellent kit... are the rears Brembo GT rotors too?

donnyhughes

yes, the rear rotors are also brembo gran turismo. What is the final verdict?????

pointman

buy them.

pointman

those are a great set of brakes, i am sure you will be very very happy. slotted and dimpled right? what color calipers?

either way those are excellent and a good price for fronts and rears!

vo911turbo

Hi there,
I just wanted to remind you all........what made us buying the ML55 AMG in the first place?
AMG Red calibers caught my eyes.......and they're unique looking from other MLs....from performance to it's great looking AMG package. Why would any one try to modify this BEAST....unless you're upgrading the motor.......342hp isn't it enough for everyday driving? It's just my personal opinion!!!!!
It's yours, do whatever you please
AMG

pointman

vo911turbo...ui understand what youre saying but the brakes he is talking about probably keep the red calipers, has slotted and dimpled rotors that are much larger. oh! and not to mention the insane breaking ability.

henry42

Hey fella's....the AMG brakes on the ML55 are already made by Brembo, so unless you're getting more pistons or larger calipers then you are waisting your money.




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pointman

hey henry...that is precisely what is happening bigger calipers, more pistons, and larger ventilated rotors.

SiLvaC32

4000 for front and rear? thats a good price. but if its 4000 for only the front... then its not. how long have the kit been used?

pointman

Silva, i was shocked too when he said 4k for all four corners.