big brakes, why not the 2012 Stang GT

72BBSwinger said

Bigger brakes are all about heat dissipation predominantly. If you cant increase diameter because of wheel size then increase thickness, look at the short track package of a Nascar they are THICK like 1.5" or bigger.

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Have to disagree. No doubt that heat dissipation increases with a larger OD, but a larger rotor diameter is about more brake torque. Brake torque is a function of the radial distance from rotational axis to the centroid of the brake pad's contact area. Increasing that by going to a larger OD rotor (& moving the caliper further out as appropriate) means more torque, all other things being equal.
A thicker rotor will usually have bigger vents between the friction surfaces, so they can pump more air thru themselves and that is huge towards heat dissipation.