BIG BRAKE KIT, BIG BRAKE KITS Options

[nightrider]

Hi, does anyone have a bib brake conversion for the st202? if so where and what company?

[SlowCelica94]

I'm fairly sure not. But you can use any kit for a 7th gen, as they are suppose to bolt up. This has been researched on this forum and all research shows it should work, but no one has tired it yet.

[shid]

The 7th gen big brake kit works fine- but only for the front i believe.

[turboinduction]

The 7th gen big brake kit works fine- but only for the front i believe.
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exactly. you can get the Rotora 4 or 6 piston big brake kit for the 7th gen front. 4 piston will run about 1400 and the 6 piston (or complete overhaul like I call it) will run about 2800.

-Ti

[shid]

The 7th gen big brake kit works fine- but only for the front i believe.
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exactly. you can get the Rotora 4 or 6 piston big brake kit for the 7th gen front. 4 piston will run about 1400 and the 6 piston (or complete overhaul like I call it) will run about 2800.

-Ti
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I've always wondered if anyone on the site has done this- or if there are only horrible drawbacks to having such strong breaking power in the front and the stock brakes in the back

[Hanyo]

i think by the time they have the 4-6 piston brake kit they would have installed a break proportional valve.

[shid]

i think by the time they have the 4-6 piston brake kit they would have installed a break proportional valve.
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Oo whats that? (I have no clue about most suspension)

[jgreening]

Oo whats that? (I have no clue about most suspension)

Here's a start: The brakes are not part of the suspension system.

[Ale_lock]

Brake* proportional valve info.

[Kwanza26]

i think by the time they have the 4-6 piston brake kit they would have installed a break proportional valve.
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No... they usually require a new bigger badder master cylinder...

I've always wondered if anyone on the site has done this- or if there are only horrible drawbacks to having such strong breaking power in the front and the stock brakes in the back

Brakes are typically front biased to prevent the rear-end from sliding out. The fronts do about 80-90% of the braking work... so you won't even feel it.

[turboinduction]

i think by the time they have the 4-6 piston brake kit they would have installed a break proportional valve.
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if you would, explain why.

Since we have FWD cars, almost the entire load of the braking force is delivered to the front brakes STOCK. So to install a brake proportional valve to give the rear tires more traction under higher loads is pretty awkward. Granted, if I had a track car, this makes sense. But for the average street car with a big brake kit, the stock brake proportional valve will do just fine. Since OEM is typically balanced between the front and rear, and the front is pre-set for the most load and larger size, increasing the size and the caliper size will do nothing for unbalancing the system. The only thing I see is applying the maximized load possible on the new larger front components would stop the car much faster without the need to decrease the rear pressure because the rear load isn't that great to begin with. You'd want this if you installed a big brake kit all the way around the car (meaning rear) on a RWD car. The increased components in the rear would need to be adjusted so you still have most of the braking power in the front. Just my .02.

-Ti

EDIT: DAMN YOU KWANZA, everytime I tell ya - he beats me to it.

This post has been edited by turboinduction: Jan 2, 2005 - 9:26 PM

[shid]

Oo whats that? (I have no clue about most suspension)

Here's a start: The brakes are not part of the suspension system.
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Thanks Jay. Thanks.

[Consynx]

lol^^^

i dont think the ST would be stopping near as well as the GT if the Kwanza and Ti were wrong

even though most modern cars use disc anyways now

[Chrobis]

arnt almost all Big Brake Kits only the front brakes.... Atleast im pretty sure...

[Sev408]

some cars you can get rears like the wrx and what not.

[shid]

and the evo.. mm

[Hanyo]

i think by the time they have the 4-6 piston brake kit they would have installed a break proportional valve.
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What i mean here is, If someone is going to the extreme to install 4-6 piston front brake system, they would have enough knowledge and understanding to install a system to balance the breaking power between the front and rear wheels.