 questions on big brakes, anyone got them here???... |
 Sep 1, 2006 - 12:13 PM
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i was just wondering about upgrading my braking system. i notice that there is take about using a 7th gen big brake kit. has anyone tried this, if so plesae post some pics.
what are my options?? i know i cant use the st205 brakes any help will be great!!! |
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Oct 31, 2006 - 11:20 PM
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general questions about brakes.. I got some new wheels for my car.. from the stock 14s to 15s [205/50s] the braking didnt really change. Only had the the brakes lock once during hard breaking.
Now I changed my set again.. from the 15s [205/50s] to 16x7 [225/45s] When braking.. The car feels like it will just slide out. I havent tested a hard brake yet [just got them on sat night.] The tires on them are ES100s which are real sticky. Can anyone explain this? Or is it just me. |
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Nov 1, 2006 - 9:37 AM
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QUOTE(jdg371 @ Oct 31, 2006 - 9:20 PM) [snapback]498179[/snapback] general questions about brakes.. I got some new wheels for my car.. from the stock 14s to 15s [205/50s] the braking didnt really change. Only had the the brakes lock once during hard breaking. Now I changed my set again.. from the 15s [205/50s] to 16x7 [225/45s] When braking.. The car feels like it will just slide out. I havent tested a hard brake yet [just got them on sat night.] The tires on them are ES100s which are real sticky. Can anyone explain this? Or is it just me. tires dont have that much to do with braking...you have your brake pads, rotors, brake lines, calipers which all work to make your car brake..upgrading those will help you brake better not upgrading tires. --------------------  |
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Nov 1, 2006 - 1:54 PM
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QUOTE(LewFX @ Nov 1, 2006 - 9:37 AM) [snapback]498247[/snapback] tires dont have that much to do with braking...you have your brake pads, rotors, brake lines, calipers which all work to make your car brake..upgrading those will help you brake better not upgrading tires. You'd be surprised. Brakes are only effective to the maximum grip of the tire. You could have a KILLER set of brakes on a car with a crappy set of tires and stop worse than a stock equipped car. I've seen a bit of talk about the 7th Gen brakes being a direct fit to the 6th gen, so it would reason that a 7th gen brake kit would be a (whatever is involved depending on the kit) simple installation also. Unconfirmed, but I'm going to be hitting some junkyards for one of our cars and will try to find a front brake setup from a 7th gen also. This post has been edited by Fastbird: Nov 1, 2006 - 1:55 PM --------------------  |
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SilverCell94 questions on big brakes Sep 1, 2006 - 12:13 PM
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