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i want more stopping power.. what to do
What to do?.. bigger brakes, calipers on just the front or all the way around?... what brand.... rotors too??... do i need to go bigger than the 15 inch stock steelies i have now??... please explain.. thanks
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Re: i want more stopping power.. what to do
change the rubber brake hoses to stainless steel
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Re: i want more stopping power.. what to do
how does that help?
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Re: i want more stopping power.. what to do
get better tires and better brake pads.
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Re: i want more stopping power.. what to do
ceramic pads??
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Re: i want more stopping power.. what to do
Better stopping power, as in shorter 60-0 distances = Tires.

everything else is just going to alter your brakes "Feel" and their sensitivity to heat.
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Re: i want more stopping power.. what to do
change the rubber brake hoses to stainless steel
how does that help?
Rubber hoses stretch, SS hoses don't.
SS Lines
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Brass air fittings
Now that is a lot of brass air fittings http://www.liangdianup.com/subpages/airfitting_1.htm there is just about every type
of air fitting that you could want. Wholesale prices too. I guess these could be used as small water pipe fitting also. I
used some of the parts to make my babington wvo bu
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