Brembo brake package???????
Brembo brake package???????
I've searched and cant find it. I'm wondering has anybody put down the cheese for the brembo brake package??
This one right here http://www.dezodmotorsports.com/pd_b..._brake_kit.cfm
I'm just wanting to see, is it actually worth the money? Will you be able to tell a big difference? Will they fit inside a 17" konig wheel?
This one right here http://www.dezodmotorsports.com/pd_b..._brake_kit.cfm
I'm just wanting to see, is it actually worth the money? Will you be able to tell a big difference? Will they fit inside a 17" konig wheel?
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well bigger brake kits usually end up cooling better but not stopping any faster cause of weak aftermarket calipers. On a civic though, anything would be better.
If you are on a budget Id say go with the AEM big brake kit, or just buy powerslot or brembo blank rotors and Hawk HPS pads. On the AEM kit the new rotors and pads make a little more stopping power and its cheaper cause you are keeping the OEM rotors.
If you are on a budget Id say go with the AEM big brake kit, or just buy powerslot or brembo blank rotors and Hawk HPS pads. On the AEM kit the new rotors and pads make a little more stopping power and its cheaper cause you are keeping the OEM rotors.
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Rep Power: 424 1. Huge calipers, small MC, bad idea
2. No need for huge rotors w/o huge power
3. More weight
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5. Buy better pads and fluid. Save $1450.
2. No need for huge rotors w/o huge power
3. More weight
4. Fouls ABS
5. Buy better pads and fluid. Save $1450.
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Rep Power: 388 I had the SSBC big brake upgrade kit on my civic of course after I boosted it and being that its dual piston I could tell a huge difference in stopping power in fact one time it kept me from eating the rear end of a truck that stopped on the high way for no reason.
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Originally Posted by blackdragon
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Big Barke Kit or Rear Disc Conversion.
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Big Barke Kit or Rear Disc Conversion.
Stopping and going are 2 TOTALLY different things. Stopping from 80 is the same whether or not you get there in 14 seconds or 16. 80-0 is independent from 0-80. The car's weight is what matters when it comes to stopping. That and the wheel diameter. The more inertia it takes to slow the wheels down the harder the brakes have to work.
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If you want to stop Faster, get better (Stickier) tires.
If you want to stop more consistantly over multiple hard stops... Get different brake pads (Higher temp)
If you have problems with brake fade..... and cant control it with high temp pads, then a Larger rotor may be needed.
If you think that your new Calipers and Huge rotors are some how Magically giving your tires a Higher Coefficient of friction, and thus allowing you to stop faster.... well then you may need to lay of the Dust for a while.
Great read... http://www.teamscr.com/grmbrakes.htm
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If you want to stop Faster, get better (Stickier) tires.
If you want to stop more consistantly over multiple hard stops... Get different brake pads (Higher temp)
If you have problems with brake fade..... and cant control it with high temp pads, then a Larger rotor may be needed.
If you think that your new Calipers and Huge rotors are some how Magically giving your tires a Higher Coefficient of friction, and thus allowing you to stop faster.... well then you may need to lay of the Dust for a while.
Great read... http://www.teamscr.com/grmbrakes.htm
and To quote it
You can take this one to the bank. Regardless of your huge rotor diameter, brake pedal ratio, magic brake pad material, or number of pistons in your calipers, your maximum deceleration is limited every time by the tire to road interface. That is the point of this whole article. Your brakes do not stop your car. Your tires do stop the car. So while changes to different parts of the brake system may affect certain characteristics or traits of the system behavior, using stickier tires is ultimately the only sure-fire method of decreasing stopping distances.
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Guys im sorry to bring up my super old thread, I have a conflictin question going through my head though. It may be the simple fact they're lying, but I would just like to know. If you watch some of the horspower shows that come on spike tv, some come on speedvision. They're always upgrading their cars braking systems too bigger brake kits. I was watching one the other day and they put on a massive brake kit from baer talking about how much betting stopping the car would be.
One time they had a mustang 94-98 model I believe and they put on a wilwood big brake kit. They had done a distance test on 60-0 mph, and claimed that they reduced their stopping distance by so many feet. It seems they're claiming it will reduce distances but you guys are saying something different. Or maybe im really confused. Which is it? LOL
One time they had a mustang 94-98 model I believe and they put on a wilwood big brake kit. They had done a distance test on 60-0 mph, and claimed that they reduced their stopping distance by so many feet. It seems they're claiming it will reduce distances but you guys are saying something different. Or maybe im really confused. Which is it? LOL
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Rep Power: 347 Perhaps the old brakes on the car weren't able to stop as fast as the tires were able to stop. The new brakes probably take better advantage of the stickyness of the tires.
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Rep Power: 380 1st question I would have is did they run the same tires in the before Vs after brake test? As I've never seen one of these shows Not run different tires... they are afterall "tuning" the car, which inevitably means different wheels + Tires.
Other wise your looking at a very worn and tired brake system (worn calipers, and worn Brake lines) Vs a Brand new setup with Fresh lines and calipers. I would guess had they simply rebuilt the stock calipers and swapped the lines for new they would have had similar results.
So to be objective here, you need to find a show that does a before Vs after of the brake system that uses the same wheels and tires for both tests. as well as a Worn out Vs new OEM equipment Vs the "upgrade". Other wise your looking at a "duh, of course New parts perform better then old worn out parts" kinda thing.
Other wise your looking at a very worn and tired brake system (worn calipers, and worn Brake lines) Vs a Brand new setup with Fresh lines and calipers. I would guess had they simply rebuilt the stock calipers and swapped the lines for new they would have had similar results.
So to be objective here, you need to find a show that does a before Vs after of the brake system that uses the same wheels and tires for both tests. as well as a Worn out Vs new OEM equipment Vs the "upgrade". Other wise your looking at a "duh, of course New parts perform better then old worn out parts" kinda thing.
Your probably right, I cant exactly remember about the mustang it was along time ago. Yesterday I was watching one about a camaro I think it was, it was on horspower tv, and they upgraded the tires and brakes. Since of course the stock wheels wouldnt fit over the new caliper/ rotor setup. they jsut happened to upgrade to goodrich tga's I think is what they were. So im sure your right man. Thanks for helping with the confusion.
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Rep Power: 319 i can get brembos so much cheaper wholesale...hehe...i have to say tho they DO make a huge difference compared to stock calipers and upgraded pads/rotors...i had upgraded pads and rotors and josh (touge *****) before his car's death had the dc5r brembo upgrade and the difference was like night and day...if i was to do a brake upgrade i would use the dc5r mc along with steel braided lines and the ep3 abs module
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Rep Power: 247 another thing, if you are going to shell out the money to upgrade your cars brakes then buy new calipers, more pistons+more pressure=better stopping. and also remeber this cuz this gets a lot of my customers in my area. bigger brakes will not fit in the stock 14" wheels, so i usually get them to buy new wheels and tires and brakes, then they come back in the winter like it is now and say i need snow tires and they dont make them for 17"s or 18"s and they have to buy new wheels and tires again.
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OK. Please read. The question about fitting 16" wheels is literally right below it as is the question of caliper size. A standard big brake kit's only down size is the increasement of brake dust. Larger caliper, larger rotor. Throw in some good pads and the best lines you can get.... hands down beats simply upgrading upgrading pads/rotors/ etc. Im ordering this kit monday. Now I have Hawk pads, powerlot rotors on stock calipers. And honestly i dont know why people recomend it. The difference is very slight and is not my first set of pads/rotors. I have tried a few and have come to the conclusion that its a waste of money. Save up for the good stuff. Im sure Brembo knows what their doing 
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