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Which brakes for spirited road 360+bhp?

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Horatio:
What upgrade are we looking at without a master cylinder upgrade? Looking at a real possibility of SC the .:R in the new year.

Those AP's look the danglies!

Shoduchi:

--- Quote from: Ricky123 on December 16, 2015, 01:42:59 am ---I ran rs3 front calipers with ttrs disks and 10mm spacers on my mk5 while using 18" Monza wheels and they had more than enough stopping power. I thought the car was going to do a front flip at times lol

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If your front dipped too much, you might have needed to at least refresh the rear brakes. Better to upgrade the pads and discs and even better to get a R32/S3 rear setup. That would have even your braking to avoid dipping the front too much when doing hard stops. :smiley:

flashp:
I think you need to look to your suspension first to control weight transfer in a vehicle that is some way from 50/50 weight distribution.
I agree that rear pads of a similar friction coefficient are a good idea though, just not responsible for the sensation that Ricky123 was describing.

Too hard at the front and your front wheels will break traction, too soft and the front get's loaded too much and becomes unstable under hard braking.
The weight distribution of these cars is compounding the problem. On track mine is better with a full tank, it gets more lively as it empties but not to a level where it's a problem.

Shoduchi:

--- Quote from: flashp on December 16, 2015, 02:12:44 pm ---I think you need to look to your suspension first to control weight transfer in a vehicle that is some way from 50/50 weight distribution.
I agree that rear pads of a similar friction coefficient are a good idea though, just not responsible for the sensation that Ricky123 was describing.

Too hard at the front and your front wheels will break traction, too soft and the front get's loaded too much and becomes unstable under hard braking.
The weight distribution of these cars is compounding the problem. On track mine is better with a full tank, it gets more lively as it empties but not to a level where it's a problem.

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I was based in personal experience too. When I just upgraded my front brakes in my GT Sport with R32 brakes, my front dipped much more than before. I later upgraded pads and discs and the car is much more leveled during braking.

When I upgraded the brakes of my Ed. 30 I did both front and rears and managed a balanced setup.

What you describe is more noticeable going over bumps, when the rear has some weight (from fuel or heavy stuff in the trunk) the car is much more composed, since the rear doesn't bounce as much. :smiley:

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