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Rear Brake Pad Upgrades....
SteveP:
Do you two ever give up????????
Can I ask this remains on topic please.
Just in case you have forgotten there is a clue in the title - Rear Brake Pad Upgrades.
Hurdy:
I must say that now I've upgraded the rear to an S3 set-up, with OEM S3 pads (on topic Steve :happy2:) the balance of the car is much better under heavy braking. The R888's did give me extra grip to stop faster, which for me showed up the imbalance more. Brakes can primarily only ever be as effective as the friction between the tyres and the braking surface, once this is broken then ABS and the other plethora of electronic controls help balance the braking with the available grip. So, with more available grip, my rears struggled more. Now the balance has been redressed I'm happy that the available braking power is much more stable than it was with just the TAROX upgrade at the front. :smiley:
Teutonic_Tamer:
--- Quote from: xxx_mojo_xxx on September 18, 2009, 08:30:33 pm ---TT, what would you suggest to complement (i.e. rear brakes) the 360mm 6 pot front brakes I will be getting installed in a couple of weeks time?
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The only real options would seem to be the S3/R32 set up. That is what I shall be going for.
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: Teutonic_Tamer on September 18, 2009, 10:03:58 pm ---
--- Quote from: xxx_mojo_xxx on September 18, 2009, 08:30:33 pm ---
TT, what would you suggest to complement (i.e. rear brakes) the 360mm 6 pot front brakes I will be getting installed in a couple of weeks time?
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The only real options would seem to be the S3/R32 set up. That is what I shall be going for.
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....And it's what I might consider if I have any dodgy 'experiences' which suggest it's a good idea!
But meanwhile, as I stated in the original post of this thread, I'll try just the DS2500 pads and take it from there.
:smiley:
Teutonic_Tamer:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on September 18, 2009, 08:32:01 pm ---^^^^
I've said most of what I have to say on this subject on the other forum - I can't be arsed to drag it all up again. Likewise I wouldn't expect AP to be arsed to dig up info for a forum - You can see why most companies don't want to get involved in forum discussions and when they do it rarely lasts for very long.
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Huh, no one is specifically asking AP to get involved in the 'forum'! :stupid: :sad1:
However, the likes of Revo are more than happy to support the forum, and offer real help. :notworthy: :notworthy:
I just think that it is vitally important - because either AP just 'made up' the 85:15 figures, or they have it from 'real' testing - so I don't think that it is at all unreasonable for them to back up what they are saying. If they did not make up this wild statement - they should be able to offer proof. :popcornsoda:
Peeps wouldn't buy a remap if some tuner quoted wild figures (and APs claim of 85% is more than 'wild') without backing it up with some dyno plots! :fighting2:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on September 18, 2009, 08:32:01 pm ---All any of us can ever do is post info which we believe to be to the best of our knowledge - Sometimes it's spot on and sometimes it turns out to be bollox, no matter who we are.
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I don't have a prob at all with that. And nor do I have a prob with anyone posting 'incorrect' info, if they themselves genuinely are unaware that there may be inaccuracies. :smiley: :drinking:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on September 18, 2009, 08:32:01 pm ---Whichever brand of whatever mod we choose, we are each going to believe it's the best because it's what we chose for ourselves and it's also natural to justify our decisions to ourselves.
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Again, each to their own and all that. :smiley: However, I think peeps need also to be able to 'smell the coffee' when they have been sold something which doesn't match up to some hype! :chicken:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on September 18, 2009, 08:32:01 pm ---stokeballoon is very happy with his setup and I'm happy with mine.
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And whilst that is all exceedingly important, I certainly don't think it should be so agressive as 'end of'. If you personally followed that ethos, then you'd have still been stuck with your Koni FSDs! :surprised:
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