Upgraded Brakes

[XR06T]

Look guys I have told you all already, the damn plane will still take off regardless of the speed of the conveyor belt... unless it has premium brakes on it

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IT WILL NOT!

[Guest]

This may be worth a read to help you decide,

http://www.fordforums.com.au/vbportal/modu...warticle&id=220

[Guest]

Be sure to check out the colourfull graphs down the bottom.

[JBomb3000]

Alright guys, thanks for all the replies and info. After reading through all that I'm thinking that while the car is stock I'm proably better of to put my money into making sure I keep good quality rubber up to it rather than upgrading the brakes.

I don't do track work but do ocasionally need to haul the thing down from fairly high speeds. The stock brakes seem to be able to do this ok for the odd time I ask them to do it.

If I decide to mod the car I think I'll look at upgrading then.

[Guest]

Alright guys, thanks for all the replies and info. After reading through all that I'm thinking that while the car is stock I'm proably better of to put my money into making sure I keep good quality rubber up to it rather than upgrading the brakes.

I don't do track work but do ocasionally need to haul the thing down from fairly high speeds. The stock brakes seem to be able to do this ok for the odd time I ask them to do it.

If I decide to mod the car I think I'll look at upgrading then.

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Read that link I just posted it's worth it.

[Paradoxx]

[JBomb3000]

Alright guys, thanks for all the replies and info. After reading through all that I'm thinking that while the car is stock I'm proably better of to put my money into making sure I keep good quality rubber up to it rather than upgrading the brakes.

I don't do track work but do ocasionally need to haul the thing down from fairly high speeds. The stock brakes seem to be able to do this ok for the odd time I ask them to do it.

If I decide to mod the car I think I'll look at upgrading then.

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Read that link I just posted it's worth it.

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It won't let me into it.

[Guest]

If your not a member you may need to sign up, it was a test done with an xr8, gt,gt-p and shows stopping distances from different speeds along with the stopping distances after repeated stops.

[ZAP]

Mate that link proves N O T H I N G

They had 3 different cars, no mention of tyres and a baseless test.

They introduced fade by doing several stops, this is the ONLY reason better brakes will reduce the stopping distances, we are not denying this.

I think you need to re read this thread as I know what I am talking about, and several others also know what we are on about. You are just trying to prove a point that defy's the laws of physics and as you know "ya cannot change the laws of physics, jim "

[Eugene]

OK ladies, here is my $00.035 worth.

Up until not too long ago I would have said bigger brakes will not stop you any quicker for a single stop from "Normal" speeds, BUT, things have changed.

as you may or may not know, I have aute, heavy little things, they are, I decided to up the brakes with a set of DBA 4000 series gold slotted and cross drilled rotors all round and bendix ultimate pads to boot.

the above set up is Night and day ahead of the crap factory tstuff, how Ford can sell a car with the performance these thing have with the brakes the fit is beyond me, al law suit waiting to happen.

I recently went for a ride in my mate BF Phoon, STOCK auto, 18's, dunnys, brembos (not the big ones).

WOW, is all I can say, the inital bite and hold is unbeleivable, I thought my ute was good, but these pupiies are inreadable, remeber he has the crapp ole sp9000, I am running Goodyear eagle fi jobs, which are a much better tyre, bearing in mind his car is lighter, but it stops Soo much better, and sooner then mine, time after time, mine is good for 6-10 hrd stops, then its all over, his just keeps going.

to sumarize, the theory or tyres being the weak spot in a "normal speed" brake stop is true to point, but the grab the big brakes have, it will bring in the ABS well before mine, which means it is stopping harder and faster, bring heat into it and the game is over.

BIG brakes are a must, I am going to fit some biguns once I finish making it go fast