2 pot rear vs brembo - much difference?
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2 pot rear vs brembo - much difference?
Now that my cars making reasonable power its exposed some weak points in the spec that I'd like to address. The rear brakes were always questionable so I'm looking for options.
I have brembo fronts with mtec discs and carbon lorraine pads, initial bite is great, pedal feel and progression but I feel like theyre doing a LOT of the work.
Rears are standard 2 pot 290mm, standard discs/pads so I have 2 options. Decent disc/pad replacement or change to 316mm brembo calipers etc.
Question is, can you feel the difference going from stock 2 pots to brembos on the rear of a classic?
I also have a bias valve that I could install, but would prefer the braking system to work efficiently without it. I love a non-abs car, I'd just like more confidence in the brakes.
Unfortunately at the present time I dont have the budget for decent branded calipers (k-sport, AP etc) but theyre on my to do list.
I know theres some moderate to high spec Type R's on here so would be interested in the owners views on braking options.
I have brembo fronts with mtec discs and carbon lorraine pads, initial bite is great, pedal feel and progression but I feel like theyre doing a LOT of the work.
Rears are standard 2 pot 290mm, standard discs/pads so I have 2 options. Decent disc/pad replacement or change to 316mm brembo calipers etc.
Question is, can you feel the difference going from stock 2 pots to brembos on the rear of a classic?
I also have a bias valve that I could install, but would prefer the braking system to work efficiently without it. I love a non-abs car, I'd just like more confidence in the brakes.
Unfortunately at the present time I dont have the budget for decent branded calipers (k-sport, AP etc) but theyre on my to do list.
I know theres some moderate to high spec Type R's on here so would be interested in the owners views on braking options.
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All the discs/pads were new less than a year ago.
If braking from high speed, when you brake hard you get a sort of groaning from the rear brakes. The fronts will eventually lock up but I dont like to push the brakes to that point.
Its hard to describe, but you can just tell that the rears arent contributing as much as they could, hence why I wondered if I'm likely to notice a difference going to brembo rears
If braking from high speed, when you brake hard you get a sort of groaning from the rear brakes. The fronts will eventually lock up but I dont like to push the brakes to that point.
Its hard to describe, but you can just tell that the rears arent contributing as much as they could, hence why I wondered if I'm likely to notice a difference going to brembo rears
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rears make a massive difference on a 4wd performance car - if they dont then your not driving hard enough
they dont run to the same temp as the front BUT do contribute highly to the overall STOP
at min you want a decent set of pads in the rear 2pots but a far better result will be to uprate the rear pads and calipers
they dont run to the same temp as the front BUT do contribute highly to the overall STOP
at min you want a decent set of pads in the rear 2pots but a far better result will be to uprate the rear pads and calipers
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Sorry to jump into your thread, hopefully you'll forgive me being a fellow type r owner
Are new age brembos on a type r with appropriate discs and pads all I'd need for hard track driving ?
I really, really detest brake fade so I was wondering how good they are when pushed hard for a period of time
Are new age brembos on a type r with appropriate discs and pads all I'd need for hard track driving ?
I really, really detest brake fade so I was wondering how good they are when pushed hard for a period of time
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