My Car got STOP! - TECH :)
07-20-2005, 02:15 PM
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My Car got STOP! - TECH :)
Finally got them on...
14.1" Front 4 pot front
12.9" Rear 2 pot rear
Black Calipers...
And they stop beautifully... When you slam on the brakes, the car doesnt dive like it did with the stock, you almost forget you are slamming on the brakes except all the things in your passenger seat are are flying forward!
I will post better pix when my car gets back from the body shop with its new paint job and body kit
14.1" Front 4 pot front
12.9" Rear 2 pot rear
Black Calipers...
And they stop beautifully... When you slam on the brakes, the car doesnt dive like it did with the stock, you almost forget you are slamming on the brakes except all the things in your passenger seat are are flying forward!
I will post better pix when my car gets back from the body shop with its new paint job and body kit
07-20-2005, 03:59 PM
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if all goes well, i should have mine installed this Sunday.
i went for the show look and got 14" all around.
black is very, very subtle....and I love the look.
i went for the show look and got 14" all around.
black is very, very subtle....and I love the look.
07-20-2005, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by J Ritt
Glad you are enjoying them Jason! Thanks for the continued support.
They are truely awesome! I have a new appreciation for these now that I have them on a car that I am not afraid to bash the heck out of!
I took it to the canyon's this weekend, felt a little bit of air in the lines, bleeded the lines again this morning... much much better then it was when I thought it was good before!
Love them!
Anyone want a ride
well after i get out of the body shop...
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07-20-2005, 06:18 PM
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Holy Crap... Those fill the wheels to the max! XD Looks nice. How does it reduce dive though, I would think dive is related to suspension, tire grip levels (width, pressure, etc) and weight. Anyways, I am interested so shoot me a price for a front and rear setup. Also, my ebrake is shot... Would I need new shoes and get the drum repaired? I want as much info on this as you can give me.
enjoy them luccky!!!!!
Im guessing you cant repair the CF over the fiberglass? Well I guess you could, but you'd need to paint over it....
07-20-2005, 10:09 PM
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the 12.9" with the 2 pot caliper is a step up from the caliper that comes with the 14.1" on the rear... You can not run performance friction brake pads on the rear of the 14.1" and the ST45 brake calipers (that are on the rear)...
The rear 12.9" rotor / caliper set up is designed for race cars...
Raev - If you decided to go with the 12.9" in the rear, your eBrake is pretty much only good for parking if that... You wont beable to use it to lock up the rear wheels and start a slide if that is what you are thinking... but as far as trail braking with these brakes it is much easier to pull off smoothly and safely...
The rear brakes help hold the rear end down... Its just how it feels...
Jeff?
The rear 12.9" rotor / caliper set up is designed for race cars...
Raev - If you decided to go with the 12.9" in the rear, your eBrake is pretty much only good for parking if that... You wont beable to use it to lock up the rear wheels and start a slide if that is what you are thinking... but as far as trail braking with these brakes it is much easier to pull off smoothly and safely...
The rear brakes help hold the rear end down... Its just how it feels...
Jeff?
07-20-2005, 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason@Performance
the 12.9" with the 2 pot caliper is a step up from the caliper that comes with the 14.1" on the rear... You can not run performance friction brake pads on the rear of the 14.1" and the ST45 brake calipers (that are on the rear)...
The rear 12.9" rotor / caliper set up is designed for race cars...
Raev - If you decided to go with the 12.9" in the rear, your eBrake is pretty much only good for parking if that... You wont beable to use it to lock up the rear wheels and start a slide if that is what you are thinking... but as far as trail braking with these brakes it is much easier to pull off smoothly and safely...
The rear brakes help hold the rear end down... Its just how it feels...
Jeff?
The rear 12.9" rotor / caliper set up is designed for race cars...
Raev - If you decided to go with the 12.9" in the rear, your eBrake is pretty much only good for parking if that... You wont beable to use it to lock up the rear wheels and start a slide if that is what you are thinking... but as far as trail braking with these brakes it is much easier to pull off smoothly and safely...
The rear brakes help hold the rear end down... Its just how it feels...
Jeff?
Your car looks nice.
Can you please elaborate on your comment?
What do you mean you cant run performance friction brake pads on the rear of the 14.1" kit? Is that a specific companys brake pad or you just cant run performance brake pads on the rear of the 14.1" stoptech kit?
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07-21-2005, 06:49 AM
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Performance Friction is a specific pad manufacturer. The StopTech 14" rear kit uses their ST45 caliper, which holds a 609 pad shape. This shape is very similar to the 372 pad shape that the ST40 caliper uses, but not exactly the same. This difference makes it harder to find some performance oriented brake pad compounds, as most companies use the 372 or 447 pad shape (447 is another dimensionally similar pad shape to the 372) to cover all three applications. Performance Friction has evidently chosen not to offer the actual 609 pad shape needed by the ST45 caliper. We have used the stock Porsche pads for their backing plates, and had the stock material scraped off so we could apply our own compound choices to them, but that is a big hassle. I agree that the ST22 rear caliper setup, which uses the same pad as the Track model rear Brembos, is a better way to go.
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Originally Posted by Jason@Performance
the 12.9" with the 2 pot caliper is a step up from the caliper that comes with the 14.1" on the rear... You can not run performance friction brake pads on the rear of the 14.1" and the ST45 brake calipers (that are on the rear)...
The rear 12.9" rotor / caliper set up is designed for race cars...
Raev - If you decided to go with the 12.9" in the rear, your eBrake is pretty much only good for parking if that... You wont beable to use it to lock up the rear wheels and start a slide if that is what you are thinking... but as far as trail braking with these brakes it is much easier to pull off smoothly and safely...
The rear brakes help hold the rear end down... Its just how it feels...
Jeff?
The rear 12.9" rotor / caliper set up is designed for race cars...
Raev - If you decided to go with the 12.9" in the rear, your eBrake is pretty much only good for parking if that... You wont beable to use it to lock up the rear wheels and start a slide if that is what you are thinking... but as far as trail braking with these brakes it is much easier to pull off smoothly and safely...
The rear brakes help hold the rear end down... Its just how it feels...
Jeff?