View Poll Results: What should i do?
save money and stay with stock
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Brake Dillema!!! Brembo's or stoptech front
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Brake Dillema!!! Brembo's or stoptech front
im in this little fight with myself.
i have the opportunity to buy a whole set front and rear of brembo brakes that were on my friends g35 coupe for a price of around 1800$ which includes everything i need to upgrade my crappy touring brakes. but i dunno weather to spend the money on a stoptech 13in. set.
what should i do? a complete set of brembos or a front kit of stoptech's?
i have the opportunity to buy a whole set front and rear of brembo brakes that were on my friends g35 coupe for a price of around 1800$ which includes everything i need to upgrade my crappy touring brakes. but i dunno weather to spend the money on a stoptech 13in. set.
what should i do? a complete set of brembos or a front kit of stoptech's?
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For that money, I'd go Brembo first, Stoptechs second. You are spending virtually the same amount of money and getting all four corners. Most guys that have the track model and actually track it seem to have little desire to upgrade. I think a lot of people would jump all over that price on the Brembos.
What did he put on?
I'm figuring I'll go junk yarding in a year or so and be able to find Brembos pretty reasonably with track Zs and G35Cs both having the Brembos, if I decide at the time I want a set of brakes
What did he put on?
I'm figuring I'll go junk yarding in a year or so and be able to find Brembos pretty reasonably with track Zs and G35Cs both having the Brembos, if I decide at the time I want a set of brakes
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www.gruppe-s.com you can find them cheaper (stoptech) just email them...
But APracing makes a rear kit that fits with the stock rotor (2-pot caliper) Think about it.... Good luck
But APracing makes a rear kit that fits with the stock rotor (2-pot caliper) Think about it.... Good luck
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I would say it depends on what you are going to do, if you are going to the track and drive it hard there then you might want to get the Stoptechs if not definelty the Brembos.
I had an instructor with a Track model at Sebring and he had changed the fronts to Stoptechs and was happier.
I had an instructor with a Track model at Sebring and he had changed the fronts to Stoptechs and was happier.
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4 piston vs. 6 pistons fronts
My Track has 4 piston fronts. Still breaking the car in so haven't had a chance to utilize the brake's full potential. Now back to the main point. Many of the newer brake system upgrades feature 6 piston fronts. Is StopTech such a system?
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Re: 4 piston vs. 6 pistons fronts
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My Track has 4 piston fronts. Still breaking the car in so haven't had a chance to utilize the brake's full potential. Now back to the main point. Many of the newer brake system upgrades feature 6 piston fronts. Is StopTech such a system?
My Track has 4 piston fronts. Still breaking the car in so haven't had a chance to utilize the brake's full potential. Now back to the main point. Many of the newer brake system upgrades feature 6 piston fronts. Is StopTech such a system?
Daytona, how worn are the pads you would be getting with the Brembo kit? That might be something to check out.
I know that with the stock rears wear out quite fast, but are also cheap to replace. Don't know how well the track rears hold up, but since they are slightly bigger, they probably last a bit longer.
If you get stoptechs you will still need to replace rear pads pretty frequently if you are tracking often. With Brembo's you may not need to do that.
I will probably get the Stoptech 13" Front Kit for my Performance Z, but the Track Brembo's sure are nice as well. I think you'd be fine with either kit, and therefore can't really go wrong.
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A downside I've heard about the Brembos are the rotor replacement costs, though. Aren't a set more than $500, compared to low $100s for the standards? Of course, I think you can turn the Brembo rotors more than the 1x or so you can do with the stock ones. Don't know about the rotors on the Stoptechs.
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Originally posted by nwind21
if you're considering stoptechs you can always look at AP kits too.
if you're considering stoptechs you can always look at AP kits too.
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I was going to recommend the Stoptech or AP front kit over the full Track setup. The bulk of the braking is done with the front, and on most cars like the 350z there really isn't a need to upgrade the rears for performance reasons. If the weight distribution was more like a 911 (like 65% on the rear), then you would benefit from a rear brake upgrade.
Also, the Wilwood kits are generally ok if you are upgrading just for looks, but the calipers they usually include don't even begin to compare to AP, Stoptech, or Brembo. They do make some good calipers, they just don't sell street kits with the good calipers. That's why their kits are usually pretty cheap relative to others.
Also, the Wilwood kits are generally ok if you are upgrading just for looks, but the calipers they usually include don't even begin to compare to AP, Stoptech, or Brembo. They do make some good calipers, they just don't sell street kits with the good calipers. That's why their kits are usually pretty cheap relative to others.
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Originally posted by jckolnturn
How did it come out and are they a straight bolt-on replacement for the stock non- brembo's
How did it come out and are they a straight bolt-on replacement for the stock non- brembo's
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Originally posted by GaryK
I was going to recommend the Stoptech or AP front kit over the full Track setup. The bulk of the braking is done with the front, and on most cars like the 350z there really isn't a need to upgrade the rears for performance reasons. If the weight distribution was more like a 911 (like 65% on the rear), then you would benefit from a rear brake upgrade.
I was going to recommend the Stoptech or AP front kit over the full Track setup. The bulk of the braking is done with the front, and on most cars like the 350z there really isn't a need to upgrade the rears for performance reasons. If the weight distribution was more like a 911 (like 65% on the rear), then you would benefit from a rear brake upgrade.
I'd agree with you if it was going to cost $4-5K to do all four, but he got the 4 Brembos for less than the cost of the front kits.
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Originally posted by React3
www.gruppe-s.com you can find them cheaper (stoptech) just email them...
But APracing makes a rear kit that fits with the stock rotor (2-pot caliper) Think about it.... Good luck
www.gruppe-s.com you can find them cheaper (stoptech) just email them...
But APracing makes a rear kit that fits with the stock rotor (2-pot caliper) Think about it.... Good luck
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The problem is a lot of people using stock brakes are having problems with very fast wear on the rear pads because those brakes are so small. There is a theory this is due to the electronic brake force distribution trying to compensate too much.
I'd agree with you if it was going to cost $4-5K to do all four, but he got the 4 Brembos for less than the cost of the front kits.
The problem is a lot of people using stock brakes are having problems with very fast wear on the rear pads because those brakes are so small. There is a theory this is due to the electronic brake force distribution trying to compensate too much.
I'd agree with you if it was going to cost $4-5K to do all four, but he got the 4 Brembos for less than the cost of the front kits.
I'd still take the Stoptech front @ 2k versus the Track brakes....and I think they can be had for less anyway. Of course, this is coming from a racer, not a boulevard cruiser. The Track setup does look good, I have to admit....but "zing" comes before "bling" in my list of priorities.