Big Brake Kit question
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Big Brake Kit question
I don't have any plans of getting a kit, but I have a question for those that are in the know or have fronts and waiting for rears.
I am guessing that the front calipers and rotors do NOT just "bolt" on the rear. Is there a way to modify this? It seems like if some sort of bracket could be made or something, it could be a good mod. Think of this, put a huge rotor/kit on the front and take the front (that is pretty decent sized) and put them on the rear. That would be a pretty good set of brakes, has this been thought of before, or is there some obvious reason people don't do it????
I am guessing that the front calipers and rotors do NOT just "bolt" on the rear. Is there a way to modify this? It seems like if some sort of bracket could be made or something, it could be a good mod. Think of this, put a huge rotor/kit on the front and take the front (that is pretty decent sized) and put them on the rear. That would be a pretty good set of brakes, has this been thought of before, or is there some obvious reason people don't do it????
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I think because there are plenty of rear big brake kits available, people just don't mess with it. Anymore, you have at least three different options in Brembo, Rotora, and StopTech. I don't know how easy or difficult it would be to put the fronts on the rear, but I don't think it would be as simple as just a bracket.
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It's a bad idea, because of brake proportioning. Well-designed big brake kits use piston sizes chosen such that the master brake cylinder can modulate the four brakes in the same proportion as the stock brakes.
If the proportioning is changed severely, the rear brakes could lock up before the fronts and you would lose control of your car.
As far as mounting goes, generally it would be as "simple" as manufacturing a bracket, but no one should do it for the reasons outlined above.
If the proportioning is changed severely, the rear brakes could lock up before the fronts and you would lose control of your car.
As far as mounting goes, generally it would be as "simple" as manufacturing a bracket, but no one should do it for the reasons outlined above.
Originally posted by azrael
It's a bad idea, because of brake proportioning. Well-designed big brake kits use piston sizes chosen such that the master brake cylinder can modulate the four brakes in the same proportion as the stock brakes.
If the proportioning is changed severely, the rear brakes could lock up before the fronts and you would lose control of your car.
As far as mounting goes, generally it would be as "simple" as manufacturing a bracket, but no one should do it for the reasons outlined above.
It's a bad idea, because of brake proportioning. Well-designed big brake kits use piston sizes chosen such that the master brake cylinder can modulate the four brakes in the same proportion as the stock brakes.
If the proportioning is changed severely, the rear brakes could lock up before the fronts and you would lose control of your car.
As far as mounting goes, generally it would be as "simple" as manufacturing a bracket, but no one should do it for the reasons outlined above.
Agreed. Here's a really good article I read that explains this topic.
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