aerospace brakes
08-03-2005, 09:11 AM
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aerospace brakes Alright, i searched and have been reading for about 45 minutes now. Alot of people seem to say you can run the drag front brakes on the street with no problem. Some people say it stops better than stock, some say it is worse. Just trying to figure out which is right. Also, i could not find anywhere that stated the weight difference between the street and drag only brakes. Any know? Would it be wise to go with a manual master cyl. with the aerospace brakes?
08-03-2005, 11:28 AM
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Well, I have a lot of street miles on my aerospace fronts and cant believe I havent warped the rotors yet. They stop well but a couple long, fast haul downs and they start to go away. With the stock rears they work OK for street driving. I recently did Strange rears and the short term stopping power is incredible like any drag brake - but they go away quick. For 50mph stoplight to stoplight on a hot day I think you are better off with stock stuff. Highway cruising and ocassional city driving would be fine, my car is fairly light though. I dont know about putting them on a 4000lb car with kids in the back and cruising around though..
08-03-2005, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by kp
Well, I have a lot of street miles on my aerospace fronts and cant believe I havent warped the rotors yet. They stop well but a couple long, fast haul downs and they start to go away. With the stock rears they work OK for street driving. I recently did Strange rears and the short term stopping power is incredible like any drag brake - but they go away quick. For 50mph stoplight to stoplight on a hot day I think you are better off with stock stuff. Highway cruising and ocassional city driving would be fine, my car is fairly light though. I dont know about putting them on a 4000lb car with kids in the back and cruising around though..
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08-04-2005, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by MADMAN
I avoid the Aerospace products. I have had numerous problems due to caliper freezing etc.
Ya I have a guy around here that used to swear by them but he said since they have become a "big" company their quality has gone down. Just spend the money and go Strange
