vbls

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ok I have the complete strange drag brake front setup but I understand weight transfer, now im about to buy a new rearend and its expensive, well its another $600 for the brakes? is it really worth it for the rear?

VandykeT/A

Don't quote me on this but I think the rears save 20-25lbs? Whether it'd be worth it would be up to you.

TurboStangJON

iTrader: (27)

Depends on the car but in my case it was well worth the upgrade.

93camaro_zzz

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I personally want to do my rears before my fronts. Less weight, less rotating weight at that, and maybe do dual calipers to hold the car better while building boost.

NHRAFORMULA00

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if you are buying a new rear, do not get the backing plates for stock brakes and order the drag brake setup. Should save you a few$$$$$

vbls

iTrader: (17)

strange said for me to send them my stock backing plates, they will make it work. since its a drag rearend its a good idea to do the whole setup

Coach 02 A3 Z/28

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Well worth it IMO!!!

Coach

JL ws-6

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If you have them on the front, I think the rears are worth it... Less rotational weight fwiw

joelster

I don't see how they can save 20-25lbs. The factory rear calipers are very light. Has anyone weighed a set? If you remove the e-brake hardware you can get a few pounds out.

mike13

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I don't know about 20lb's but the 2 piece rotors are considerably lighter than the stock cast rotor.

joelster

Our rear factory rotors are fairly light, much lighter than the front rotors, and the calipers are tiny aluminum ones. I never weighed them on a scale but i'd take a guess and say the calipers are maybe 7-8lbs each and the rotors are maybe 8-10lbs each. That's with the e-brake hardware removed. I just don't see how ANY aftermarket drag brake kit is going to drop 20lbs. Unless it's all titanium lol. For bang-for-the-buck mods rear drag brake is not a good choice.

ssvert99

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Considering the oem backing plate is steel(Strange brake kit is aluminum), a steel dust shield, all the e-brake parts(cables, lever/adjuster, shoe), and a larger OD, double sided, vented rotor is all there to be replaced. The Strange rear brake kit complete weighs only 23.7 pounds for both sides. Just a stock front rotor is 28.4 pounds, a stock rear rotor is 23.1 pounds each. It's an easy 25+ pound loss.

It's a pretty simple situation... Strange brakes are one of the best weight reduction items you can buy and with it being a rotating part this whole subject is a no-brainer.

If anyone has an inquiry about any component from Strange feel free to contact me. I have years of experience with their parts and offer the guaranteed lowest prices as well.

JRracing

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Word!

vbls

iTrader: (17)

very well said, I have been studying this, and fir the price its not bad, I can sell my stock stuff online for over $100. and if I get the strange now I don't have to send in my stock stuff, also if I don't do it now, it will cost me more later with pulling the axles and doing bearings, so YES I answered my own question

studderin

iTrader: (28)

also you can run way more rims. any weld, holeshot, champion ect.


jolster it dose save a bunch. I posted all it up, I had the pro2 and std rotors rear, and front kits. the Pro2 rotors are 1pound lighter, but the hat thickness is about .090 more then steel 1pcs. and they have a inner lip for the big ring that holds the rotor on the hat. I dont think strange has a pro2 rear kit anymore for a stock spec for us? I got one but there no caliper bracket that will work with the pro2 rotor, unless you space out the rotor on the axle, and caliper. So it will add about 3/8, 1/2 width to the rear end and you would have to change you rim backspacing, and it was kinda getto was a rotor spacer, and stacks of caliper spacers.
I posted the weights, but I think it was the rear rotors were 14pounds lighter then strange steels. And the Ebrake stuff for the backing plates to the hanle was 12.8? or somthing? thats the rear cables, the rear end cover cable brakets, the mid cable and splitter, and the handle. The handle was 7-8 pounds. if you want to get it all, you can drill the spot weld and get the cable spitter plate under the DS tunnle, and trim the metal on the top side for the handle (I kept the metal to bolt the consel) that was 2-3. then seal up the slot the cable passed the floor.

at the track I didnt really see a gain, and jason with the geen H/C LT1 (been 10.8s) did it back to back a few days apart. didnt see a gain. It one of thouse things that adds up, but it not gona be 1 tenth. maybe .02 on a 11-10sec car.

joelster

23.1lbs for a stock rear rotor?. I just did rear brakes on my car last year. I know they vary from one manufacturer to the next ie: NAPA, Autozone etc,etc. My rears were much lighter than the fronts, not .6lbs. And my fronts were 18 or 19lbs, I DID weigh them. I don't remember exactly, but they were under 20, i'm positive of that. I believe I posted it somewhere, just can't find it right now.

I'm not doubting the value of Strange stuff, they make great products, I run an S60 rear, and will be buying the front brake kit sometime down the road.

NHRAFORMULA00

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I Tried to tell you this, you do not need stock backing plates. Just tell strange you want the drag brakes ,no parking brake or backing plates.

I8UR4RD

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how are street manners with the rears only. I know with my stop and go traffic I probably do not want to attempt light brakes up front, but I had never considered rears only.

vbls

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yeah Strange said they would install it and it would be ready to install, if I wanted to do it later it would be more of pain

Firebirdmuscle

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+ 1 was wondering about rears only as well