Colonel, how do those light weight front brakes handle
09-18-2002, 10:36 PM
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Colonel, how do those light weight front brakes handle I'm mostly going to do weight reduction from the front of the car. So far I love the way the car handles now, the rear tires don't break lose as easy in a turn now. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
How do those light weight front brakes work for you. Are they as good as stock, if they arn't then I'll reconsider.
How do those light weight front brakes work for you. Are they as good as stock, if they arn't then I'll reconsider.
09-18-2002, 11:11 PM
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Re: Colonel, how do those light weight front brakes handle How does your front brakes affect your handling? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> I don't know much about handling, but didn't realize that brakes affected it.
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Re: Colonel, how do those light weight front brakes handle bigSS, by brake handling I mean how well do they work. but try this, find a nice turn in a road hit it fast and use the brakes to slow down, then go cut the lines to your front brakes and repeat. Then you'll know how brakes effect handling.
09-19-2002, 02:05 AM
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Re: Colonel, how do those light weight front brakes handle I have the Aerospace brakes and i would not run them as a daily setup. The rotor is too thin IMO. IT will heat way to hot.
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Re: Colonel, how do those light weight front brakes handle If you're thinking about using lightweight brakes in a road race/auto-x type scenario, forget about it. Just normal sustained driving can heat the rotors up enough to warp them.
These brakes are intended to slow down a racecar after a 1/4 mile pass, period. You can get away with limited street driving, but I wouldn't want to do very much.
These brakes are intended to slow down a racecar after a 1/4 mile pass, period. You can get away with limited street driving, but I wouldn't want to do very much.
09-19-2002, 09:20 PM
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Re: Colonel, how do those light weight front brakes handle They works GREAT at the strip. Feel just like stock and show no fade even after back to back to back hotlaps stopping from 136 MPH.
On the street? I couldn't tell you. Mine has seen VERY limited street use since well before they were installed. I think for a daily driven car (especially a heavy one) they might require frequent rotor changes.
On the street? I couldn't tell you. Mine has seen VERY limited street use since well before they were installed. I think for a daily driven car (especially a heavy one) they might require frequent rotor changes.