improving brakes
#31
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Busta As you don't have my combination you can't really judge , trust me I have pasted it on these for 3 laps of the ring on 300+hp last summer with no issues and I know exactly what you mean on the Std 4 pot , just driving streets Id previously managed to warp 3 sets of std disks and the fluid was useless afterward.
By the way what did cause me to stop at the ring last summer were the std rears as they were glowing red and cooking the mintex pads so the F-R balance was all over the place. So I was moving pretty fast before then.
Why this is so Try to bear in mind that the calipers are extended out away from the hub on the adapters and that the heat sink transfer into the hub is reduced due to the aluminium hat. Once I get the rears improved this summer ill have another go. Best regards Ralph
By the way what did cause me to stop at the ring last summer were the std rears as they were glowing red and cooking the mintex pads so the F-R balance was all over the place. So I was moving pretty fast before then.
Why this is so Try to bear in mind that the calipers are extended out away from the hub on the adapters and that the heat sink transfer into the hub is reduced due to the aluminium hat. Once I get the rears improved this summer ill have another go. Best regards Ralph
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Anyway, I'm not talking to you as we are going over old ground and I don't want the mods coming in spoiling the fun
As said before maybe ok for some, hence I quoted a 'keen' track driver if you read and also previously I've said they maybe fine for some.
P.s I can't understand why anyone would have a Tarmac 'rally' car and fit wrx 4 pots......now that is laughable.
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You say the CL RC6 pads suited you in your old car with Brembos , so I can see the NDX and DS2500's wouldn't have been up to the job for your style of driving , something like DS3000's would have.
Yes people do use the Subaru 4 pots rallying , I did also on my classic type R I had a few years ago as I was using 15" wheels.
Not everyone has a limitless budget , what's so hard to understand about that ??
Yes people do use the Subaru 4 pots rallying , I did also on my classic type R I had a few years ago as I was using 15" wheels.
Not everyone has a limitless budget , what's so hard to understand about that ??
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#35
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Hi all, looking for a bit of advice, I've got a nice turbo 2000, MY00, and I love it, planning on doing some track days in the spring, but the brakes aren't brilliant, I've changed the discs and pads, and they are better, but by no means great for track day driving.
I understand having read some posts that the classic brakes aren't great anyway, but is there any way I can improve them without going down the big brake conversion route and spending hundreds if not thousands on that, and all it entails, bigger wheels, different offsets etc.
Would be grateful of any advice.
Matt
I understand having read some posts that the classic brakes aren't great anyway, but is there any way I can improve them without going down the big brake conversion route and spending hundreds if not thousands on that, and all it entails, bigger wheels, different offsets etc.
Would be grateful of any advice.
Matt
If you are still watching in Downham market ?
Matt its your thread , objective advice on brakes is defined by current wheel size and budget / intended use.
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You say the CL RC6 pads suited you in your old car with Brembos , so I can see the NDX and DS2500's wouldn't have been up to the job for your style of driving , something like DS3000's would have.
Yes people do use the Subaru 4 pots rallying , I did also on my classic type R I had a few years ago as I was using 15" wheels.
Not everyone has a limitless budget , what's so hard to understand about that ??
Yes people do use the Subaru 4 pots rallying , I did also on my classic type R I had a few years ago as I was using 15" wheels.
Not everyone has a limitless budget , what's so hard to understand about that ??
YOU yourself even admitted the cast caliper gets hot! End of conversation. (And that's why I moved on 'eventually')
Obviously you have you're own agenda here.
Now stop stalking me AGAIN please.
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hi all, thanks for the advice and interesting read, ive got the standard 16" wheels, and just starting out on the trackday thing, done a couple in a old mk2 golf I had, so not a serious racer at all, Ill probably look at upgrading the pads and see how it goes for the first few track days at least, then if I decide I am any good spend some money on decent upgrades.
I quite like the look of my 16" wheels though so not sure I want to go much bigger if at all.
Quick question about trackdays though, do the rear brakes make much difference when upgrading discs and pads etc, or is most of the hammer going through the front ones?
I quite like the look of my 16" wheels though so not sure I want to go much bigger if at all.
Quick question about trackdays though, do the rear brakes make much difference when upgrading discs and pads etc, or is most of the hammer going through the front ones?
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hi all, thanks for the advice and interesting read, ive got the standard 16" wheels, and just starting out on the trackday thing, done a couple in a old mk2 golf I had, so not a serious racer at all, Ill probably look at upgrading the pads and see how it goes for the first few track days at least, then if I decide I am any good spend some money on decent upgrades.
I quite like the look of my 16" wheels though so not sure I want to go much bigger if at all.
Quick question about trackdays though, do the rear brakes make much difference when upgrading discs and pads etc, or is most of the hammer going through the front ones?
I quite like the look of my 16" wheels though so not sure I want to go much bigger if at all.
Quick question about trackdays though, do the rear brakes make much difference when upgrading discs and pads etc, or is most of the hammer going through the front ones?
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