info needed on frt brake upgrades

[pontiacgp]

So you are basing your opinion on your own vehicle, by stomping on the brake pedal and locking up the brakes, whereas your actually losing braking distance by sliding rather by slowing your speed.

Also, how is using a two piston caliper with more surface area than a single piston caliper not going to improve braking? The LS1/C5/C6 all have larger brake rotors than stock G-bodies or S/T trucks. Seeing as the vehicle they are questioning the stock brakes is an 82' Regal with a 455 under the hood, it would be stupid not to upgrade the brakes.

It may be my opinion but I've been crewing and building a metric for the last few years. We ran manual stock metric brakes using performance friction brakes with hoozier tires. The rotors ran cherry red on each corner and the brakes never failed or faded. We were running a large bar soft spring set up and the way to drive that set up in to go deep into the corner and hammer the brakes on to slam the front of the car down for the corner. We used the brakes to pass cars heading into the corner and if they failed then we'd be running at the back of the field. So before you roll your eyes next time it would be stupid of you not to reconsider.

 

[pontiacgp]

You don't want to lock the brakes up at all to begin with. Adding a larger sized rotor will slow the vehicle down faster. There is even proof in that thread in the second post of this thread. Even read the first two sentences from that thread. Honestly, I'd rather take advise from someone who has done the upgrade versus someone who thinks it won't help.

Merely because I said I could lock up my brakes at any speed does not mean that is the only principle what I base good brakes on. I can modulate my brakes close to the modulation of a manual brake set up. Lets see.....I can lock up my wheels at 100 mph...so please tell how can a larger sized rotor is going to stop me any faster....You cannot slow a vehicle down any faster than the tires allow you too, or don't you understand that?

 

[dan2286]

You don't want to lock the brakes up at all to begin with. Adding a larger sized rotor will slow the vehicle down faster. There is even proof in that thread in the second post of this thread. Even read the first two sentences from that thread. Honestly, I'd rather take advise from someone who has done the upgrade versus someone who thinks it won't help.

Did you happen to notice that those cars are using larger, wider rims? Do you think the only thing it takes to stop a car is brakes? I am not trying to say that bigger brakes will not help stopping, I am saying that other stuff needs to be done to take advantage of the extra braking power. You can put a better tire/wheel package on a car without touching the brakes and it will stop better.

 

[pontiacgp]

dan...you make a good point....another large factor on braking capabilities is shocks....you need to control the weight and speaking of weight I wonder if those who want to upgrade their brakes have taken any consideration of how the extra sprung weight is going to affect their vehicle.