aarontrini85

hahaha ok thanks for letting me know

johnnyTCblaze

Would TRD brake pads fit our tC's? Also if they do, how much of a difference could it make?

The_Instigator

TRD Brake parts = StopTech parts

lo_bux_racer

Any brake pad change = different feel, different fade resistance, same stopping distance. Stopping distance won't change until you change your tires.

johnnyTCblaze

Thanks for clarifying man.

hahaitzskippy

wat does changin brake fluid do?!?!

because from readin this post, i shoud get better pads and fluid

lo_bux_racer

If you aren't overheating it, not much. I've used Valvoline Syn power in all my street vehicles for some years now with great results. It's priced right too.

No matter what anyone says about the superiority of their fluid, they all (with one exception) need frequent service for track duty, The only exception is Castrol SRF (about $70 a quart), and you really don't want to pay that much for a street driven car when it won't matter at all compared to the Valvoline for $5 a quart.

You're way better off to just regularly bleed the brakes and keep the fluid fresh with an affordable fluid.

Revilo

Can I buy the drilled rotors from Stoptech stage 2 for daily use car without worry that the rotors can crack?

The_Instigator

Totally. Cracking really only happens on track cars that see extreme heat. They only offer drilled for looks and dont reccomend them for track use. If you read their technical section they have a ridiculous amount of info on brakes.

midnight_runner

You guys should check out the FAQ section as well
http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/faqs.shtml

sdparks

Lo Bux has it right. Tires are the best upgrade you can make to your car (changed mine at 56 miles). SynPower is great fluid for the money, and readily available. I put EBC Redstuff pads on my tC, and they held up well on the track. They work well on the street too, but there is a some squealing. There are plenty of good pad choices if you just drive it on the street.

-Keith-

I use hawk pads with powerslot rotors... I have the bigger rotors though with stock caliper alot cheaper then big break kit. Some look.

Check out my site links in the sig.

BrEaK_AwaY

a bigger rotor doesnt do car if you dont have a bigger caliper to grab it. the stock rotor will still grab the same amount of area.... there for it doesnt matter is the rotor is bigger. the slots in it will help with heat though....

lo_bux_racer

A bigger rotor means more torque from the same caliper, so it will reduce the pedal effort for the same braking force. It also means more unsprung weight, so suspension compliance is not as good as the smaller (lighter) rotor. It still will not stop you any faster, but it will increase fade resistance by increasing the rotor mass and total surface area.

hahaitzskippy

so pads and fluids are the 1st and one of the best brake upgrades!

rotors help with cooling
and bigger rotors usually require bigger calipers to full utilize its size?

make_shift

As l_b_r pointed out, stickier tires are the best brake upgrade.\

Slotted rotors [airquotes]help[/airquotes] with cooling. The benefits are so minimal in our cars (or any car with vented rotors) that the slots are really for looks more than performance.

See l_b_r's post above yours...in order to make full use of the extra surface area of bigger rotors, bigger pads and calipers are required. But, the added unsprung weight is detrimental to other performance aspects—acceleration and cornering—and the stopping benefits are not that great in a street car.

-Keith-

I got my bigger rotors for show not for off the hook braking. If I could afford the big brake kit I would.

raamaudio

We have a very modified car, not power modded yet but that will come. First we are getting the chassis and brakes in order, then power, as it should be done.

Upgraded the rear to sloted rotors and ceramic pads, SS lines.

Fronts totally stock, brakes are very very effective due to 235 sticky tires;)

Autocross, all the brakes I needed, 60 miles behind Mt St Helens on the way home, I had to slow down eventually because I was getting tired and a bit sea sick, lol! What a road!!!!!! I was so hard on the brakes and not a single problem, very impressed.

If only going to autocross and drag race, street drive, etc, I would probably put some powerslots up front and the same ceramic pads and SS lines.

BUT, once we get the chassis fully developed and an SCCA roll bar, turbo, etc. will do some track days and this is a part time show car, we have a set of Wilwood BBKs here going on next week if we have the time to do so. We will be able to use them on the track and bling show use, dang fine products with excellent pricing by the way (we are sponsored but I picked them as what we wanted;) We had a nice conversation to figure out what we needed for the track and came up with sloted rotors, ceramic street, etc, pads(race pads will be used on road courses), 4 pistons instead of 6 as that would take care of our needs, etc, etc.... In other words, our BBK is for a reason, not just to have them(except the show part)

As for shows though, only the true performance enthusiast will give our car much of a lookover because it will be simple, clean, no bling(a tiny bit) more like a true high performance car, that is daily driver capable if so desired and driven to all events, not a trailer or dyno queen poster child

Rick

-Keith-

Make sure u clean the willwoods alot, they dont have the dust covers....

hahaitzskippy

i got grippier tires and i understand that concept very well.

and for most of you, vented rotors are useless for street cars but are benefical under racing conditions? mtn roads track etc.
and larger rotors mean u need a larger pad and caliper to utilized the increased surface area

but everyone knows the BBK's have 4 pistons or even 6 pistons.


if 2 cars both with sticky tires

car 1 has stock rotor, hawk or axxis pad (your choice) and stock caliper
vs
car 2 wilwood BBK big 4 piston kit or 6 piston kit (your choice)

who will stop in teh shorter distance?