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Enright · 17-01-12, 06:05 PM

Agree with tyres, but brakes - cat amongst pigeons time here: unconvinced unless you're regularly getting brake fade.
Bigger brakes will dissipate more heat and so you can do more stops before they begin to go away, but the limit of how quickly you can stop is how you get ALL FOUR wheels to brake as hard as possible without locking.
Adding bigger brakes may feel better but they do nothing to increase your level of grip - they just help you to reach the locking point sooner. And adding them at 1 end and unbalancing the system is actually likely to INCREASE stopping distances as the rear wheels may not have reached maximum retardation while the fronts are drawing parallel black lines.

17-01-12, 06:05 PM	#6
Enright Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nottingham Posts: 707	Agree with tyres, but brakes - cat amongst pigeons time here: unconvinced unless you're regularly getting brake fade. Bigger brakes will dissipate more heat and so you can do more stops before they begin to go away, but the limit of how quickly you can stop is how you get ALL FOUR wheels to brake as hard as possible without locking. Adding bigger brakes may feel better but they do nothing to increase your level of grip - they just help you to reach the locking point sooner. And adding them at 1 end and unbalancing the system is actually likely to INCREASE stopping distances as the rear wheels may not have reached maximum retardation while the fronts are drawing parallel black lines. __________________ BCingU, En. Mk2 MG ZS TD 115 with full 180 kit (and 2x Lotus Elan SE Turbos) Last edited by Enright; 17-01-12 at 06:09 PM.