What are good brakes

[NashMan]

i have to ask what is your battle in this thread ? every thing i have posted is out of text book and general knowledge

i have gave answer to certain stuff

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in the end a drilled rotor is great for street use

after this it is up to you after what has bean said in this thread

 

[Poodles]

Sorry, but a street car is not a race car, and doesn't get the constant care and inspection as a race car. It's a bad idea to run a component that need to be checked constantly for signs of failure, ESPECIALLY one that your life depends on...

 

[NashMan]

Ian standing his ground I am stand on mine you on the other hand I am not sure were you are or try to get at


personaly I check my brakes out every oil change or when ever I have a wheel off or when ever I am going to the track, weather it be stock or modified hell I bet it even says something like that in your car service manual

 

[Nick M]

I dont believe you are doing anything that extreme so for a street car I would simply get good brake fluid such as ATE super blue, blank rotors from a parts store and a high performance pad. Axis metal masters used to be available, but I cant seem to find them anywhere right now. I dont have a street pad recommendation at this point sorry

Don't forget the 20+ year old brake lines that swell with age.

 

[Poodles]

Ian standing his ground I am stand on mine you on the other hand I am not sure were you are or try to get at


personaly I check my brakes out every oil change or when ever I have a wheel off or when ever I am going to the track, weather it be stock or modified hell I bet it even says something like that in your car service manual

Yes, that's 10K miles on my car. That's enough time for a crack to form and hav the rotor fail completely... Also, the service manual is for stock components. It's the same crap as heim joints on a road car, it's idiotic and adding a failure point.

 

[mk3_7m]

Well in a nutshell... any brakes that can stop your car regardless drilled, slotted or drilled+slotted will do the same job.

 

[destrux]

Cross drilled rotors do tend to rust out faster up here in the salt. The holes also block up with rust and then do nothing other than look like crap. I don't know if this happens in places where they don't salt the roads 4 months out of the year.

I'd stick with solids. I've never had a problem with them on anything, even rally cars that saw alot of water/mud.

The only time I ever ran slotted rotors I was able to feel the slots through the brake pedal, and it was annoying. IIRC there was a warning about this on the box. They were Powerslot rotors.

 

[supraguru05]

Don't forget the 20+ year old brake lines that swell with age.

Thanks I forgot about those. Alot of times I forget some of the little stuff I did a long time ago. I have been running goodridge brake lines and have had good luck with them. The only issue I have had was when I switched a friends car to them the ends of the lines were rusted so bad that I couldnt get the nut out of the factory soft lines. I ended up having to bend a new hard brake line which wasn't a big deal

alucardunit1, can you answer my question about what kind of activities you will be doing with this car? That would really help us provide answers before this thread completely derails lol

 

[alucardunit1]

i am going to running it mainly on street but i plan on doing auto cross and drift with the car but also running it 3-4 times a week on the streets

 

[Poodles]

Also, if you're going to drift, do not use the e-brake. The e-brake shoes are thin and expensive.

 

[Nick M]

Thanks I forgot about those.

Huh. I didn't actually mean you. I was just adding to what you said.

 

[alucardunit1]

Where would yall suggest getting new brake lines?

 

[hvyman]

driftmotion.com

 

[Poodles]

Depends on what you're planning on doing. If you decide to upgrade to the ARZ setup, they come with new brakelines.

Also, if you're on a low budget, stock style lines are very cheap.

 

[alucardunit1]

im debating right now to stay with stock brakes or go with a BB kit i just dont know how much it improves it vs the cost

 

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[NashMan]

Also, if you're going to drift, do not use the e-brake. The e-brake shoes are thin and expensive.

supra's use parking brakes not e-brakes since they don't use drums

 

[hvyman]

Its the same thing.

 

[supraguru05]

i am going to running it mainly on street but i plan on doing auto cross and drift with the car but also running it 3-4 times a week on the streets

in this case unless you are swimming in money there is no need for a big brake kit. Get stainless lines and a decent set of pads as well as fluid and move on. I am sure there are other things that $1000 could be used for.

 

[Nick M]

in this case unless you are swimming in money there is no need for a big brake kit. Get stainless lines and a decent set of pads as well as fluid and move on. I am sure there are other things that $1000 could be used for.

And ditch weight, if they are serious for track duty.