Big Brakes

[Alexander van Gerbig]

    It's all about locking those tires up.  Get bigger brakes after getting
tires that grip better, probably a plus size and wider than stock for
example.  Then toss those on, slam on your stock brakes, wait no lockup and
if any it's really late into the braking.  Put some big brakes on and hey
they make a huge difference in stopping power, but still the biggest
advantage is the lack of fading which allows repetitive decelerations.  I
cannot lock up my tires with stock single pistons brakes at the moment.  I
have 225/40 Kumho 712's and the single piston 90q20v brakes, honestly it is
hard to get to threshold, never seen ABS under hardest braking possible.
The big brakes only provide better stopping power when there is more grip
provide by the tires.

    I still dislike the stock brakes, G60 on bigger cars and singles on
smaller cars.  Too much heat build up, fading, boiling fluid, and warping.
I do out drive the single piston brakes, easily in some cases, like on the
descent of a steep mtn pass coming into a corner that requires a top speed
of 30mph, even with a downshift into 2nd way ahead of time, heavy cars these
are.

    I'd like to borrow a G-tech type thing at one point.  Test the 90q20v
with a fresh stock setup and stock sized wheels/tires, then with stock
brakes and bigger grippy tires, and finally big brakes with the big grippy
tires.  I'd like to see if the grippy tires cause a greater increase in
stopping distance with the stock brakes or is it a even better combo to have
the big brakes and big grippy tires, what is the biggest factor in shorter
distances and by how much.  Anyone have some measuring equipment I could
borrow?  I'll provide the car, wheels, and brakes.

Alexander van Gerbig -- '90 90q20v -- '88 80t (R.I.P)

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