[s-cars] RE: BIRA vs Big Red (ECS2, etc)

[TM]

Paul-
It's the springs, not the shocks, that are going to combat brake dive-
you'll need at least S6+ springs in the front to stiffen up the front
end so that you get more resistance to weight transfer to the front
under
braking.

Of course, you will need to revalve your Bilsteins in order to get your
damping right with higher rate springs.

BTW, Mintex are not the best choice for pedal feel- IMHO, they seem kind
of
dead feeling compared to Hawk HPS. I would also look at Porterfield R4S
and
Pagid 4-2-1.

What springs are Neil running?

Looking at some of the brake bias info that's available, I still don't
understand
how upgrading the rear brakes benefits our cars significantly,
especially from
a price/performance standpoint.

Taka