[V8] G60 Brake Swap (G60 not so bad?)

[Gene C]

I had my UFO rotors cryo treated to reduce (hopefully eliminate) any 
tendency to warp.  I love their stopping power and that they fit under 
smaller diam wheels.  They stop my '91 200 very quickly.

My 90 V8 came with a G60 conversion (with warped rotors).  I felt the 
car was downright dangerous to drive with those brakes, and figured I 
was in for some sort of brake (and wheel) upgrade.  Through some 
unplanned circumstances I had a full set of EBC Green kevlar pads fall 
into my hands and onto the V8.  Talk about a transformation.   Those 
pads increased the braking power enough to make the G60s quite 
acceptable for street use.  They are significantly better than the stock 
pads when cold and only get better as they heat up.   I haven't 
experienced fade with this setup, but then I don't drive it like I do 
the GLI (with its larger brakes and 1000lbs less weight).  I've noticed 
no stopping problems in wet conditions other than a few revolutions to 
wipe&dry the rotors/pads, but no worse than I have experienced with 
other vehicles.

-GeneC



daves745t at optonline.net wrote:

>Was considering the G60 Front Brake Swap - 
>does it require any mods to the suspension, 
>ie struts? What is general consensus
>on whether it is worth doing?
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>-DaveM
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