| is that the iron calipers tend to corrode much more quickly than the aluminum ones. Any oriface with a seal/gasket will begin to leak more quicly over time vs. the aluminum version. Although my iron calipers never heated up much with normal mountain driving, the aluminum ones would be too hot to grab after a typical spirited drive. Neither is a great option to stick with compared to what is available for the money to replace them. If you're going to invest anything into your brakes, I'd recommend investing in newer technology (i.e., listen to Adam and look into a budget Brembo setup). I will never be a fan of the unreasonably heavy Akebonos, so I'd throw them out of the equation completely. With your search you likely saw a lot of ignorant arguments from people rationalizing about their Akebonos, but that's mostly because they don't want to admit they spent a lot of money for nothing. As far as braking bias goas, I think Royalty Performance took care of most of those issues with their rear relocation bracket for our stock calipers. My brake bias feels perfect with 350z track Brembos up front and the RP bracket in the rear with stockish pads. If you go with a setup like Adams, you can compensate with a better rear pad to control the bias.
Cheers,
JBrobst "A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more
useful than a life spent doing nothing." George Bernard Shaw |
