Subject	Street driven = hard braking from 120mph > once?
Posted by	itsa300zx on July 27, 2021 at 11:24 PM
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In Reply To	Yes, but i refer you back to his "street dtriven" purposes. posted by ForceFedTT on July 27, 2021 at 08:31 PM
Message	LOL. IMHO, If you can lock up your wheels/tires on the road and ONLY street driven no need to upgrade. (Maybe get better tires). If you do a lot of mountain runs, then upgrade for fade resistance not braking power.
Follow Ups	Street driven brake upgrades in 2021. - Tanley (ATL) 19:56:05 07/25/21 Stock calipers, stock sized rotors, just get decent pads, - MixManMash 20:59:55 07/25/21 This. If you're just street driving, stock is fine - BlackholeZ 18:38:58 07/26/21 Yep, the first haul from 120 will feel nice and tight. - Tanley (ATL) 20:26:16 07/26/21 If you're not caring too much about looks - BlackholeZ 15:46:22 07/27/21 Disagree. - Bernie (NoVA) 02:17:54 07/29/21 I've talked with a bunch of people that have run both - BlackholeZ 14:07:56 07/30/21 I believe Stoptech also did a three way comparison - MixManMash 16:37:01 07/30/21 If they are going back & forth which sounds BS frankly I - Bernie (NoVA) 02:11:48 07/31/21 BMC has nothing to do with consistency and fade - BlackholeZ 12:39:49 07/31/21 Akebono - ForceFedTT 21:46:41 07/25/21 A good way to add a lot of unsprung weight if you use the Ni - MixManMash 22:06:05 07/25/21 He asked for best bang for buck. i interpret that meaning - ForceFedTT 09:19:56 07/26/21 You do know that increased rotational mass has a detrimental - MixManMash 20:54:08 07/26/21 Re: You do know that increased rotational mass has a detrimental - CmyZ 19:43:01 07/27/21 Yes, but i refer you back to his "street dtriven" purposes. - ForceFedTT 20:31:44 07/27/21 Street driven = hard braking from 120mph > once? - itsa300zx 23:24:28 07/27/21 I doubt it. 120mph to zero decel doesnt sound like street - ForceFedTT 06:44:06 07/28/21 Re: A good way to add a lot of unsprung weight if you use the Ni - Rob260 22:32:19 07/27/21 Pretty open ended question - vorpalZed 23:25:51 07/25/21 Re: Pretty open ended question - Tanley (ATL) 04:44:38 07/26/21 To reiterate his core question, what are your goals? - black300zx 07:45:33 07/26/21 Braking seems adequate, unless I'm in the mountains pushing - Tanley (ATL) 13:46:39 07/26/21 I’m happy with the z33 brembos and hawks pads (n/m) - itsa300zx 13:54:27 07/26/21 I wonder how those Brembos compare w the Akebonos? - ZXoltan 16:27:49 07/26/21 I don’t have any comparison data. - itsa300zx 23:48:35 07/26/21 Akebono are larger calipers vs. Z33 Brembo (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 14:36:57 07/29/21 Are you saying bigger is always better? - ZXoltan 10:39:50 07/30/21 OK, $ 1000 budget? start with the basics - vorpalZed 14:43:03 07/26/21 Agreed. (n/m) - MixManMash 20:55:41 07/26/21 I like my Stoptech ST-40 kit (4-piston, 13" rotors) - Zeus 14:20:26 07/26/21 But 6 POT look so cool + bragging rights. ;) (n/m) - Mike@ZSpeed 16:12:51 07/29/21 i have the akebono kit. a 14" rotor fills in all the empty - slayer fan 19:50:02 07/26/21 Same here, while not perfect, much improved over stock (n/m) - ZaXxon 07:36:47 07/27/21 R32 GTR front brakes are a decent bolt-on upgrade - zromtech 13:10:35 07/27/21 I have a set w rotors here if someone is in the market. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 15:20:46 07/27/21 That's barely an upgrade though - BlackholeZ 15:44:27 07/27/21 the improvement is in the fade resistance - zromtech 08:21:59 07/28/21 It's still not much to make a difference - BlackholeZ 10:04:28 07/28/21 13" Z1 kit in front and 13" Royalty Performance in rear - zantar 00:23:30 07/29/21 Is this your setup? How difficult was the install on the - Mr.Stacy 10:47:14 08/02/21 Re: Is this your setup? How difficult was the install on the - zantar 12:48:18 08/03/21 Thanks! (n/m) - Mr.Stacy 15:14:45 08/03/21 350Z Brembo front & stock rear, SS lines good pads BMC Brace (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 02:15:04 07/29/21 Do you have a favorite kit? Or what brand of rotor, lines, - Tanley (ATL) 03:58:41 07/29/21 I sell modified Z33 Brembo calipers w ST line & HPS Pads - Bernie (NoVA) 14:32:06 07/29/21 Looks like: - Bernie (NoVA) 14:35:59 07/29/21 I do really like the look of these over stock - Polishzx 22:11:56 07/31/21 Z33 BMC does not fit a Z32. You can use a Z32 17/16 if you - Bernie (NoVA) 21:54:42 08/01/21 Re: Street driven brake upgrades in 2021. - Z Force1 14:45:31 07/31/21 If staying with stock calipers, I LOVE these TBM pads - Polishzx 16:43:49 07/31/21 Indeed. That was a good setup from what I heard. - MixManMash 19:24:37 07/31/21 Bookmarked, thanks! - black300zx 14:50:29 08/01/21 True. I preferred the initial bite on the HP+ (n/m) - MixManMash 20:33:44 08/01/21 I like my 17Z 14" fronts and SRT8 13.8" rears - MezgerTT 10:04:45 08/05/21
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