I was wondering what the best brakes were for an ITR for street use as well as track use...and where i can buy them
Thanks Amy

 

might wanna try a search. lots of brake info around here, and lots to choose from.

 

i got a great deal for all 4 rotors-slotted and dimpled...and pads +shipping costed me $335
if you want ill hook you up with a #

 

welcome
why don't you tell us about your R...
then maybe we can provide better answers

oh and as a rule a pic of you and your R is a must

 

Yeah toss up some pics and info too!

 

I dont know how to put pics on here

 

generally, upgrading the pads and brake fluid are more than enough for even heavy track use. The R already has some pretty beefy brakes, and they're wonderfully biased for the car. X-Drilled/Slotted discs are a waste of money....brakes are very much a wear item, so spending alot of cash on something that's designed to burn up over time is kinda silly. It's the tires that stop the car, not the brakes...if you can lock up your wheels in all the conditions you encounter, you have plenty of braking force. Let us know you're application and we can give you some better specific answers about pads and such.


EDIT: To post pics, you need to host them on a website somewhere, and then link them by putting the address of the picture inbetween the "IMG" tags that pop up when you click the IMAGE butotn. I'm sure that helpful illustration will pop up in a few minutes...


[Modified by Aleph, 3:30 PM 6/5/2002]

 

stock, autozone or brembo blanks for rotors
stock pads for street, hawk blues for track (or panther plus pads for track)
ford HD, castrol LMA, ate super blue or motul for brake fluid

 

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While the tires do stop the car and not the brakes, better fluid and pads will provide more force and moderation before simply locking the rotor. This is why you upgrade braking components.

 

As someone has mentioned, the ITR brakes are excellent in stock form, however, you may want to upgrade your pads.

As far as saying upgrading fluid and pads will give increased force and moderation (?), that is completely false. Brake fluid does not compress (unless it needs changing due to hygroscopic action), so different fluids will not generate greater force. Additionally, brake pads don't give you extra force either. They may provide increased friction, but if you can already engage abs, then you have plenty braking. Unless you are upgarding to R compound tires, leave the stock brakes alone although you might want to consider bleeding your system.

 

err.. I actually meanth brake pads, and I do get better modulation with blues then stock pads, and better initial bite, etc. Better fluid just wont boil until higher temps are acheived and it was a typo to put it in the same sentence. By force I meant "friction" since this is the only force causing the rotor to slow down.

edit: oh yeah, I've been taking AssPenny's "learn how to misspell everything" class lately..

me for never proofreading.


[Modified by 01_Yeller_ITR, 8:55 PM 6/5/2002]

 

Hehe you guys are just sooo helpful when it comes a Type R girl putting up a pic of herself.

 

huh?

edit: doh, nevermind, just saw the name of the poster


[Modified by 01_Yeller_ITR, 8:59 PM 6/5/2002]

 

we're still awaiting the pics...

 

the best braking performance is a set of panther +, better fluid, sticky tires, and a good driver.

Tire make a huge difference in braking performance

 

These babies are nice.

 

mmmmmm spoons in red, nicey nice.

 

 

where do you get red spoon calipers????

 

They're painted or anodized red.
Can't remember which

 

if you got money to burn and are a 'more than enough' brake setup for street use and heavy track work....then AP racing 4 piston brake kit is the only way to go.

 

c0mm0n mario, j00 know THESE are nicer

 

I wonder if big brakes are a way of making up for 'other' inferiorities?

 

nope, it just compliments the other big assets

 

hahaha that made my day LOL