Hey guys I am looking at getting some biggers rotors on my R. What are you guy's using or recommend?

 

HP racing

 

You know that bigger doesn't always mean better...especially in the rear.

 

once you have destroyed the stock size units in one track weekend.. then it may be time to upgrade.

untill then save money and pimp the OE stuff.

 

I had all sorts of brake fade problems at the track no matter what pad or fluid combo I used. Then I came across a pic of an ITR w/ StopTech brakes and posted it here. One call to Bob Lee at StopTech and next thing I knew, their Big Brake Kit was purchased and installed. At last month's 2 day track event in 100°+ heat, no brake fade at all - yeah! Finally an event where I didn't have to mess w/ the brakes

Not an ITR, but several big brakes were tested in the recent Car & Driver mag. Read about it here.

 

the best stock combo I used so far was probably P+ w/ Motul600. Even w/ that, the brakes started to fade and then the pedal went straight to the floor by the end of the day Several mechanics tried to help out w/ my car, but they were stumped. Bob assured me I wouldn't have any more similar problems w/ their kit and he was right.

yshi - knows that 17" bling blings and big brakes goes against the grain of most guys here, but I tried it as a last resort and it's worked out so far

 

removed the splase shields yet?

ATE super bl00 and most any track pad (P+, XP's, Bl00s, R4's) no fade at all.

CMP = did not bleed brakes for 3 days.. the pedal was soft (on the drive back) but a fresh fluid cycle = bling bling brakes.

Will
-who has melted a dust b00t on the drivers side.

 

yup, spl00sh shEEld is gone...*p00f*

 

SS Works big brake kit with 15" wheels! Skyline 4 pistons calipers, Mugen 300mm Rotors and SS Works adapter bracket.

 

j00 got a trunk full of lead?

I have been told by many that I am very hard on brakes.

Me guess that 3a5t coast is dyfferent than w35t c0ast.

 

EC gots the h00midity so that helps c00 da brakes

dry cali desert sux0rz!

 

It depends on what kind of 17" wheels. What are they...

 

strEEt spec


yshi - who uses SE37s for the track

 

Besides more even pad wear, multipiston calipers also allow better brake modulation. The stock brakes are great and bite hard, but lack the linear and gradual application.

Spoon used their own brake calipers for all their race cars in Japan, *as long as the rule allows*. The picture of one ITR that we saw without the Spoon brakes, it was because the car was racing in the One Make Series and no caliper upgrades were allowed. When that car was racing in the SuperTaikyu series, it was equipped with the Spoon brakes (info from Spikey).

 

.....those calipers must be heavy as a **** Dee!!!

How do you avoid strangling yourself when stomping the middle pedal?

.....please share details of getting this combo to work!

 

Any suggestions for upgrading the rear brakes for the ITR?

just curious - Thanks

 

nothing other than better rear pads...

the rear wheels just keep the gas tank from dragging the ground.

 

Axxis Ultimate pads for the rear

 

 

.....do you mean BIGGER as in diameter, or thickness?

Seems like people are voting for CALIPERS... and not ROTORS

I think we all need to refer to the SUBJECT of the thread.....

My vote is for the autozone slugs... warranty OWNZ j00!

 

Dee, are those your megadollar rims?

 

That big brake kit looks sweet Yoshi. I know they say the calipers are matched to the master cylinder, etc., but how's the pedal feel, etc with the big brake kit compared to stock?

Anyone have just their rotors with stock calipers? Notice much improvement in fade resistance etc?

 

thanks (i wonder how it would've looked in red) Pedal 'feel' is great, way more firm than stock. Really easy to modulate whether it be on the street or out on the track.

t00 bad you're went in socal, i'd let you try out the brakes

 

Yep, that's one of the megadollar center lock wheels! I haven't weighed the calipers but I am sure the 4 piston Nissan calipers weigh almost the same as a single piston Honda setup.

 

Did you shave the face of the caliper? Looks like a BIG chunk has gotten shaven up.


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