I am wondering if i should upgrade my rear brakes (currently drums) to eg ex/si brakes or teg brakes? I ordered hawk hps pads, that should come in tomorrow and have new front rotors and fluid all ready to go. My main reason for asking is because starting next year, the car will see some track time (road courses, and maybe auto-x). Will the rear drums be fine, or should I go ahead and upgrade to rear disc's? If yes, what is the level of difficulty (1-10, 10 being really hard)of tackling this project my self, and what all is needed (master cylinder, odds and ends)? I have access to almost a complete shop tool-wise, and have a moderate skill with cars.

 

anyone??

 

You won't see much improvement in braking by converting to rear discs. Keep in mind that for the type of track events you mention, most of your braking will be done by the fronts, not the rears. The rear drums will be fine. A lot of road-racers use the rear drums because they last forever and they are lighter than the rear discs.

The first major upgrade that I ever did to my car was a rear disc conversion. I noticed almost no difference whatsoever. The next upgrade that I did was stiffer suspension (shocks/springs). The shocks/springs did more to improve my braking than the rear discs did (took away nose dive when braking).

I would recommend you just put on a good set of pads for the front for track weekends. Do you have 10.3 or 9.5" front brakes? If 9.5" then I would recommend putting your effort into upgrading that (oem or www.fastbrakes.com )