My front brake pad are wearing down. Instead of surfacing the rotor, i kinda want a set of BBK. There are sooo many brand out there, there are 4 piston and 6 piston. My questions are:

Are 4 piston and 6 piston look very difference? (The main reason i get BBK is for the look)

I have Stock 19in, is there enough clearance?

What's the price range for a set of front + labor? $1500? $2000? $2500? $3000?

Any input is welcome. Thanks

 

You only wanna get a front kit? If you're going BBK for the looks, and only plan on getting fronts, then you're better off keeping the stock brakes as far as looks goes (IMO).

At the bare minimum, go with a 6/4 setup. BBK up front with tiny stock calipers in the rear FTL.

 

get the G37 kit. it bolts up with the kit from riverside infiniti

 

Yea, I know it will look kinda weird. but my rear pads are brand new. Yea...maybe i should just keep the stock look and save the cash for gas.

 

if your looking for just fronts your looking minimum 2k for front rotor/caliper etc... dunno bout labor costs tho

 

If you just want looks, then a 4 piston kit up front would work just fine. Expect to pay around $2k or so for something like a Rotora kit. Wilwood/Megan/Racing Brake make some budget BBK's.

 

labor around $550-$650- for all 4 corners

 

Trust me, having a BBK only in the front doesn't look bad. I also don't understand why having only a front kit would not perform better than the stock set-up. Next time you see a Acura TSX-S take a look at its brakes. Factory BBK in front, crappy stock in back.

To balance things out in the rear get stainless lines $50, better rotors $100, and more aggressive pads (I suggest Hawk HPS or Porterfield R4-S)$60 - $100. Then spray paint the rear caliper BLACK. One more time just to be sure...

ONLY PAINT THE CALIPER BLACK! RED PAINT = RICERBOY

It's all about heat dissipation, and the stockers can't take much before fading.

 

One more thing...

I do have black Wilwoods up front. I am not sure how it would look if I had another color.

 

you need to purchase special adapters if you are using them on a 03-07 G35 coupe/03-06 G35 sedan.

 

Because if it's not set up to maintain the stock brake bias, it will result in longer stopping distances. Some front-only BBK's are engineered to maintain the stock bias, like Stoptech's kit, but many are not. By under-braking the rear, you actually get longer stopping distances. Yes, you can balance it out somewhat with a more aggressive rear pad, but likely not enough, and that's a bit of a guessing game. Long story short - I would ask the manufacturer for test results before and after before putting on any BBK.

 

I agree, but panic stopping distance is only part of the equation.

Ignoring the aesthetic reasons, most people decide to go for a BBK after a hard drive or tracking their car. Thats when you discover that only a couple fast decelerations will turn your brake pedal to mush.

Any reputable aluminum bodied multi piston caliper will dissipate heat better than stock. But sure, if you are doing anything more than hard street driving or auto-cross, the rear caliper will be a weak link.

 

FYI I ordered my 6 Piston Wilwood from www.arizonazcar.com. The best deal available for $1395. However, insist that they provide you with non-Wilwood pads. The Wilwood BP-10 "smart pad" is awful.

 

Absolutely - better thermal handling for tracking should be the primary reason for a BBK, but as you pointed out in an earlier post, there are intermediate steps to improve thermal handling for the track short of a BBK like better fluid, higher temp pads, pillar vaned rotors, brake cooling ducts, etc.

I do disagree, however, with the notion that only panic stopping distance is affected. Under-braking the rear will affect all braking distances, and of course will also lead to accelerated front pad wear. The good side, I suppose, is that your rear pads will last a lot longer.

 

Megan...amazing on the track and amazing price..3 grand for all four.

www.meganracing.com