Finally Installed... 14" G37 BBK
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I'm waiting for lightweight 2-piece rotors too... and cheaper bracket (there are a couple in the works). I wonder if the calipers alone will be more pricey once after market rotors are released?... I might get the calipers now and wait on rotors... I really dont want to buy the whole kit and have yet another set of rotors laying around.
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I'm waiting for lightweight 2-piece rotors too... and cheaper bracket (there are a couple in the works). I wonder if the calipers alone will be more pricey once after market rotors are released?... I might get the calipers now and wait on rotors... I really dont want to buy the whole kit and have yet another set of rotors laying around.
P.S. Everythingg35.com has great prices on the Akebono BBK's. And I believe they are also working on the brakets.
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Henry mentioned one of the 2 companies I've heard are making them... I'll go with whoever gets it ready first.
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Ok, so I've been gone for a while but now I'm back....I've had a few weeks with the brakes and all I can say is D*MN they stop. I have BFG KDW2 tires that are worn down and have really gotten hard due to multiple heat cycles from the track. Even with these tires, the brakes still stop like crazy and if I want, will fairly easily over power the tires activating the ABS.
I actually just let my friend drive my car today. He has a Z with a 14" 6/4 stoptech kit on and so i was curious to get his impression on the kit. Well, he was very impressed. He actually commented on the fact that the he preffered the pedal feel of my kit to that of his own. My predal as I mentioned in the earlier post is stiffer but not super still and required more travel than I expected to really get the pads biting. I now amend my comments, to saying the pedal travel and feel is stock same as it was stock.
Also while riding as a passenger in my car with him driving, I really got the chance to appreciate the power of these brakes, I actually felt like the seatbelt was going to collapse my chest, I then began to giggle like a 12yr old school girl.
I have still yet to hear a peep from them in term of noise and the car feels very predictable and stable under the hardest of braking which indicates to me that the proper brake balace is still maintained.
I personally do wish there was a bit less pedal travel in the brake; not a big deal by any stretch but something I would prefer, my friend on the other hand loves the pedal travel and the ability to modulate the brakes force that is afforded.
But all in all, Im absolutely in love and can not wait to hit the canyons with these!
I actually just let my friend drive my car today. He has a Z with a 14" 6/4 stoptech kit on and so i was curious to get his impression on the kit. Well, he was very impressed. He actually commented on the fact that the he preffered the pedal feel of my kit to that of his own. My predal as I mentioned in the earlier post is stiffer but not super still and required more travel than I expected to really get the pads biting. I now amend my comments, to saying the pedal travel and feel is stock same as it was stock.
Also while riding as a passenger in my car with him driving, I really got the chance to appreciate the power of these brakes, I actually felt like the seatbelt was going to collapse my chest, I then began to giggle like a 12yr old school girl.
I have still yet to hear a peep from them in term of noise and the car feels very predictable and stable under the hardest of braking which indicates to me that the proper brake balace is still maintained.
I personally do wish there was a bit less pedal travel in the brake; not a big deal by any stretch but something I would prefer, my friend on the other hand loves the pedal travel and the ability to modulate the brakes force that is afforded.
But all in all, Im absolutely in love and can not wait to hit the canyons with these!
Last edited by Omeezy; 02-25-2009 at 10:12 PM.
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^^^ thanks for the review - nice write-up...
So no notable negatives from the weight of the rotors? Sounds like you dont drag race (just road course?) so I guess you havent determined loss of acceleration based on ET - but how about based on driving? Do you feel less acceleration from stop or slow roll?
So no notable negatives from the weight of the rotors? Sounds like you dont drag race (just road course?) so I guess you havent determined loss of acceleration based on ET - but how about based on driving? Do you feel less acceleration from stop or slow roll?