Sport Package Front Brakes
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You get the stopping power from the tires. Both brake systems are capable of locking up the brakes the first time (if there is no ABS). I believe the ABS will modulate the same on both cars, leaving the stickier tires to stop the car better.
The bigger brakes get the advantage on REPEATED stops when brake fade comes into play (what G35now! said).
The bigger brakes get the advantage on REPEATED stops when brake fade comes into play (what G35now! said).
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Originally Posted by G35Now!
IIRC there is a slight difference, in the <10 feet range. The larger rotors are mostly designed to dissipate heat so you get less brake fade.
10 feet is the difference between stopping behind a car, and ending up in their passenger seat.
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Originally Posted by Mike@RiversideInfiniti
what he said ^^
Also, technically, larger brakes mean more unsprung weight, reducing performance....
just to play devil's advocate
Also, technically, larger brakes mean more unsprung weight, reducing performance....
just to play devil's advocate
Other than that, no use getting the S model if you never plan on really driving your G anyway, especially if it's to go get cherry cider from Trader Joe's or pick the kids up from school.
Speaking of tracking...I've taken my S out twice. And everybody looks at me like I'm crazy. WTF? It's a sport sedan, right? If you don't use it, why have it, right?
Maybe I am crazy...
Anyway...I don't suppose anyone has weighed the options of swapping the rotors/calipers with the G37s? Seems like that might be a real nice upgrade...
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Originally Posted by Breetie
It's a trade-off, really. It all depends on what you are doing with the car. Most times (especially in LA and surrounding suburbs) you're just stuck in traffic, so the benefits of larger brake rotors and softer pads just amounts to more weight and more brake dust. If you track your G, then its colors come through...
Other than that, no use getting the S model if you never plan on really driving your G anyway, especially if it's to go get cherry cider from Trader Joe's or pick the kids up from school.
Speaking of tracking...I've taken my S out twice. And everybody looks at me like I'm crazy. WTF? It's a sport sedan, right? If you don't use it, why have it, right?
Maybe I am crazy...
Anyway...I don't suppose anyone has weighed the options of swapping the rotors/calipers with the G37s? Seems like that might be a real nice upgrade...
My $4.87
Other than that, no use getting the S model if you never plan on really driving your G anyway, especially if it's to go get cherry cider from Trader Joe's or pick the kids up from school.
Speaking of tracking...I've taken my S out twice. And everybody looks at me like I'm crazy. WTF? It's a sport sedan, right? If you don't use it, why have it, right?
Maybe I am crazy...
Anyway...I don't suppose anyone has weighed the options of swapping the rotors/calipers with the G37s? Seems like that might be a real nice upgrade...
My $4.87
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Originally Posted by court
Anyway how much larger are the front and rear brake? I know the coupe had 14frt and 13.8 in the rear.
How do we match up?
How do we match up?
http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtest...6mt-sedan.html
I may be mistaken on that number, however...it might be 12.8, but I know it's less than 13".
As for brake dust...again, it's a trade-off. Better performance is more dust, it's just a fact of increasing stopping power with softer pad material. Which, in essence, is perhaps 50% of the stopping capability of an automobile (the rest is tire). Larger rotors increase their mass, and therefore their ability to soak up heat before they become too hot for effective braking. AKA, brake fade.
I don't mind brake dust if it means I stop a few feet shorter every time...
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in stopping distance even 1ft is HUGE IMO. i mean we're stopping 60-0 in what 110 feet? something like that. The Nissan GTR does it in 104ft w/ 15in. rotors all around. now can you honestly say 10ft is not much? stopping anywhere under 105ft is world class braking. and even 110ft by the toyota supra mkiv was world class at the time. just like a member said earlier in the thread, that 10ft is the difference between staying behind them and crashing through.
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Originally Posted by Breetie
According to this Car & Driver article, Sports get 13" rotors x4, vs. 12.6 I believe for the standard G:
http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtest...6mt-sedan.html
I may be mistaken on that number, however...it might be 12.8, but I know it's less than 13".
As for brake dust...again, it's a trade-off. Better performance is more dust, it's just a fact of increasing stopping power with softer pad material. Which, in essence, is perhaps 50% of the stopping capability of an automobile (the rest is tire). Larger rotors increase their mass, and therefore their ability to soak up heat before they become too hot for effective braking. AKA, brake fade.
I don't mind brake dust if it means I stop a few feet shorter every time...
http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtest...6mt-sedan.html
I may be mistaken on that number, however...it might be 12.8, but I know it's less than 13".
As for brake dust...again, it's a trade-off. Better performance is more dust, it's just a fact of increasing stopping power with softer pad material. Which, in essence, is perhaps 50% of the stopping capability of an automobile (the rest is tire). Larger rotors increase their mass, and therefore their ability to soak up heat before they become too hot for effective braking. AKA, brake fade.
I don't mind brake dust if it means I stop a few feet shorter every time...
Last edited by ABQ_G35; 01-09-2008 at 02:43 PM.