basically false, unless you are tracking your car.

 

Not necessarily. Let's qualify my statement by saying...

Compared to my stock non sport brakes the addition of stainless steel brake lines, bigger drilled and slotted rotors combined with two piston Akebono brakes and upgraded hawk pads my brake system now DOES stop my car with more authority than my old stock set up.

I feel the difference when I hit the brakes hard but I don't really feel much of anything when coming to normal stop when approaching a stoplight.

That should hopefully clarify what I mean.

 

^^ Ok, but if you're not comparing stock for stock, then you could (theoretically) also just as easily say that the 13" G35 Sport brakes, with some upgraded super sticky pads, will stop with more authority than a stock Akebono BBK setup.


Regardless, congrats on your new brakes.

 

411 on a little Brake 101.

- 4 piston front, 2 rear. Non-sliding.
- Drilled/slotted rotors don't really help with distances. In certain situations, it works against the system from lesser material and possible cracks.

Btw, which fluid and pad did you go with? Honestly, i'm not sure how you feel the system is better than your Journey brakes --- the added unsprung weight alone (including from the wheels/tires) more likely neutralized any positives you gained from it.

But, that said, it does look tons better!

 

well, i guess it depends on what you mean by "authority"

I can practically guarantee you your braking distances at full braking is basically the same, unless you track your car.

 

I suppose the bigger rotor + SS brake lines (and the lighter wallet ) will improve the feel and power of the brakes so what.

But I think the biggest upgrade would be the heat management on the brakes. Of course the brakes looks good too

I have tracked the G for a few times, given those are small track (max won't go above 90 mph) I haven't experienced any brake fainting yet. I wonder if I can get by with hawk HP+ instead of the more expensive option of BBK.

btw, in the last track seesion, a modded 350z with brembo did lost the brake (don't know if it over heated or not) and went off the track. so there are more to it than just having big brakes

 

whoa, whoa, whoa... take it easy guys, i'm pretty sure the OP has no illusions that the Akebono sport brakes are a hardcore BBK

 

Exactly...

I think my rebuttal to totopo's comment was taken out of context. I am sure some people took it as "I have braking distance tests that prove I am right" when actually it's just more of "after I spent a boatload of $$$ on a these parts I feel the brakes stop harder"

I am no brake authority so the intent of my comments should be more clear now.

The only track my car will probably ever see are the railroad tracks I cross when I go to work
I just made the "authority" comment based on how hard I felt the braking action was under hard braking compared to my stock set up. That is about it. I do enjoy and welcome the insight though.

Just to clarify, I bought the Akebono BBK for looks mostly( yes, I know that is a absurd reason to buy it but different strokes for different folks)

The main questions are - Do you like em(I do)? Color look alright against a white car? Do they compliment the wheel set up?

Thanks for all the feedback thus far