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BALISTC's Big Brake Bonanza - The Install
these brakes should be good for 100 years at this rate JoePosted 17-11-2009 at 10:02 AM by American Dave -
BALISTC's Big Brake Bonanza - The Install
Yep they're about done... they feel fantastic!
The initial bite is massively improved, and they feel a lot more progressive than the old brakes... the harder you press, the harder they stop!
Braking distances are vastly superior too, you really get thrown into the seatbelt under hard braking now.
AND they are really quiet!!Posted 17-11-2009 at 10:01 AM by BALISTC -
Posted 17-11-2009 at 08:43 AM by EXPLICIT -
BALISTC's Big Brake Bonanza - The Install
Not yet... and no, they're not bedded in yet either
Only done about 20km on them since I've put them in, hope to get the car out a bit more this weekend so I can put some more km on them! Another few hundred km and they should be good to go.Posted 12-11-2009 at 05:31 PM by BALISTC -
BALISTC's Big Brake Bonanza - The Install
so how do they feel joe? had a chance to give them a good test now they're bedded in?Posted 11-11-2009 at 09:31 PM by Strubaru -
Posted 11-11-2009 at 09:21 AM by BALISTC -
BALISTC's Big Brake Bonanza - The Install
Also a point to note, the brakes came with alignment shims.. these are basically thin washers that are used to centre the caliper in comparison to where the rotor sits, as not all hubs are "square". These are to be installed between the hub bracket mounts and the brackets, if they are required.
In this case, we didn't require the use of any shims during the installation, as the calipers sat perfectly centred on top of the rotors (meaning that the spacing between the rotor and caliper on each side, where the pad sits, was identical)... nice, square hubs! Probably due to the fact they've not been abused or heat cycled too severely during the cars lifePosted 11-11-2009 at 09:21 AM by BALISTC -
BALISTC's Big Brake Bonanza - The Install
holy hell they are massive!
how do these brakes compare to the STI Brembos?Posted 11-11-2009 at 09:19 AM by Jim621 -
Posted 26-10-2009 at 10:37 AM by American Dave