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Just don't get cheap stuff. You get what you pay for, and you don't want junk for brakes. That doesn't mean you have to pay a lot for good brakes either.
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Who cares how much horsepower it has, all that matters is how fast it goes!
13.20's with 2.25-2.30 60's, 40+ year old suspension sucks!
Best trap 107.11mph, we'll see what the new intake/carb setup does.
12.80 at 110.5mph NHRA DA corrected
If you don't mind going 5 lug go with the sn-95, its pretty cheap cause used parts, You can then get cobra calibers and 13" rotors for $300 from buyfordracing.com
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89 2.3 Turbo, 82 T-Top Notch 5.0, 86 LX T-Top 5.0 roller and 86 GT Black in and out with Gt 40X Heads, Smoothed Engine Bay, Battery in Trunk, SLP's, Bolt-on's
Get and adjustable pressure regulator so you can manually dial brake bias
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Who cares how much horsepower it has, all that matters is how fast it goes!
13.20's with 2.25-2.30 60's, 40+ year old suspension sucks!
Best trap 107.11mph, we'll see what the new intake/carb setup does.
12.80 at 110.5mph NHRA DA corrected
If youre not wanting to spend much money, and keep the 4 lug, i have a few suggestions.
Get slotted rotors. There are rumors about drilled rotors cracking, i run drilled and slotted rotors, and havnt seen it, but the possibility is still there.
Get braided stainless lines. Get the full set, front two, and the rear center. The rear center isnt terrible to replace, i just did the one on my 86.
Get some of maximum motorsports stainless steel caliper bushings.
Buy a GOOD set of pads. I put 110 dollars worth of pads on my turbo coupe (4 wheel disk). I run Satisfied GR5's on the front of my bird. Sourced them from tire rack.
As odd as it sounds, a set of performance shocks and struts. If you jab the brakes, and it nose dives, its putting all of the weight on the front, and none in the rear.
I put the cheap summit cross-drilled rotors and good quality ceramic pads on mine and noticed an immediate improvement over stock... Cost me all of $120.... It doesn't stop like an IRL car or anything (maybe not even as good as an SN), but its way better.
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RE: Good, cheap brake upgrade?
