Bigger Brakes with FOOSE
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Bigger Brakes with FOOSE
I have 20" chrome Foose Nitrous wheels. The valve stems are in the middle of the inside of the wheel. Does anyone have any iodeas on what to do with the brakes? I have a GMS turbo going on as I type this but I know I am gonna need more stopping power. What kind of options do I have?
Dave
Dave
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#3
RE: Bigger Brakes with FOOSE
I have the 20" Nitrous as well. As far as I know there is nothing you can do except for better pads. It's not the valve stem that is the problem since you can get very short valve stems...it's the distance from the side of the caliper to the wheel. There is just NO room in there for any different setup. I know the Foose Stallions come with calipers stamped "Foose", but I am not sure if they are any different than the stock brakes except in apperance. You can email Unique Performance and ask them for any options.
#4
RE: Bigger Brakes with FOOSE
I have AP Racing front and rear brake upgrade kits, and Black foose nitrous 20"s.... catch brakes are in boxes on the garage floor until I get new wheels.
Its not just the valve stem, look at your clearance on the calipers with the factory calipers, no imagine the caliper sitting 1.5"-2" back farther.....You end up using spacers, and I tried that, to get it to fit I ended up need about a 15mm spacer, which put the wheels hangingn out weird. I do not have a pic but it was bad.
Yes the valve stem is an issue and you can have a smaller one put on, I have actually seen flush mount ones on a few of my friends hot rods, not sure where he got them though. I do know he got all of his wheels through Newstalgia so he may have gotten the valve stems from them as well.
I am actually going to take the 20" foose's off my car and put them in the garage until spring of next year and I am going to see about getting a set of 19" wheels instead.
Dex,
Its nice to see someone who dose not buy into all of the negative hype about a remote mount turbo kit, I had planned on going that route but they could not find a nice way to mount my turbos and run the pi[ing with the side pipes. Instead I ended up getting the Turbonetics kit.
Its not just the valve stem, look at your clearance on the calipers with the factory calipers, no imagine the caliper sitting 1.5"-2" back farther.....You end up using spacers, and I tried that, to get it to fit I ended up need about a 15mm spacer, which put the wheels hangingn out weird. I do not have a pic but it was bad.
Yes the valve stem is an issue and you can have a smaller one put on, I have actually seen flush mount ones on a few of my friends hot rods, not sure where he got them though. I do know he got all of his wheels through Newstalgia so he may have gotten the valve stems from them as well.
I am actually going to take the 20" foose's off my car and put them in the garage until spring of next year and I am going to see about getting a set of 19" wheels instead.
Dex,
Its nice to see someone who dose not buy into all of the negative hype about a remote mount turbo kit, I had planned on going that route but they could not find a nice way to mount my turbos and run the pi[ing with the side pipes. Instead I ended up getting the Turbonetics kit.
#5
RE: Bigger Brakes with FOOSE
Thanks mattblasi
People talk bad about it because its different. FI is FI and it works like anyother turbo.
If you cant find a brake system to work then i would just get drilled/slotted rotors
People talk bad about it because its different. FI is FI and it works like anyother turbo.
If you cant find a brake system to work then i would just get drilled/slotted rotors
#6
RE: Bigger Brakes with FOOSE
ORIGINAL: Dex
Thanks mattblasi
People talk bad about it because its different. FI is FI and it works like anyother turbo.
If you cant find a brake system to work then i would just get drilled/slotted rotors
Thanks mattblasi
People talk bad about it because its different. FI is FI and it works like anyother turbo.
If you cant find a brake system to work then i would just get drilled/slotted rotors
#7
RE: Bigger Brakes with FOOSE
I like the look of the movit breaks. Made by a german company but they have some very nice kits for the stang. One of the car mags out here had them fitted and they survived the Nurburgring which is proof enough to me that there up to the job.
Plus they also look rather tasty the 6 piston front kit and 4 piston rear kit. With a seperate 2 piston caliper as well.
http://www.movit.de/images/muspar01.jpg
Plus they also look rather tasty the 6 piston front kit and 4 piston rear kit. With a seperate 2 piston caliper as well.
http://www.movit.de/images/muspar01.jpg
#8
RE: Bigger Brakes with FOOSE
ORIGINAL: Dex
if you cant find a brake system to work then i would just get drilled/slotted rotors
if you cant find a brake system to work then i would just get drilled/slotted rotors
http://www.dba.com.au/2006/default.asp
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RE: Bigger Brakes with FOOSE
IMO stay away from drilled rotors. I went with a 14 inch slotted rotor with Aluminum 8 piston Caliper. A little bit of over kill but it looks amazing. Problem is you will pay about 2500k just for the front another 1500 for the back so your looking at 4000k. I probaly wouldn't of gotten these brakes if it wasn't for the sick deal I got, but if money is no issue they look and work amazing!