I will change my Rotors, Suggestion?
06-06-2008, 07:30 AM
#7
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: CA
Posts: 1,700
RE: I will change my Rotors, Suggestion?
only BIGGER will be better, and even then the tradeoff isn't worth it. The added unsprung weight of both the rotor and the requisite 18" wheel negate the advantage.
slotted/dimpled/drilled/"milled" - they're all hooey
slotted/dimpled/drilled/"milled" - they're all hooey
06-09-2008, 08:04 AM
#10
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Caracas, Venezuela
Posts: 401
RE: I will change my Rotors, Suggestion?
Just wanted to note that the Baer eradispeed plus two kit won't clear 18" bullits.
I like this upgrade for anyone wanting big brakes on the cheap, the rotor is the same 14" piece as the full 14" brake kit and comes with a bracket to relocate the stock caliper, I think that having this kit, plus SS lines and better pads must be the best bang for the buck on S197 brakes.
We got two of them for local customers and found they won't clear stock bullits, the biggest problem is that our stock 2 piston caliper is too tall, just checked this weekend that aftermarket FR500, CTR's and GT500 wheels do clear this combo.
Baer site stated 17" or larger wheels required, so I figured out that this should clear, even a GT500 kit can clear the bullits if you add a spacer to it, the problem being the width of the caliper, with the stock one that has the pistons on the inside face that is not the problem. It is just too tall.
Learned this the hard way, just wanted to share.
Maybe this should deserve a separate thread. Will do just that.
I like this upgrade for anyone wanting big brakes on the cheap, the rotor is the same 14" piece as the full 14" brake kit and comes with a bracket to relocate the stock caliper, I think that having this kit, plus SS lines and better pads must be the best bang for the buck on S197 brakes.
We got two of them for local customers and found they won't clear stock bullits, the biggest problem is that our stock 2 piston caliper is too tall, just checked this weekend that aftermarket FR500, CTR's and GT500 wheels do clear this combo.
Baer site stated 17" or larger wheels required, so I figured out that this should clear, even a GT500 kit can clear the bullits if you add a spacer to it, the problem being the width of the caliper, with the stock one that has the pistons on the inside face that is not the problem. It is just too tall.
Learned this the hard way, just wanted to share.
Maybe this should deserve a separate thread. Will do just that.