i'm thinking of getting a few things to improve the lacking braking power of my GT

i had powerslot rotors on the front and hawk pads front and rear on my old lifted truck; i see these parts are also available for our cars.

are we front or rear brake bias? anybody running these parts?

i dont have quite the budget for the gt500 kit but would like to get started in the right path

*my car is a DD that will see some twisties and occaisional track use. i am not looking for anything top of the line or hardcore

 

Don't worry about rotors. Just buy Hawk HPS front and rear pads which will set you back ~160 bucks and your braking power will greatly increase.

 

Agreed, forget the fancy rotors. You best 'bang for the buck' upgrade will be upgrading your pads. A set of front and rear pads will give you a nice increase in stopping power.

 

thanks. anybody tried stainless steel lines on our cars?

 

SS lines are really only required if you are going to ru your car on a road course. On the street you would not notice any difference.

If you are going to track the car then the normally suggested upgrade path, after getting better pads is switch to DOT 4 fluid, then SS lines then a front brake cooling kit.

My car has the GT500 brake kit but it was installed specifically to deal with the heavier brake loads from the SC and I run on some tracks where there is very little distance betwen corners for the brakes to cool.

The other major factor to reducing your stopping distances is getting better tires.

By the way the GT500 kit comes with the SS lines for front ant rear and they alone cost about $150 to $200 so that makes the kit even more attractive.

Note that if you get a BBK kit, including the GT500 one, you usuall need to get wheels that clear the calipers.

 

I think this is the best advice I've seen in a brake thread.

 

thanks!

 

I disagree on this. The SS lines give you a firm brake pedal feel. They keep the line from flexing.

 

If you're going to track your car, make sure you get some DOT 4 brake fluid. Boiling your brake fluid is not a pleasant experience.

 

IMO the SS lines I installed did absolutely zero for pedal feel on the street. I was expecting something....but no, no change whatsoever. Now on the track, under the extremely high pressures and temps due to repeated high speed stops, well thats a different story. Maybe your foot is just more sensitive than mine.