BIG BRAKE KIT, BIG BRAKE KITS Options

[nightrider]

Hi, does anyone have a bib brake conversion for the st202? if so where and what company?

[Hanyo]

i think by the time they have the 4-6 piston brake kit they would have installed a break proportional valve.

[turboinduction]

i think by the time they have the 4-6 piston brake kit they would have installed a break proportional valve.
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if you would, explain why.

Since we have FWD cars, almost the entire load of the braking force is delivered to the front brakes STOCK. So to install a brake proportional valve to give the rear tires more traction under higher loads is pretty awkward. Granted, if I had a track car, this makes sense. But for the average street car with a big brake kit, the stock brake proportional valve will do just fine. Since OEM is typically balanced between the front and rear, and the front is pre-set for the most load and larger size, increasing the size and the caliper size will do nothing for unbalancing the system. The only thing I see is applying the maximized load possible on the new larger front components would stop the car much faster without the need to decrease the rear pressure because the rear load isn't that great to begin with. You'd want this if you installed a big brake kit all the way around the car (meaning rear) on a RWD car. The increased components in the rear would need to be adjusted so you still have most of the braking power in the front. Just my .02.

-Ti

EDIT: DAMN YOU KWANZA, everytime I tell ya - he beats me to it.

This post has been edited by turboinduction: Jan 2, 2005 - 9:26 PM