 What front brake setup to go with? |
 Aug 25, 2006 - 8:52 AM
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I'm unsure of what brake setup to go with for the front of my car. I'm putting rear discs from a fifth gen. ST184 in the rear, but for the front I have these options:
1. ST185 Single Piston Calipers and 10.9" Rotors - Bigger rotors, but a single piston caliper. 2. ST165 Dual Piston Calipers and 10.0" Rotors - Smaller rotors, but a dual piston caliper. I've read both ways on this, so I'm not sure which would provide better braking performance...what do you brake gurus suggest? Oh, by the way, both are pretty much free to me at this point. I'm getting some ST185 single piston calipers and pads and rotors in exchange for some spare parts, and I have stock AT200 rotors which work for the ST165 calipers, and ST165 calipers and pads. -------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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Aug 25, 2006 - 10:25 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 3, '05 From Tampa, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
i hope this thread finally gets a CLEAR overall answer cause i was reading a sticky and nobody ever confirmed if ST185 brakes would even work...
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Coomer What front brake setup to go with? Aug 25, 2006 - 8:52 AM
Consynx is that the only options?
i am thinking there HAS ... Aug 25, 2006 - 9:16 AM boosted_K2 what are the piston diameters? the whole reason fo... Aug 25, 2006 - 9:18 AM beno The bigger the better! Aug 25, 2006 - 10:10 AM boosted_K2 but remember you can only brake as hard as your ti... Aug 25, 2006 - 11:45 AM creis i'ed go with the single piston 10.9's pad ... Aug 25, 2006 - 2:32 PM Consynx nah, you want surface area of the pad.
piston just... Aug 25, 2006 - 2:33 PM playr158 you want pad area yes but 1 large piston on a larg... Aug 25, 2006 - 2:45 PM creis ^ yeah.
kinda what I'm trying to say, but you... Aug 25, 2006 - 2:56 PM jdg371 does all ST165 have dual piston? My friend has a S... Aug 25, 2006 - 8:29 PM
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