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Originally Posted by christian370z
I would love to get a set of sport Akebono calipers and rotors for my Touring Z but I always want to see about all the options. Could non-sport brakes be made to be near Akebono performance with a set of pads, rotors, ss lines, and some high temperature fluid?
I am rarely ever going to track it and will mostly be doing auto-x or canyon runs so I feel like Akebonos might be overkill (not to mention cost effectiveness).
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Here is my opinion based on personal experience....
My previous car had floating calipers. I installed better pads, teflon lines, and better pads. The brakes felt better. But the inherent flex in the caliper is always there. The linearity that you get with a fixed caliper is the feel I prefer. Unless you significantly increase rotor diameter, you will notice little braking distance difference with a BBK. The real advantage of a "real bbk"** is the ability to shed heat...thus your brakes remain constant longer on a track---or in canyons. Repetitive braking is where bbks really shine. Pedal feel is where fixed calipers shine.
**A real kit must keep master cylinder capacity in mind. StopTech issued a kit for my old car that actually reduced braking (increased braking distance and hugely shifted bias to the rear--dangerous) because the caliper pistons were not correct for the brake system. They released a new version later that corrected it. Some are for show and some are for performance. Be wary.
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