Lightest Weight BBK

theDreamer · 09-29-2010, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

But do you need more? Considering you say you don't track your car, I really doubt that you do!

This, I have a SC on my car and the stock brakes are doing ok so far and can tell they are fading slowly. But a quick simple fix is new pads, lines, fluid and maybe rotors if you want those.

M.Bonanni · 09-29-2010, 02:32 PM

Its a common misconception that a BBK will stop your car in a shorter distance. Pad compound, pad surface area, tire contact patch, and tire compound are what denote the stopping distance of a car. Big brake kits, are mostly just more resistant to heat. So if you find a BBK that has more pad surface area then that might help, but adding wider and/or stickier front tires will do much much more for stopping distance than a BBK will. Same goes for adding a more agressive compound pad to your stock brakes. A BBK will just mean that you can make more repeated hard stops in a row, but if you're not going to track your car, spend your BBK money on pads and tires if you want a shorter stopping distance.

NeverBoneStck · 09-29-2010, 02:37 PM

Wilwood super lite bbk on my g37. Saves 30 lbs per corner.

wishihadnav · 09-29-2010, 03:13 PM

yeah this poll needs to be locked...

ClemsonWill · 09-29-2010, 04:22 PM

I think the OP just wanted to start a poll.

Honestly I bet you can find the weight of each kit if you look hard enough. It may take a Japanese interpreter but I'm sure it can be done. You might even get some monster rep if you post it up on the forum!

shabarivas · 09-29-2010, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

It's all unsprung weight, the entire mass that moves with the wheel assembly is counted. Rotating mass is just the wheel, the hub and rotor. Reducing rotating mass helps accelation, reducing unsprung weight helps the suspension responsiveness.

But as you pointed out you can't really make a poll out of this. Asking for factual information would be far more useful.

Ahh unsprung weight not rotating mass - oops

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09-29-2010, 02:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
M.Bonanni The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,575 Drives: Fast Rep Power: 1321	Its a common misconception that a BBK will stop your car in a shorter distance. Pad compound, pad surface area, tire contact patch, and tire compound are what denote the stopping distance of a car. Big brake kits, are mostly just more resistant to heat. So if you find a BBK that has more pad surface area then that might help, but adding wider and/or stickier front tires will do much much more for stopping distance than a BBK will. Same goes for adding a more agressive compound pad to your stock brakes. A BBK will just mean that you can make more repeated hard stops in a row, but if you're not going to track your car, spend your BBK money on pads and tires if you want a shorter stopping distance. __________________ MikeBonanni.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MikeBonanni Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MBonanni36 Function > Form

09-29-2010, 02:37 PM	#18 (permalink)
NeverBoneStck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Beaverton, Or Posts: 1,110 Drives: 2008 G37 S Rep Power: 18	Wilwood super lite bbk on my g37. Saves 30 lbs per corner. __________________ Juiced! That is all you need to know !! Last edited by NeverBoneStck; 09-29-2010 at 02:39 PM.

09-29-2010, 04:22 PM	#20 (permalink)
ClemsonWill A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 12,045 Drives: a Civic VP! Rep Power: 445	I think the OP just wanted to start a poll. Honestly I bet you can find the weight of each kit if you look hard enough. It may take a Japanese interpreter but I'm sure it can be done. You might even get some monster rep if you post it up on the forum! __________________ Slightly modded

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