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m4a1mustang · 10-16-2011, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

i sometimes wonder if the increased rotational mass cancels out the benefits on rear kits. i've never really seen any evidence that big rear brakes are needed on most street cars...

They really aren't needed on the street. I think if you really spent a lot of time tracking and liked to run more rearward bias than the typical street car it would be beneficial...

But then again, when it comes to brakes, look at NASCAR. You have 3400lb cars that run 15" wheels... you can't fit much brake inside those cars but yet they manage to go from 130 mph to 65 mph 1,000 times during a race at Martinsville on one set of rotors and pads. So there's definitely no real risk of failure assuming you've got all of your cooling in order with small brakes. It just helps to go bigger if you can.

There's no doubt a rear BBK looks badass, though.

Red__Zed · 10-16-2011, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

They really aren't needed on the street. I think if you really spent a lot of time tracking and liked to run more rearward bias than the typical street car it would be beneficial...

But then again, when it comes to brakes, look at NASCAR. You have 3400lb cars that run 15" wheels... you can't fit much brake inside those cars but yet they manage to go from 130 mph to 65 mph 1,000 times during a race at Martinsville on one set of rotors and pads. So there's definitely no real risk of failure assuming you've got all of your cooling in order with small brakes. It just helps to go bigger if you can.

There's no doubt a rear BBK looks badass, though.

nah, I just mean weight-distro wise. our cars carry all their weight on the nose, and there is a ton of weight transfer. If you put an IR gun on the Z's brakes after the dragon, the rears barely heat up at all while the fronts are cooking...just the nature of the beast.

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