get some pads that have a better heat rating....the material is getting to hot and decreases performance..
EBC green stuff in win.
As the title states, I have brake-fading probs. In any pass longer than 4-1/2- 5 minutes and my brakes are about 75 % out, to the point were I just slow down and coast cause I dont wanna crash my car. I already do the heel-toe and some rev-matching (for some reason rev-matching takes me a lot more concentration), so a lot of the braking is done with the engine/transmission.
what else im i not doing that would atleast help reduce the time in which brake fading appears? o_O c'mon seasoned vets, lend me your knowledge!
if it helps, I use Dot 3, and my pads are nothing special.
and also, this is my daily driver(sr5 coupe), im not looking to spend grands on upgrades, eventually ill get an actual sports car, im just gaining skill with this one. so telling me to get brembos is out of the picture.
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get some pads that have a better heat rating....the material is getting to hot and decreases performance..
EBC green stuff in win.
ex-SR20 Stanza and now MX83 Cressida Driver
John 1:12
you can't get better braking without paying what the upgrade is worth.
but as said, better pads with a higher temp rating is where to start.
and being and SR5, does it have front vented rotors?
Thought they didn't make EBC green stuff to suit sprinter calipers?
thanks guys, and yes i understand that you can't cheap out on upgrades. also, my sr5 has vented rotors. unless you mean drilled, then no it doesnt. =[
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Really! devastated...they are really good.
Or you can go all out.
ex-SR20 Stanza and now MX83 Cressida Driver
John 1:12
I saw the link>>
but then...
v_v being broke sucks.
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Good fluid - DOT 4 or better. Good brake pads. Will solve most of your braking probs
do you have standard brakes? if so go for a brake upgrade that involves vented rotors.
If your peddle is geting spongy then put a higher temp brake fluid in, the Sin brand fluide seems to have a very high heat rating for the price.
Last edited by Sam-Q; 26th January 2009 at 12:18 AM.
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