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Brake Upgrades for a 4 lug, what's available |
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Oct 30 2016, 08:46 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,647 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California |
Looking to upgrade my present brake system but I want to keep it 4 lug AND keep the parking brake. Not to mention, staying out of the Poor House at the same time. I'm not opposed to moving up to a larger MC. Is there such an animal? TIA, Kent (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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Nov 1 2016, 05:15 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,647 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California |
Why you ask? On a back road, I scared the shit out of myself a few month's back when I was teaching a BMW a lesson. So it just didn't slow down enough? In that case, see my earlier post. Good tires, and a system in good shape will do it. Plus decent pads. --DD ...On a back road, I scared the shit out of myself a few month's back when I was teaching a BMW a lesson. Wouldn't mind hearing this story... :-) This is what happened. I'd been driving this back road when this newer black and yellow BMW suddenly appeared in my rearview mirror. I began to punch it some and couldn't shake him. This went on for about 5 miles thru lots of turns and braking. At one point they just wouldn't slow the car down quickly enough as I went thru a turn much faster than I wanted. As I coming up on the turn I remember looking at the speedo, seeing 90 and thinking oh shit. Thought I had bought the farm but came out of the turn OK. Thank you Dr. Porsche. I noticed he had dropped back on that turn and didn't try to hang with me through it. Maybe his girlfriend was screaming. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) He was right back on me after that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) We pulled over and talked before the road merged back into the Hi Way. Heck of a nice guy and an extremely nice new BMW. Very sporty looking. He said to me " I told my girlfriend Goddamn, that old Porsche moves". I didn't tell him that I almost shit myself. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) I went back thru some of Erc's stuff and think maybe I need to go bed them in again because they don't lock up anymore. Pedal is stiff and I remember that they did lock up after I bedded them in 2 years ago. Rotors, pads and calipers were new or rebuilt from Erc and I've put about 7K on the stock pads which don't show any wear. |
Elliot Cannon |
Nov 1 2016, 11:06 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None |
Why you ask? On a back road, I scared the shit out of myself a few month's back when I was teaching a BMW a lesson. So it just didn't slow down enough? In that case, see my earlier post. Good tires, and a system in good shape will do it. Plus decent pads. --DD ...On a back road, I scared the shit out of myself a few month's back when I was teaching a BMW a lesson. Wouldn't mind hearing this story... :-) This is what happened. I'd been driving this back road when this newer black and yellow BMW suddenly appeared in my rearview mirror. I began to punch it some and couldn't shake him. This went on for about 5 miles thru lots of turns and braking. At one point they just wouldn't slow the car down quickly enough as I went thru a turn much faster than I wanted. As I coming up on the turn I remember looking at the speedo, seeing 90 and thinking oh shit. Thought I had bought the farm but came out of the turn OK. Thank you Dr. Porsche. I noticed he had dropped back on that turn and didn't try to hang with me through it. Maybe his girlfriend was screaming. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) He was right back on me after that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) We pulled over and talked before the road merged back into the Hi Way. Heck of a nice guy and an extremely nice new BMW. Very sporty looking. He said to me " I told my girlfriend Goddamn, that old Porsche moves". I didn't tell him that I almost shit myself. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) I went back thru some of Erc's stuff and think maybe I need to go bed them in again because they don't lock up anymore. Pedal is stiff and I remember that they did lock up after I bedded them in 2 years ago. Rotors, pads and calipers were new or rebuilt from Erc and I've put about 7K on the stock pads which don't show any wear. I think you need Subaru brakes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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