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Brake upgrade, Parking brake |
Krank |
Jun 22 2011, 10:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 140 Joined: 11-October 09 From: Winnipeg, MB Member No.: 10,922 Region Association: Canada |
I have been thinking about doing the beemer front disk brake upgrade. The only thing that bothers me is the loss of the parking /(cough, cough) emergency brake. I had an idea to look for a motorcycle front disk brake rotor mounted to the axleshaft with a cable operated brake assembly mounted to the tranny (I think there are three useable bolts on the RH side). Anyone play with this idea before?
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Krank |
Jun 22 2011, 11:36 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 140 Joined: 11-October 09 From: Winnipeg, MB Member No.: 10,922 Region Association: Canada |
OK, on a scale of 1 to 5 the improvement would be 1-2? There seems to be a lot of discussion on brake upgrade so it would seem the "stock" brakes are lacking. There are quite a few different engine upgrades seemingly requiring a brake upgrade to go with the increased weight. One thing I have not heard of or read is a brake lock up problem. Is it possible to lock up the brakes on a 914 with a stock brake system? I have not been driving a teener for long and I don't mean to doubt anyone. I just want to get correct information.
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ConeDodger |
Jun 23 2011, 12:29 AM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,622 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California |
OK, on a scale of 1 to 5 the improvement would be 1-2? There seems to be a lot of discussion on brake upgrade so it would seem the "stock" brakes are lacking. There are quite a few different engine upgrades seemingly requiring a brake upgrade to go with the increased weight. One thing I have not heard of or read is a brake lock up problem. Is it possible to lock up the brakes on a 914 with a stock brake system? I have not been driving a teener for long and I don't mean to doubt anyone. I just want to get correct information. On a scale of 1 to 5 the improvement would be 0 over well maintained stock brakes with good quality pads. Plus, the BMW caliper must be machined to be used on our cars. Not an upgrade at all. THIS is an upgrade: You can just barely see it but there is an aluminum caliper peeking out from that front Fuchs wheel. 4# lighter than the stock caliper and aluminum gives up heat faster. Attached image(s) |
computers4kids |
Jun 23 2011, 07:23 AM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
OK, on a scale of 1 to 5 the improvement would be 1-2? There seems to be a lot of discussion on brake upgrade so it would seem the "stock" brakes are lacking. There are quite a few different engine upgrades seemingly requiring a brake upgrade to go with the increased weight. One thing I have not heard of or read is a brake lock up problem. Is it possible to lock up the brakes on a 914 with a stock brake system? I have not been driving a teener for long and I don't mean to doubt anyone. I just want to get correct information. On a scale of 1 to 5 the improvement would be 0 over well maintained stock brakes with good quality pads. Plus, the BMW caliper must be machined to be used on our cars. Not an upgrade at all. THIS is an upgrade: You can just barely see it but there is an aluminum caliper peeking out from that front Fuchs wheel. 4# lighter than the stock caliper and aluminum gives up heat faster. I have to partially disagree. Orginally, I had good functioning stock front brakes and then moved to BMW320i front brakes and a 19mm master--there was an improvement in overall braking, but not monumental. Then of course I was stopping a heavier teener (SBC). BMW is not realy an upgrade. Unless you get a pair of BMW calipers cheap, I wouldn't go that direction again...it's only a bandaid. Recently, I just switched to the calipers I believe Rob was alluding to...aluminum brembos for 3inch struts. There is no comparision to how these work compared to stock or BMW calipers. I do agree that for a stock car, well maintained stock brakes with some nice pads (i.e. Porterfield) is more than adequate for a street teener. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-4253-1307507092_thumb.jpg) |
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