Brakes, Brakes, Brakes, Experiences with 320i upgrade Options

[solex]

Hello All,

I have recently replaced all of the flexible brake lines, pads and rotors. The MC seems to be realtively new and the calipers all function. After all of this work, I am still unimpressed with the brakes on this car.

I have read the pelican article regarding the front caliper 320i upgrade. The article also suggest that the brakes in the 914-4 are not that good. No matter how hard I try I cannot lock up the fronts.

Anyone who has done this upgrade care to comment? Does it make a significant difference?

Thanks,
Dan

[jwalters]

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) Another thing to consider is these cars are not the american lead sleds we all grew up with--with fat tires, and locked brakes on dry pavement, these cars will stop faster than stink escaping a cows ass. Read: DRY PAVEMENT

My 73 super bug with 4 wheel drum brakes and 165/80 tires would stop in an unholy short amount of DRY tarmac--enough to embarrass the most tech apt auto on the road---

Trying to modulate these babies on the dry is a waste of time-if you need to stop quickly, stomp em and slide about 60 feet / vice trying to modulate and not stopping in over 140 feet-you need to be able to panic stomp em as 99.9% of people in panic situations do anyway-it is when it is wet that you should go to a open parking lot and learn your thresholds!!