Brake upgrades

[trboaccord]

Does anyone know where i can find a good deal on a brake upgrade kit for my '01 accord??

[JacksonSi]

AEM makes one I'm sure. Baer might make one as well but those two are both rather pricy well for the "big brake" upgrade kit. If you are looking for stock size rotors, Powerstop or Powerslot will be affordable. Thats what I have. :)

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[trboaccord]

how much did you pay for your rotors?

[JacksonSi]

I have powerstop crossdrilled in the front (wish i had slotted and crossdrilled ones from powerstop), and powerslot slotted rotors in the rear, total I paid about $300.00, plus I bought new pads all around.

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[candymanjl]

it's a bummer Brembo's are so much, they're like $2,000 just for the front. 13.5" rotors and 4-piston calipers though :)


B16A Turbo CRX

[JacksonSi]

$2,000.00 :eek: ouch!

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[trboaccord]

2,000 is way too much money, you need to have some serious serious power to need that much braking power

[Camuman]

for vw's, they have a nice porsche brake upgrade for 1095.00. basically porsche calipers and rotors on my jetta. reallly nice. or, for 500 i can get the audi tt brakes for my car. i think thats what i will do.

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[candymanjl]

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[JacksonSi]

Well hell then I might as well get some NSX Rotors and Calipers ;)

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[heathen201]

Hey guys! I am new to the board,but I figured i would hop in on this question to toss my opinion out there..If you are looking for a good brake upgrade, and you don't mind getting a little dirty, most Acura parts will bolt on to Honda parts.I put '91 Integra rear dics on my Civic.The trailing arms bolted right on to my Civic...RL parts should bolt onto accords just make the measurements and see if it will fit!!Hope that helps..I only spent around $150 in parts ...

[candymanjl]

what I'll probably end up getting the the setup from www.fastbrakes.com (http://www.fastbrakes.com) 11" all the way around. it's $400 for the front and $200 for the rear.

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[James]

You don't need to spend that much money on brakes to have good performance. All you need are Brembo OEM blanks from www.collettimotorsports.com (http://www.collettimotorsports.com) ,and some better pads. I have the Axxis Ultimate's I bought at www.carbotecheng.com (http://www.carbotecheng.com) . They will improve your car tremendously, and it is MUCH less than you think you have to spend. :)

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[This message was edited by G2LSS on June 29, 2002 at 08:55 PM.]

[James]

Some other good pads are Porterfield R4 S and Hawk HPS. :cool: I forgot to mention that good brakes are nothing if you have POS tires.

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[Virginia_dude]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by trboaccord:
2,000 is way too much money, you need to have some serious serious power to need that much braking power[/quote]
Plus exactly what are using in the way of tires to even be able to come close to using that much braking capacity, I can lock up all 4 tires (205-50/15) easily with stock DX brakes, incredibly expensive brakes won't stop you any faster than your tires will allow them too. I have decent traction but highly doubt you can use the full capibility of those $2,000 brakes with soft compound racing tires on a road course. Yes they look cool and you have bragging rights as to who has the biggest brakes. but I doubt they can be justified on a performance/cost basis.

Speed is a mater of money, How fast do you want to go.

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[candymanjl]

I know for me, a brake upgrade would be more for keeping from brake fade than shorter stopping distances. my car as-is has about one good hard stop in her, then has to cool for a while. with a big brake upgrade I would gain consistancy.

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