I just completed my front brake swap and would like to thank everyone on the forum for posting information regarding it!!!! I would have never known about it nor tried it without all the positive feedback. BTW- I Love It, that is the way breaks are supposed to feel! I am so looking forward to the next track day at Mid-Ohio.

 

Did you do front and rear or just front? I'm looking to do the same thing and wonder if swapping out the rears is worth while.

 

No need to do anything to the rear, it is plenty powerful as is, unless you plan on attempting to lock it up at speed.......

 

no point in swapping out rear at all

 

stocker does that just fine...

 

I'll take your word for it

 

I did it more then several times with the original tires and got it squirrelly at about 70mph (saw a cop ahead hehe) and even with the pilot powers dragged it a few times. My foot doesn't come close to the rear brake these days though

 

No09,

You still lurk here? I used to have a shawk as well! See ya over at Speedzilla!

Matthew

 

Just did the fronts and just updated the rears with pads and a S.S. braded line. Not really necessary considering the majority of your stopping power is in the front anyway. Personally I like the nice progressive feel on the rears the way they arenow so there would be no need for more power. On the street I pretty much just use compression breaking and the fronts to slow down, track days are pretty much the only time I really work the rears.

 

every now and then yeah

 

A mild case of "Superhawk envy" perhaps?

 

nah, I like my rc51. Only prob is I'm addicted to herio.... trackdays so I'm pondering doing something smaller for the track instead...