Stop! How much better can I?

[1995 VR4 Spyder]

All show and no go sucks. But all go and no stop sucks too.

I know Stillen is a pretty good household name for other 3S parts ... downpipe, rotors, etc. But does anyone know the performance gain I would get from going with their 15" rotor full brake kit?

I found it when I was searching around for brakes/wheels a few days ago, but don't have the bookmark wth me (office computer). I couldn't find any good numbers on what it would do compared to just swapping out the stock rotors for some new rotors and better brake lines.

Experts, any thoughts on which route I should take? Car is slated to get out in 2 days, but it needs brakes and wheels/tire combo. It's been in since 2/15 and I think it deserves some nice welcome home presents!

Thanks in advance everybody. I apologize if this info is somewhere else, but I didn't see any solid pro/con opinions from searching....

[Igovert500]

Go to www.stealth316.com
Go to the Garage section
Click on Upgrade Guides
Click on brakes

There is plenty there.

[exterra3000gtsl]

i came across some test results one time on a couple of vehicles...can't remembered where...but bigger brakes work excellent when hot...you have to step on the brakes pretty hard to warm them up...not so good when cold...especially when your exiting your house and start braking...coming down from 90mph to 0mph will be really quick which is good...so i would save them for the track or for a nice full sized truck or an suv...for car..13" works excellent..
besides what kind of wheels are you gonna put in it..you still have to take into consideration the height and thickness of the caliper...and where are you gonna find brake pads for them(i know you can, i mean quickly) and think about how much they are going to cost up...unless ofcourse you just have too much money on you in which case send me some....

[1995 VR4 Spyder]

Igovert,

Just what I was looking for. Thanks much!

Exterra,

Well, yes I do have more money than I know what to do with. I've sent you a check to the address in your profile for $125,000 as a consultant fee. But please don't cash it until ... well ... ah, it wouldn't clear anyway. A $1.25 check from me would probably bounce.

I was highly considering ASA ST4 19x8.5 chromes , since I can't find any price-reasonable split-6 design wheels in 19x8.5 or 19x9.5 (my preference).

I'm leaning towards maybe the 13.5" kit, since our cars are almost as heavy as an SUV ... I've seen the spyder is around 400 lbs. heavier than the coupe, so I think it needs some slightly bigger brakes than the coupes. But I do see that the 15" are definitely not daily driver material, and the 14" are kinda borderline since I don't usually drive too hard (I drive 106 miles a day, last thing I want is something breaking from excessive wear!).

For brake pads, I figure I'll just save up a little and buy an extra pair to have on hand for when they're needed. I've considered once I get a better job, buying a VR4 coupe ... that way I have spare parts on-hand if necessary while I wait for the replacement ones to come in. I've already sold my soul to the just to get the Spyder in the first place....

[talskinyguy]

Originally Posted by exterra3000gtsl

i came across some test results one time on a couple of vehicles...can't remembered where...but bigger brakes work excellent when hot...you have to step on the brakes pretty hard to warm them up...not so good when cold...especially when your exiting your house and start braking...coming down from 90mph to 0mph will be really quick which is good...so i would save them for the track or for a nice full sized truck or an suv...for car..13" works excellent..

NO!

The pad compound is what needs to warm up, it has nothing to do with the rotor size. The problem with cold braking is if you have "racing" pads, or more metalic pads, they suck when they are cold. Bigger brake rotors dicipate heat bettter and therefore have less fade with repeated braking, the heavier the car the more this is evident. If you had a heavy vehicle and small brakes you would need to more metalic "racing" pads because standard ones would fade very quickly as the rotor would not be big enough to disipate the heat to prevent brake fade.

Big rotors, and "Street" pads are a great combo.

[exterra3000gtsl]

jajajajaja...that's a real nice set of wheels, didnt see your description of you car there...what do you do to make appear at the bottom what you have done to you car anyways..always wondered.... see i saw a show on speed channel(fat old guy, old not so skinny, and sonic recorder guy)damn can't remember the name of the show...i think i need memory medicine...anyways it was an acura rsx.. well they put bigger brakes and a bunch of other crap and the car went pretty fast and stop quicker according to them...but they actually lost 5 or 8 whp...or somewhere in there do to big brakes...BUT THE BRAKES ARE WORTHE THE MONEY...i would definitely get them...