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Old 07-15-04, 04:17 AM
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PLEASE VOTE, who has upgraded their brakes because of going turbo?

Like the title says, who has upgraded their brakes BECAUSE THEY WENT TURBO
Old 07-15-04, 04:19 AM
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If you had the GXL and did the swap, you already had the 4 piston
Old 07-15-04, 08:14 AM
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Originally posted by bcool
If you had the GXL and did the swap, you already had the 4 piston
Same with the vert...the only thing I did was change the pads (hawk hps) and slotted rotors.
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Old 07-15-04, 04:55 PM
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i upgraded my stock brakes simply for the fact that they sucked ***. now i have crossed drilled and slotted rotors all the way around and hawk pads front and rear and braided steel brake lines. they are awesome now! i have a 86 gxl, modded heavily.
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I just bought a Brembo Pro performance kit just to say i had one hehe
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Does "not yet but I've already bought five-lug wheels" count?
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The stock brakes are excellent compared to most other cars I've driven in that year. Give it a chance and slap on a good set of TIRES. I had Bridgestone S03's on my old TII and they were awesome.
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yeah i did, went to 5 lugs
Old 07-16-04, 10:07 AM
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Originally posted by Dan H
The stock brakes are excellent compared to most other cars I've driven in that year. Give it a chance and slap on a good set of TIRES. I had Bridgestone S03's on my old TII and they were awesome.
best idea. tires determine how fast you stop, not your brakes. if your stock brakes can lock up your wheels, then they are more then adequate.
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have a GXL, no need
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i did the swap on my 91 coupe so i already had the big baller brakes. however i can barely get my tires to lockup (i also have pretty crappy front tires) so i think i need to bleed the lines and get some slotted rotors and upgrade the pads
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