Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 08:31 pm, by: Bjoern Guenther(German_soarer)
Matthew Sharpe wrote on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 10:04 am:
I'd certainly be wary of my tires at that speed! You'd want some pretty special tyres to last any sort of distance.
Hi Metthew!
Yup, I have ZR Tires on her ( 310 km/h) but I´m looking for new brakes.
I´ve seen in the US Ebay drilled and slottet Rotors with special pads..... they are just 200 US $. But I´m not sure if it is better to install larger Turbo brakes or Supra calipers and brakes, but than I can forget my BBS rims, because they have not enough space....
cheers
bjoern
Peter Nitschke Junk Filterer South Australia UZZ30 UZZ31
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 06:24 am, by: Matthew Sharpe(Madmatt)
Indeed, I would not recommend crossdrilled rotors, they are pretty useless and generally just wear your brake pads down more quickly than necissary without giving any real benefits. Slotted can be worthwhile, but again, I wouldn't bother on a road car - of course your driving conditions are somewhat different than ours.
I'd go for TT Supra or Celsior brakes if I where you, again not worth it in NZ as our speed limits are 100kmh maximum, but I think for you it would be well worth the cost. You'll need to be careful with any set of wheels you choose also, as the Supra brakes need quite a bit of clearance.
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 08:01 pm, by: Bjoern Guenther(German_soarer)
Peter Nitschke wrote on Friday, August 15, 2008 - 02:22 am:
Don't get too excited about drilled rotors, they are mainly for show.
If the BBS rims are 16", they should fit over TT brakes. Get good pads!
Hi Peter!
I´ve 18" BBS, so theres a lot of space for bigger brakes. I´ve seen the post with the RAYBESTOS calippers and pads from the Celsior for just 258 US$ incl. shipping.( I´ve checked it, it´s more cheaper than buying used in Germany! thank the strong EURO!!)
I thought slottet and drilled discs were a good idea but the guys here in the forum said it`s nonsens and the factory discs are better....
Oh by the way, my soarer is just too high, it looks terrible. I want to lower it. there`s the way to lower it via the adjustable rods or I buy an R-Spec controller. Do you have an idea if I can get it used and how to fit it. is it very complicated or more or less plug and play??
cheers from Hamburg
bjoern
Peter Nitschke Junk Filterer South Australia UZZ30 UZZ31
Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 12:59 am, by: Peter Nitschke(Pen)
Check. The Celsior and Supra brakes are more bulky, so it's not just a wheel diameter issue.
Slotted are OK, but drilling weakens the rotors - best for show only. Real rotors eg Porsche etc are cast with the holes in them.
Adjusting the rods is about 10 minutes per side and can be done without removing the wheels.
One of the guys did mine, was very quick. We pretty much set the new high position to be the old low position, so if I now use high it's as it was originally. The low looks good, but I often drive on high as I haven't had the wheels re-aligned yet.
I haven't personally used any electronic height controller, so can't comment.
--- Just thinking out loud here, that your main use will be for one really urgent panic stop from high speed, more so than the repeated braking that comes from eg track days.
So bigger = better due to more leverage, and upgrading the rears to TT brakes is a 16% improvement also. Get pads that bite well right from cold, because if they need to be warm to work, it might be too late by the time they have warmed up.
Cruising at 160MPH, in Europe, the brakes will be pretty cold when you hit them.
Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 06:19 am, by: Max Rockatanski(Rockatanski)
Hi Björn,
schön nen anderen Deutschen hier zu sehen... ;-) Kennst du die Jungs in HH von der Midnight Crew? Wegen der Bremsen, kauf dir die MKIV Bremsen, ist plugnplay. Fahr selber einen JZZ30 Twinturbo, in Lübeck sitzt der Andreas , auch mit nem Twinturbo. Infos findest du auch im LOC zum SC400.
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