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Upgrading from 4 piston willwood brakes to 6piston, is it worth it?
I am going to ship my car to Germany and I am concerned with slowing down from 160mph to 80mph, maybe even more, on the Autobahn. I have heard that it is a concern with cars out there, the traffic jams in Germany come out of no where and I noticed I was slowing down from 260k to about 100k or slower at times. Would jumping to the 6 piston brake, same rotor, be that much more advantageous or is it not worth the money.
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Have you bothered to check your braking distance with an actual 100mph stop? probably the first place to look. ;) Its my understanding that more pistons give you more stopping power over longer periods of time, like in racing circumstances. Those 4 pistons should stop your car on a dime and give you change. I know I've locked up my OEM style brakes at 80mph no problem with an OEM booster. |
Well I have not been able to, yet. I am currently deployed and I am anxiously waiting to drive my car. I was just curious, I had a great deal on the 4 piston variants with my restoration. I wanted to know if it was worth the upgrade or if it would just end up being an aesthetic upgrade. I was driving a 2008 BMW and had no problems obviously, but was curious with an older car that does not have ABS, traction control or a booster, if it would have issues slowing down at those speeds.
Thanks. :) |
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