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Old 07-30-2010, 09:44 AM   #39
ekam
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It does require less effort on the brake pedal to slow down. That being said, my previous front rotors were toasted and the pads were on their way out.

I haven't been to the track yet so I can't say much about brake bias. If you look at the difference between the base vs S rear caliper/rotors, the S rear rotors are 300mm diameter and 22mm thick vs base 292mm and 20mm. I assume piston sizes are identical (since the base & S front calipers piston sizes are the same). Those .2" bigger S rotors won't make much of a difference if at all. The added thickness is mostly for cooling.

There's all kinds of arguments out there, but most car suspension & brakes are setup to have tendency to under-steer. Putting stronger rear brakes might correct that a bit.

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