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New wheels = no brakes?
I recently installed BBS CH-R 19" wheels on my '01 Boxster S. I love the wheels, but I have noticed an alarming problem with them and wonder if there is a solution.
All of a sudden my braking has been greatly reduced. Cruising on the highway, when I need to suddenly brake for traffic, I have to use what seems like twice the leg power and wait for what seems an eternity for the brakes to grab.
The 19" wheels and tires are of course a few pounds heavier than my usual 17" setup. Could that be why my brakes are so slow to grab?
Or is it that the wheels are so much bigger, giving the brakes so much more cooling air, that whenever I want to use them they are "stone cold" and need to warm up a little on application before grabbing?
Or is it a combination of both? Or something else?
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