[ThumpJunkie]

Right guys, ever since pranging my first car into the @r$e of a BMW rvd: :rotflmao: ) I have had this phobia of not being able to brake correctly. No matter how good the brakes on my car are they never feel good enough to me.

The plan is to upgrade my standard ZR 105 brakes to the larger ones from the 160 (including the rear). What exactly do I need to get it done, and how is it done?

Thanks in advance
Stuarty

 

[Ice D]

look up in top right hand corner of screen, and put it in search, its been covered A LOT of times

 

[snellgrc]

unless you are driving very hard then the standard brakes will be up to the job of stopping you.

does your ZR have ABS? it might have been an idea to get one with ABS is you are worried about not being able to stop.

The limiting factor is generally the tyre - this is the point of contact with the road and what looses grip when too much brake force is applied. once you have reached the braking power of the tyre - it doesnt matter how much bigger your brakes get - if the tyres cant grip - you cant stop any faster.

for emergency braking ABS is the way to go

 

[ThumpJunkie]

I have ABS and Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 tyres on my car, so no problems with the current setup, it's just that I want to feel as safe as I can. Cheers guys, I'll havea look on previous threads

 

[snellgrc]

if you put discs on the back - you may need to consider the effects this has on the abs system and the brake bias valves of the car -

 

[Liamm83]

And rear discs wont really do anything. Other than look good!

 

[flintsigs]

yeah never really understood why all manufacturers put them on all of their larger more performance type of cars daft eh? :hyper:

 

[snellgrc]

I think what Liamm meant is that they wont do much on a ZR105

you only need discs if there is a chance the drums will overheat - since the car is so light this isnt really going to happen.

also have to remember that a ZR160 will acclerate back up to 100mph much faster than a 105 - and thus has the potential to require a greater amount of brake cooling

if you spent an hour going from 0-100-0 again your going to use the brakes more frequently in a faster car than a slower one -

 

[ThumpJunkie]

Thanks for the advice guys, may just consider getting better discs and pads on the front then. Any reccomendations?

 

[Orion]

Greenstuff.