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Bigger Brakes 140-160

posted by  CyaLater on  Tue Dec 2 01:48 CST 2003
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Hi Ian :) I have no experience with snow(& salt I guess) so I'll defer to your wisdom on ATE v Girling quality.

Performance differences:
1. Girling + Solid rotors using a stock kind of pad: This setup gives the absolute best brake performance BUT with serious use they would only last a couple of minutes/half a dozen serious applications. This setup is what you would want for motorkanha's/hillclimbs where you require the brakes to work from cold & only mash them 2 or 3 times.

2. Girling + Solid rotors using a semi-metallic pad: This setup gives a harder pedal & doesn't stop the best until you've warmed them up. Once warmed up they then last for 15-20 minutes of serious abuse before they start to fade.

3. ATE + Ventilated: I've never tested the stock setup for a 164E, I've only driven 164's with semi-metallic pads. They lack the intial bite of the bigger girling setup, however, they never seem to give up.

4. 264 Girling Calipers + 164 Ventilated rotors: I've never tried this, I will one day.





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