TurboGoKart Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Smooches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Coil over for sure if you are road racing. I switched from Spec Miata Bilsteins (which are good) to some killer JIC FLT-A2's and gained 2 seconds a lap at Putnam park. Totally changed the handling of the car. IF you are not road racing go Nitrous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Had the same dilemma recently and decided that I'm doing brakes first, then coilovers/bushings, then power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBaustert Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 What coil overs are you running currently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 I have crappy coilovers on the car now. Real crappy. You put the most emphasis on the coilovers in your original post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGoKart Posted November 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Ah. Fair enough. Yes, they are very crappy. Worse than Megan racing. Lmao. If that's even possible. Ugh. Decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 R u road racing car? If so no brained go for coil overs. If not road racing nitrous is the obvious choice. As for brakes just he better pads if that is an issue. Hawks are the shizzle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got-Boost? Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 What tires do you run? If you are in fact tracking it, you will probably get more from a better set of tires than brakes or coil overs.....and nitrous shouldn't be considered on your car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGoKart Posted November 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 I haven't ever road raced the car. I'm definitely not opposed to it, although it would only be for PDX's as it's not up to any class safety specs (ie, no cage, etc.). Rear tires are MT ET Street radials, 275's, fronts are Kuhmo Ecsta MX, 245's. It's mostly a fun street car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Too much trying to make sense here. Just add more power and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Too much trying to make sense here. Just add more power and be done with it. im sad, but i have to agree. I am still running stock v6 brakes on the firebird and it stops ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Fun street car = Nitrous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 can you even go around turns fast with ET Street's on the rear? Guess you could always throw Kuhmo's on the rear but if memory serves ET streets have such a soft sidewall I wouldn't want to put a ton of side load on them anyhow...and if that's the case and you intend to keep running those rear tires then better coilovers would be useless in it's current configuration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got-Boost? Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 I haven't ever road raced the car. I'm definitely not opposed to it, although it would only be for PDX's as it's not up to any class safety specs (ie, no cage, etc.). Rear tires are MT ET Street radials, 275's, fronts are Kuhmo Ecsta MX, 245's. It's mostly a fun street car. Wait, what? What is your goal or plan for the car? What racing do you do if any? Are we talking about a 240? If so, why do you run MT ET streets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Wait, what? What is your goal or plan for the car? What racing do you do if any? Are we talking about a 240? If so, why do you run MT ET streets? LS1 swapped, fast 240. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Are you unable to lock up your wheels now? Are you experiencing really bad brake fade? If the answer is no to both of those, then brakes aren't your problem. And the second one can often be fixed with just better pads and rotors instead of a BBK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGoKart Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I'm running 275/40/17 MT ET's on the rear. The sidewalls are pretty firm. There's really not much sidewall lol. It's nothing like the 15" MT's. Honestly, I'm not sure if I could lock up my tires right now. I haven't tried. The fronts are 245/40/17's. Keep in mind how FAR over the stock tire size I am. My thought is the stock brakes aren't really designed for the bigger/wider tires I'm running. But I'm a lttle newer to braking regardless lol. I suppose I'll grab some Brembo blanks and Hawk pads and see what that does. It just really feels like I have to stand on the brakes a bit to get it to stop with any purpose. I'm wondering if with the bigger brake booster, would that pull a slightly larger vacuum for the brakes? Making the pedal-feel feel like I don't have to stand on them quite as hard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Have you ever taken a vacuum reading at idle? If its on the low side <15" ish you may need a vacuum canister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=316&pictureid=5438 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossle Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I'm running 275/40/17 MT ET's on the rear. The sidewalls are pretty firm. There's really not much sidewall lol. It's nothing like the 15" MT's. Honestly, I'm not sure if I could lock up my tires right now. I haven't tried. The fronts are 245/40/17's. Keep in mind how FAR over the stock tire size I am. My thought is the stock brakes aren't really designed for the bigger/wider tires I'm running. But I'm a lttle newer to braking regardless lol. I suppose I'll grab some Brembo blanks and Hawk pads and see what that does. It just really feels like I have to stand on the brakes a bit to get it to stop with any purpose. I'm wondering if with the bigger brake booster, would that pull a slightly larger vacuum for the brakes? Making the pedal-feel feel like I don't have to stand on them quite as hard? Good observation about the tire size from stock, hence why it was asked if you can lock the brakes up. On most all cars that are stock you can easily lock the tires with the stock brakes. Even on upgraded rubber you can as well. When you upgrade to the point that you are at, it may be time to try a "premium" rotor, which everyone should use anyways and a more aggressive pad. As far as feel goes, you need to do what Patterson said and make sure the booster is getting adequate vacuum that it is supposed to get since your swap. You could arguably get braided steel brake hoses, which help in the "feel" department since they don't flex like the rubber ones due when applying brake force. Remember there are a lot of opinions and directions to go depending on what you want to do. Obviously SAFETY is #1, if you coil overs are rattling/leaking (ahem like mine are ahem), I would seriously consider making a repair there first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGoKart Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I completely agree. And no, I haven't done a vacuum test yet, but will get on that ASAP to see if something more needs to be done before upgrading further. Thanks a lot for the pointers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boosted1G GSX Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 What about the 300ZX brake upgrade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGoKart Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Not a bad option, but I'm virtually there, as I'm running the Infiniti J30 brakes right now. My car is such a bastard child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I say coilovers first, then you could sell the old ones to start a fund for better brake pads, 2 pluses there, you don't have to worry about ripping your oil pan off, and coilovers can help with brakeing, at least with the weight transfer part and being able to stop harder without coilovers could be detramental to your oil pan (srsly, you need a custom pan or something, that thing is gonna get ripped off one day and shit will indeed be all bad) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiansensation78 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 http://i.imgur.com/ms649.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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