BIG brake kit for race car

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:38 pm

from what I hear the dynalite willwood based kits from goodwin racing have a tendancy to flex (CT knows i think). but that said the new version comes with dba5000 seriers rotors which is a big plus and they fit under 15 inch rims

If you go to 949racing.com they are in the middle of developing a big brake kit using the newer dynapro lug mount calliper which is a forged unit and should be much stiffer then the plain billet dynalite caliper. Its a few months off and should be around 1500 usd and can fit under 15 inch rims.

there is an ap racing front only kit but you need 16 inch rims and it costs about the same as the willwood kits which are front and rear.

there is also a brembo kit but you need 17 inch rims.

There is also an endless 6pot front only kit but you need 16 inch rims for those too.

no experience with them but they are the ones I know of.

Postby **Boyracer** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:04 pm

The willwoods work fine on the MX5's...

QR is very hard on brakes so you should think about doing something before you go if you want to upgrade the brakes...

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:47 pm

Red 2f MX5 wrote:I thought if i just do fronts it will probably be to much front brake and just lock them up.

A lot of people up here who have tried Wilwoods and other big brake kits have had the same problem. I really don't think they are necessary. Almost all of us use the standard NA8 brakes.

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:48 pm

check out the carbotech pads www.ctbrakes.com

I have done a little reading on the miata.net forum and the race guys over there think they are pretty good. They have a pretty comprehensive range of racing compounds and if the talk is correct they are easy on disks and have good pedal modulation. I am going to get some of the xp10 compound for the front for track days. the popular combination is the xp10's on the front and xp8's on the rear. I think in the spec miata class they run stock callipers (not really sure though) so they should be enough.

Postby **Boyracer** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:09 pm

EBC are crap....the Hawk Blues are the best...it's just a matter of getting used to how much pressure you put on the brake pedal...I have no trouble outbraking just about anything.

fish · Postby **fish** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:24 pm

yeah mate as cal said a few have tried bigger brakes with out much success .....they actually induced more lock ups....its just a matter of learning how the hawke blues perform ....i would persevere for now save your money and come up for a lakeside round :mrgreen: