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Bigger Rotors?
Topic Started: May 9 2015, 07:58 PM (456 Views)
Tubablake
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Can you get bigger rotors?

Braking is poor due to such a small rotor size. I thought I had seen someone talking about it on here.
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fireflyin


check your shoes and pads they mite be worn down cause my car stops quickly and i got oem rotors on
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Tubablake
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Hmm I'll take a look then
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Mythstae
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fireflyin
May 9 2015, 08:05 PM
check your shoes and pads they mite be worn down cause my car stops quickly and i got oem rotors on
Tubablake
May 9 2015, 08:13 PM
Hmm I'll take a look then
99 brakes are nothing like 91 brakes.
91 are hub-over-rotor and solid, unvented rotors.
If you want to upgrade to the vented style, you can either get 95+ brake components and use camber bolts, or, get the brake setup from a convertible OR Suzuki Swift in the older years, no camber bolts required.
This will, however, give you 12mm lug bolts - can't use the OEM 12" wheels anymore. Lug holes too small. Have to upgrade to 13" wheels, as well.
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t3ragtop
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Turbo3 and Twincam Tweaker

the vert knuckle and brake upgrade gets you better wheel bearings, larger diameter ventilated rotors, and like melanie stated, 12mm lugs. use the vert drums, too.

i happen to have the brakes from my vert that were upgraded to the next level when i swapped in the twincam which is the 4 wheel disc gt brakes.

someone close to columbus ohio should buy these for their base model hatchback. ;)
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Mythstae
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Oh, yeah. Didn't mention the drums. :smackface
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Tubablake
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t3ragtop
May 9 2015, 08:49 PM
the vert knuckle and brake upgrade gets you better wheel bearings, larger diameter ventilated rotors, and like melanie stated, 12mm lugs. use the vert drums, too.

i happen to have the brakes from my vert that were upgraded to the next level when i swapped in the twincam which is the 4 wheel disc gt brakes.

someone close to columbus ohio should buy these for their base model hatchback. ;)
Are you going to palooza?
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Mythstae
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Tubablake
May 9 2015, 09:18 PM
t3ragtop
May 9 2015, 08:49 PM
the vert knuckle and brake upgrade gets you better wheel bearings, larger diameter ventilated rotors, and like melanie stated, 12mm lugs. use the vert drums, too.

i happen to have the brakes from my vert that were upgraded to the next level when i swapped in the twincam which is the 4 wheel disc gt brakes.

someone close to columbus ohio should buy these for their base model hatchback. ;)
Are you going to palooza?
^o) Richard always goes to Geopalooza!
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