If you’re interested in upgrading any of the brake components on your VR4, or if you’re interested in the theory and physics of braking systems in general, you should head to Stoptech’s technical white papers page and begin reading. In fact, do not buy any brake parts, make any assertions about how brakes work, or even allow the idea of braking to enter your brain until you have read all the articles.
Here are direct links to a few of my favorites. These articles, in my opinion, best help you make intelligent brake-related decisions:
1. Discussion of the warped brake disc myth
2. Discussion of brake fluids
3. Good comprehensive discussion of how braking systems work
All the articles are worth reading, but read these three and you’ll be well-equipped to talk about brakes.
on August 21, 2007 at 11:35 am The Pansy Patrol - Info for the 3000GT / Stealth Community wrote:
[…] You may find, though, that the Panther Plus leaves uneven pad deposits after prolonged street driving (if the idea of pad deposits are foreign to you, see my recommended reading list from Stoptech’s webpage). This happened to me on the VR4. This is because the Panther Plus is still a high-temp pad. You can avoid this by making a point of braking aggressively a few times each time you drive the car. […]