RacingBrake Front BBK review
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RacingBrake Front BBK review
I got a chance to test RacingBrake front BBK about a week ago at Summit Point with NASA Mid-Alt. the kit came with Hawk DTC60 pads. the brake torque increase was huge. i was braking very late and had confidence that the brakes were going to be there. the brakes were much easier to modulate and i could engage ABS every easy. ABS also functioned normally. there was no extra pedal travel with the BBK, pedal felt the same as stock. brake balance between front BBK and rear +1 BBK was very good for my non-staggered setup (NT01 255), no rear ABS engagement during hard trail braking. front brake temperature was also about 100 lower than normal with the same on track usage. pad and rotor wear was very minimal after three 15 minutes sessions.
the RB front BBK is about 3.2 lbs lighter than the oem front brake setup. the four piston calipers is 13.6mm out farther than the oem caliper. so i had to use a 10.6mm spacer for the FN01 wheels, and a 7.6mm spacer for the Buddy Club track wheels.
the packaging
caliper and rotor
oem rotor vs RB BBK rotor
bracket installed
rotor on hub with bracket
caliper on rotor
front wheel clearance with 10.6mm spacer
front BBK and rear +1 BBK
the RB front BBK is about 3.2 lbs lighter than the oem front brake setup. the four piston calipers is 13.6mm out farther than the oem caliper. so i had to use a 10.6mm spacer for the FN01 wheels, and a 7.6mm spacer for the Buddy Club track wheels.
the packaging
caliper and rotor
oem rotor vs RB BBK rotor
bracket installed
rotor on hub with bracket
caliper on rotor
front wheel clearance with 10.6mm spacer
front BBK and rear +1 BBK
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That RacingBrake front big brake kit looks freakin' sweet. Might have to give it a try when I get tired of running the RacingBrake Accord/NSX package you developed.
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Originally Posted by robrob,Nov 16 2010, 07:13 PM
That RacingBrake front big brake kit looks freakin' sweet. Might have to give it a try when I get tired of running the RacingBrake Accord/NSX package you developed.
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Originally Posted by Neutered Sputniks,Nov 16 2010, 07:24 PM
As far as the caliper width goes, how close in size is this to other BBK's? Do you know?
(really, I just want to know if it will clear the 6ULR's 17x9 +48 and 17x10 +52 )
(really, I just want to know if it will clear the 6ULR's 17x9 +48 and 17x10 +52 )
this previous test fit wit 949 wheels required a 5mm spacer to clear the RB front BBK
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Originally Posted by Neutered Sputniks,Nov 16 2010, 07:24 PM
As far as the caliper width goes, how close in size is this to other BBK's? Do you know?
(really, I just want to know if it will clear the 6ULR's 17x9 +48 and 17x10 +52 )
(really, I just want to know if it will clear the 6ULR's 17x9 +48 and 17x10 +52 )
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Originally Posted by flyingtoaster,Nov 16 2010, 08:41 PM
How will the price compare to StopTech and Wilwood?