BIG Brake Kit
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The same "flower shaped" rotors you'll find on American Iron, dirt trackers, modifieds, sprints, midgets, late models, and NASCAR (rears on some Busch and Cup cars) race cars, yup.
All I can say is that they work... And, your wife's Bug would stop on a dime...
All I can say is that they work... And, your wife's Bug would stop on a dime...
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I like those txwerks brakes--very high on the bling, and way different (of course, every mountain biker has them nowdays!)
Here's the TCE 13" kit with thousands of miles of smiles on them: they sure do fill the wheels, look very serious, and work like no other brake I've ever used (+++):
Not the most bling, not the biggest (damn, do I have to buy 18" rims now, Todd?), but still a whole lot more than stock.
Here's the TCE 13" kit with thousands of miles of smiles on them: they sure do fill the wheels, look very serious, and work like no other brake I've ever used (+++):
Not the most bling, not the biggest (damn, do I have to buy 18" rims now, Todd?), but still a whole lot more than stock.
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I like those txwerks brakes--very high on the bling, and way different (of course, every mountain biker has them nowdays!)
Here's the TCE 13" kit with thousands of miles of smiles on them: they sure do fill the wheels, look very serious, and work like no other brake I've ever used (+++):
Not the most bling, not the biggest (damn, do I have to buy 18" rims now, Todd?), but still a whole lot more than stock.
Here's the TCE 13" kit with thousands of miles of smiles on them: they sure do fill the wheels, look very serious, and work like no other brake I've ever used (+++):
Not the most bling, not the biggest (damn, do I have to buy 18" rims now, Todd?), but still a whole lot more than stock.
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No contest. Those things are ginormous!
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I suppose I'll start a war here of sort...but if you really feel that a MINI needs 17lb rotor rings to be effective; buy them. On the other hand, the fit of 1.25" wide rotors and the added .200" of radius is going to have near zero effect on brake effectiveness. The bias shift alone from 13 to 13.4" is less than 2% by radius only. That 2% may or may not be effected by how other elements of kit design is taken into consideration.
I have no problem making a 13.4 x 1.25" kit if someone wants one. I just feel that such mass is both more costly (add $100 to a 1.10" kit) and more weight that is of no use and perhaps a handicap to this application. Not to mention the loss of wheel fit room required by the shear size.
The 14" kit is one I've work hard to keep under control at a modest 1.10" width just to be able to offer the widest selection of wheel choices.
*when you guys figure out how to fit 19s on this car with ease let me know...we'll go to 14.8" rotors....http://www.tceperformanceproducts.co...MG1745_001.JPG
I have no problem making a 13.4 x 1.25" kit if someone wants one. I just feel that such mass is both more costly (add $100 to a 1.10" kit) and more weight that is of no use and perhaps a handicap to this application. Not to mention the loss of wheel fit room required by the shear size.
The 14" kit is one I've work hard to keep under control at a modest 1.10" width just to be able to offer the widest selection of wheel choices.
*when you guys figure out how to fit 19s on this car with ease let me know...we'll go to 14.8" rotors....http://www.tceperformanceproducts.co...MG1745_001.JPG
Last edited by toddtce; 12-13-2006 at 07:19 PM.
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i think its all ridiculous... we have a 2600lb car! this is not a 4000 lb BMW!
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When I talked to Stoptech a while back they said the Mini's rear caliper is well suited to a BBK. They would never produce one for the rear. Now, on my BMW, they do make a rear kit. They said it is more bling than functional on a daily street car but if you track it...can show improved benefits....But, then, they still said it's more bling than anything. I'm gettin it! P.S. - and my BMW weighs out at 3200lbs not 4K. Not much behind our FATTY Mini's.
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The main reason I offer a "matching rear kit" is appearance. The main reason people buy it is that it compliments their front kit. Personally, I feel that's an important part of what you offer your customer. As for function the rear when paired with the 13" front kit produces a very well matched setup and does not require any pad changes or the like that you may want on a smaller rear rotor and large front mix.
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they look like brass knuckles to me....