Upgrade overkill?

[Nationalmilkman]

Thank you! I'm looking to use some bigger wheels and tires as in the 265 range and knowing that my N/A brakes are goingcto be less than what I need to stop is important. If your brakes can't overcome the tires(as was said earlier) then all your doing is making your brakes useless. Yes a skid it not slowing you down but if your brakes can't slow the wheels then you aren't slowing down either.

[92EuroDiamante]

Thank you! I'm looking to use some bigger wheels and tires as in the 265 range and knowing that my N/A brakes are goingcto be less than what I need to stop is important. If your brakes can't overcome the tires(as was said earlier) then all your doing is making your brakes useless. Yes a skid it not slowing you down but if your brakes can't slow the wheels then you aren't slowing down either.

Exactly. Best to do it now and not sweat it later.
Recently my girlfriends father went to get new brake components and told the clerk "whatever's cheapest"

well I now have this sitting in my driveway. Apparently whatever he got couldnt perform to the standards he was used to (OEM honda parts) and he lost it.
Never let people know you can fix cars because you will never have time to work on your own and dont cheap out on brakes!

[Nationalmilkman]

Holy Crap! Someone put a...Hon...Hond... I can't even say the word!! Someone put THAT CAR on a 3s forum!?! Lol Hope he is ok and never cheap out on thing that keeps you and a large, solid object from meeting in a bad way.

[92EuroDiamante]

Psh, i push limits like that
Actually not a bad car, other than the fact that it has a glass ATX. like seriously guys it makes our look like superman!

[Nationalmilkman]

So what would the TT upgrade cost me?

[92EuroDiamante]

I believe it cost me in the 5 to 6 hundred dollar range but I bought new rotors and rebuilt calipers and had alot of the misc parts lying around.
If you used used parts it could be less.

[Nationalmilkman]

That's not bad. I'd use new pads and rotors for sure.

[IPD]

Psh, i push limits like that
Actually not a bad car, other than the fact that it has a glass ATX. like seriously guys it makes our look like superman!

the 3/s atx is already practically superman. negative feedback comes from undisclosed previous-owner abuse, faulty rebuilds, and idiots who try and treat it like an mtx. build one fresh; cool it properly; don't do something stupid to it (ala neutral drops) and it will preform an exemplary job.

[IPD]

I believe it cost me in the 5 to 6 hundred dollar range but I bought new rotors and rebuilt calipers and had alot of the misc parts lying around.
If you used used parts it could be less.

depends on what you can swing the parts for. if you can find someone selling the hubs, knuckles, rotors, calipers, etc as a package...you might be able to get it for a bit less. of course, spending more money on the project for new hubs, caliper rebuild kits, new brake lines, etc, is probably a good idea.

p.s.

anyone got a clue how to get the 10mm nuts loose on the rear lines? i managed to get my fronts swapped out to new connectors & ss lines; but the ss lines for my rears are sitting unused in the cargo trays because i can't get the damn things loose. i'd end up stripping the nut. and that's AFTER trying to use flare wrenches.

p.p.s.

anyone else use a zip tie to hold the front brake lines onto their coilovers? just curious...

[Nationalmilkman]

Use a torch to warm them up. Did it all the time at the shop. Works great and I can get anybolt out with the right amount of heat in the right place.