Man I want that Stoptech big brake upgrade - I wish I had that kind of money...

 

You'll have the money once you get it back from tCtunerz!!

 

That's a sensitive topic.

But yea, I hear ya

 

Are they really closing their doors of business? There was s blurb about it on their main page but it was on April 1st. For the record I'm laughing at your post about your situation. The second you mentioned legal pressure, you got a response. Personally, it seems like this company has something to hide.

 

That was an April Fools joke. I was ____ED because they owe me this money - I believed it because it was all too likely. Then they sent out another note saying "Hey, we're not really closing"... I had mixed feelings.

Yeah, his 16-yr-old 'receptionist' (good kid, bad situation) said something but Quick (the owner) failed to do anything about it.

Back to brakes!! Or.......... my whining about not being able to buy brakes.

 

Stoptech,

Is your big brake kit designed to reduce the stopping distances, or reduce brake fade, or is it designed for both? If it reduces stopping distances, do you guys have any #'s? (or what your brakes have done for other cars)

 

While we are on the subject about brakes, I have a question about the stock breaks:

When I press the break really hard, sometimes I get a very upsetting sound coming from the breaks. I can describe it like a grinding sound and I can even feel it through my break pedal. I thought it would be the wheels that are dragging on the pavement but don't we have ABS for that purpose, for anti-locking wheels? I'm very confused and kinds worried about this...

any thoughts?

-Emil

 

I believe this has been discussed before, and it has been agreed that this is the sound ABS makes when it kickes in. I could be wrong though.

 

look u guys why dont we just get the front kit and move the brakes we had on the front to the back cuz there better, if this is somehow wrong plz tell me cuz it sounds like a better idea, stoptech?

 

emo, yes that sound is the ABS kicking in. nothing to worry about. in fact, if you brake really hard and don't hear that sound then you should worry.

chris

 

Anyone that says their brakes will dramatically reduce stopping distances is not telling you the whole truth. Better tires get better stopping distances. Big brake kits give more heat capacity. It is possible to get better stopping distances, however it's not a dramatic difference. Our brakes do better because they are balanced. See our technical section and you will know more than you ever knew there was about brakes. http://www.stoptech.com/technical/

On a side note, we did manage to get a celica down to about 99ft, but that is after suspension and stickier tires. The suspension and tires will do more than the brakes.

Front brakes are designed to be front brakes. Rear brakes are designed to be rear brakes. The front brakes are most likely not going to be able to bolt on the rear. It's a good thought though.

 

<sigh> If they are that stupid let them think what they want. Why should you spend more money because other people are too stupid to realize that rear brakes do very little percentage of actual braking.

 

Ya, but even if I was looking at my car, I wouldn't like it because it would just look weird.

 

Rotora?

 

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yo, no ones stupid. your stupid if you dont get his point. even though the bigger ones in the back dont do much, actually are overkill, but big brakes with the already small back brakes looks silly, i think big brakes and wheels look better than a body kit, it lets viewers know your serious about performance, not just looks. i would get big brakes if they came with front and back when i get the tc.

 

members like you are what make these forums a joke, you have to feel the need to flex nuts everytime you get a chance, really. but some people dont know as much as others, they come here to answer their questions, they shouldnt have to worry about sounding smart so they wont get critisism by obnoxious people like you. i see a lot of "stupid people" say a lot of "stupid things", but im not going to jump at the chance to humiliate them just everybody knows for the record that you knew that and they didnt. congrads dude, good luck with the rest of your life...

 

breath in.......breath out.....breath in....breath out... Everything will be ok, really it will. I know some people can get me ____ed off too sometimes, but you just have to let it go. I'm pretty sure he got the point from your first post, your second post was kind of overkill. Here's a tip, go do yourself a favor and get a beer, or 2 or 3, believe me you'll feel way better.

 

yea i know but ive been seeing stuff like that for a week now and had held it in till now... misplaced aggression.