Is This Over Kill

DodgeEvo · Post by **DodgeEvo** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:23 pm

On the front brakes, I was wondering if this is over kill specialty for an daily driver.

http://www.ksportusa.com/asp/brake_kits ... ct_id=bk07

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:28 pm

For your car, yes. For someone who tracks their car regularly or needs a lot of stopping power behind their 'go fast' mods, no.

You'd spend $1,800 in front brakes alone?

TheDirtyBomb · Post by **TheDirtyBomb** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:39 pm

Do a SRT or PT front and rear brake swap and call it good if you want better braking.

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:15 pm

That would be a turbo PT (GT Cruiser) the regular PT brakes are not an upgrade.

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:26 pm

occasional demons wrote:That would be a turbo PT (GT Cruiser) the regular PT brakes are not an upgrade.

regular pt brakes are 11" brakes and are an upgrade over stock 10" neon brakes.

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:37 pm

Interesting. A while back I was looking into it, and the info was a bit different.

I stand corrected.

Donkeypuncher · Post by **Donkeypuncher** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 8:41 am

Interesting. Gonna have to snatch some up at the junk yard next time. Just looked on rock auto and sure enough the piston bore is larger on the pt caliper.

PT
Front: 2.25" Rear: 1.413"

Rotor: 11.025"

Neon
Front: 2.12" Rear: 1.34"

Rotor: 10.115"

SRT4/GT
Front: 2.247" Rear: 1.413"

Themaggots · Post by **Themaggots** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:43 am

Ideally, you need some 02+ manual PT knuckle.

02+ for the bigger wheel bearings and manual to have the tie-rod hole more on the outside to you can get it aligned correctly VS PTGT/SRT knuckles.

From there you can use regular PT calipers with regular PT disks and your choice of PT/PTGT/SRT pads.

Or PTGT/SRT calipers with the PTGT/SRT disks and pads

Or any BBK for the SRT.

EDIT: Thread on Neons.org

DodgeEvo · Post by **DodgeEvo** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:36 pm

No I was just wondering, I firgure it would be alittle to much. I've have to look into the srt and pt more.

TheDirtyBomb · Post by **TheDirtyBomb** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:13 pm

Themaggots wrote:Ideally, you need some 02+ manual PT knuckle.

02+ for the bigger wheel bearings and manual to have the tie-rod hole more on the outside to you can get it aligned correctly VS PTGT/SRT knuckles.

From there you can use regular PT calipers with regular PT disks and your choice of PT/PTGT/SRT pads.

Or PTGT/SRT calipers with the PTGT/SRT disks and pads

Or any BBK for the SRT.

EDIT: Thread on Neons.org

just so people dont get confused becuase he doesnt say it but implys it in his write up. You only have to mill the knuckle if your converting for a 1gn neon... Also he has listed that he owns 1gns

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:55 am

Mmmmmmmm. Big brakes. It's my opinion that they are totally worth it.

DodgeEvo · Post by **DodgeEvo** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:07 pm

It would be nice, but I am thinking its going to be to much. I think the smallest size they have is 11inch, if not its 12inch. for the rotors

Forest Green 2k · Post by **Forest Green 2k** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:22 pm

Naw dude, totally worth 2k, buy them

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:12 pm

DodgeEvo wrote:It would be nice, but I am thinking its going to be to much. I think the smallest size they have is 11inch, if not its 12inch. for the rotors

I think that is about an inch or so larger than what the SRT brakes are. Stopping power is almost as fun as going power... almost.

DodgeEvo · Post by **DodgeEvo** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:06 pm

Ya its only 2k

iThane · Post by **iThane** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:18 pm

so.. you would rather buy these ridiculously over sized, unnecessary
brakes to stop your 2.0 engine, instead of buying brand new coil
overs to make your car look some what decent with that body kit you
already have?

DodgeEvo · Post by **DodgeEvo** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:21 pm

No, I rather use that money for turbo or coilovers.

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:19 pm

you've gotta stop what you move, so if you go with turbo and coils you still want to consider stopping power. Does that mean buying brakes that cost 2k.... no Wilwoods are very affordable, very lightweight and pretty damn good.

DodgeEvo · Post by **DodgeEvo** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:00 pm

Thats true, just using some of my pays up buying some stuff to do this weekend to the car, will show some picks after the weekend and you will see what I have been buying.