Originally posted by Liquid Cool
Thanks, Racer. I know about Brembos, but how do Wilwoods compare to them? The Wilwoods are much cheaper.
Wilwoods are pretty popular (actually I've seen more wilwoods than brembos).
Your stock brakes are generally OK but your PADS are certainly not. Is your car a daily driver? I used Axxis Ultimates for a few track/autocross events and they're a great pad for street/light track duty (not sure since you said "driving school" not "honda challenge
). Plus getting rid of brake dust on your wheels is a matter of soap, hose, done (I've heard the hawks' brake dust is considerably difficult to get off).
Brembo blanks are just the blank OEM-type rotor; the Brembo Big Brake Kit uses slotted/x-drilled rotors if I'm not mistaken.
So basically making a gsr ready for "light" track duty comes down to: Upgrading your pads, getting some blank rotors, upgrading your brake lines, and changing your brake fluid. Your stock tires (if you're still on the XGT V4's) are great for learning (as I did for several events), but def. change those to something stickier (which is 99% of the other tires out there).
Rollbar? You mean a 5/6-pt. cage that takes up the rear passenger area correct? Most of the guys I know have a shop do a custom weld-job.
Shingo