Posted by Peter Florance on January 19, 2003 at 17:37:56 from 65.120.51.194
In Reply to: Reason for upgrades posted by JR --- 1978 635CSi on January 19, 2003 at 09:35:02:
... what do you mean? Initial bite?
I'm guessing a larger master would go in the opposite direction. The other issue I see (as Karl had pointed out) is the balance between front and rear brakes. Making fronts stronger would increase dive and diminish the rears' contribution to stopping. Which might be counter-productive.
I would work on deciding what type of brakes you want (street, performance street, track etc) and pick the right pad for that use.
It really sounds like you already have a nice setup (if you've determined that all the calipers pistons are working - remember your e28 buddies only have to worry about one per caliper; you have to worry about 4).
Me, I'm a cheapskate and use PBR metal masters. I only have 205 width tires so I have plenty of stopping force. Wider tires and higher speeds might make me change my mind.