Thursday, March 31, 2011
1.8L Brake Upgrade
There are many articles out there on how to change out the 1.6l brakes to the 1.8l brakes. So I won't go over it step-by-step. I did, however, take a bunch of pictures to put things into perspective.
Link to a very good step-by-step: Miataturbo how-to
Things you need: All you need are rotors and caliper brackets from each corner of the wheel. I got a pretty killer deal for it in Tampa.
I only did the front swap because I didn't have enough money to do the rear brakes. Data shows that my braking improved a little bit, but not much. Given the same pedal pressure, I think the rear brake upgrade will help a lot.
I didn't think the pictures on the Miataturbo website shows the difference for most people, even though it is a more accurate picture. So here are mine:
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