Brakes

Components:

Performance Rotors

Cross drilled and slotted brake rotors enhance the braking power of any brake system without doing any modification. The added air surface created by cross drilling will increase the rotors ability to dissipate heat and cool down the whole brake system more effectively. These rotors are stronger, truly balanced and will not crack.  

Cross-drilled holes are bi-angle chamfered at the outer surfaces to help reduce the cracking caused by repeated, high stress, high temperature brake applications. The rotors are coated for corrosion resistance to help eliminate rust and to offer a bold, aggressive appearance to enhance the look of the vehicle's road wheels.  

Popular Brands of Rotors:

• Royalty Rotors
• Brembo Rotors
• Baer Rotors
• Power Slot Rotors
• Ksport Rotors

Calipers

The brake caliper is the assembly which houses the brake pads and pistons. The pistons are usually made of aluminum  <file:///wiki/Aluminum>or chrome plated steel. There are two types of calipers: floating or fixed. A fixed caliper does not move relative to the disc. It uses one or more pairs of opposing pistons to clamp from each side of the disc, and is more complex and expensive than a floating caliper. A floating caliper (also called a "sliding caliper") moves with respect to the disc, along a line parallel to the axis of rotation of the disc; a piston on one side of the disc pushes the inner brake pad until it makes contact with the braking surface, then pulls the caliper body with the outer brake pad so pressure is applied to both sides of the disc.

Brake Pads

There are numerous types of brake pads, depending on the intended use of the vehicle, from very soft and aggressive (such as racing applications) and harder, more durable and less aggressive compounds. Most vehicle manufacturers recommend a specific compound of brake pad for their vehicle, but compounds can be changed (by either buying a different make of pad or upgrading to a performance pad in a manufacturer's range) according to personal tastes and driving styles. Care must always be taken when fitting non standard brake pads, as operating temperature ranges may vary, such as performance pads not braking efficiently when cold or standard pads fading under hard driving. In cars that suffer from excessive brake fade <file:///wiki/Brake_fade>, the problem can be minimized by installing better quality and more aggressive brake pads.

Brakes