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Originally Posted by Mikester
^^Locking brakes at 80mph is not necessarily a function of how 'wide' your tires are; so much as how grippy they are. Throw a set of Dunlop Star-Specs on there- whatever you have on there now is obviously shit... or at least not a soft enough compound to handle the Caddie brakes.
I run GT-R front brakes w/Nitto NT555's and have to hit my brakes pretty hard to actually lock them up. The car stops nicely!
Running good quality 205's, 215's or even 225's in front is more than sufficient to fix this... You can also try switching to a Z32 master cylinder. It actually puts out less pressure than the OEM 240SX MC; but still has great feel.
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i'm running 225/40/18 Federal SS-595. also have a z32 17/16 MC, ss lines, dot 5 "blue" racing high temp fluid. fully bled, all new stuff. I might look into some sticker tires. funny thing is i don't break traction accelerating with 255/35/18's in the rear with the federal tires, guess that means i need more power....
I always hear people saying that the stock 240sx brakes are adequate to drive on with good pads, and that the tires are the biggest issue... but i cant think of how many times ive had the stock s13 brakes overheat and basically hitting the pedal does nothing at all.. i vowed to never have that happen again.. ever.. now regardless the speed, i can slow down with guaranteed bite on the rotors.