Big Brake Kits

[dankernow]

Has anyone fitted one of these to their corolla? If you take out the costs of these, is there a noticable difference in the braking in road use? Ive always found the weak point on my 1.6 is the brake feel and lack of initial response especial down hill.

I will never be on the track but just after better braking and of course the looks. Any opinions are welcome

[Cyker]

Have you tried different pads?

I'm currently on 'Optifit Toyota' pads (Really Textar), due to some confusion, and am finding them noticeably worse than the EBC GreenStuffs I had on before. Dust production is about the same, initial bite is okay when cold but the brake fade is much more noticeable when e.g. braking from motorway speeds to a halt compared to the Greenstuffs.

There are lots of other companies out there too who make more aggressive pads; You just need to be careful when you're looking as the racing-grade pads are rubbish for normal use because they need to be hot and usually have worse braking than standard pads when cold.

[Heidfirst]

a big brake kit for a 1.6 seems excessive. On my T25 Avensis when they were due I changed the discs to MTEC (grooved only with the black coating) & pads to Ferodo Premier (not the cheapest) as I never found the oem setup confidence inspiring. The upgraded combo certainly had better feel & imo better ultimate stopping ability.