miata39

you are the man....... thank you for that information!!! 1.8 brakes it is!

now i gotta find some 1.8 caliper brackets for cheap,

miata39

actually wait a sec, dont you use 1.6 brake calipers but 1.8 brackets? is there a difference in size between the 1.6 and 1.8 brake calipers?

curly

iTrader: (25)

Yes, you use 1.6 calipers with the 1.8 caliper brackets. I THINK the fingers on the front side of the calipers, opposite the piston, are slightly longer on the 1.8 version, eliminating part of the problematic pad taper, although don't quote me on that. For the street, 1.6 calipers work great, for the track, I believe the 1.8s are better, although you should just upgrade to a wilwood setup so you stop wasting money on pads.

miata39

So pretty much what im getting from this is to do the 1.8 brake swap properly, you would need 1.8 calipers and brackets to prevent pad taper, and from your discription if the 1.6 calipers fit under rota rb wheels the 1.8 calipers should to because they are bigger in parts that doesnt affect the fitment of a wheel?

i would definatly run wilwood's if i had the rims and tires for it.

curly

iTrader: (25)

No, you don't need the 1.8 calipers to do it "properly". Many of us run just great with 1.6 calipers. You're going to get pad taper with either caliper if/when you track it. There's a theory going around that 1.8 calipers will have SLIGHTLY less taper.

nitrodann

Anyone know why the 1.8 brakes are better apart from thermal capacity?

Dann

curly

iTrader: (25)

Bigger discs = more braking torque. They also don't look like bottle caps.

miata39

hahahahahahaha

nitrodann

Nice addition. thanks.

Dann