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- San Antonio, Texas
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- '15 CX-5 Miata AWD
Hmm, I haven't looked at the brakes on the Mirage.Today, at the car wash, I have noticed the new Mitsubishi Outlander GT's rear disc brakes, were much bigger than the front ones. It's a first.
Hmm, I haven't looked at the brakes on the Mirage.Today, at the car wash, I have noticed the new Mitsubishi Outlander GT's rear disc brakes, were much bigger than the front ones. It's a first.
Ohh I did get some feedback from the tester just now , Apparently at 115MPH the steering is a bit "floaty or twitchy" he suggested I dial in a little more caster to give it more stability at higher speeds.
No suggestion s for the brakes tho.... no news good news ?
Do you have a custom set up for caster adjustment? (popcorn)
Perhaps if I can get permission from these other experts on the forums who still haven't shown us their build threads to adjust the caster then I might have something built if I cant buy something to allow adjustment
Mind you I don't often need to drive at 115mph + (ughdance)
You can see it here:
http://img2.findthebest.com/sites/d...lander_GT_4dr_SUV_AWD_30L_6cyl_6A_3486468.jpg
So, what is the difference with the new brakes?
When i owned a 4runner a popular mod to improve braking was installing the front rotors and calipers from a 1st gen tundra. Is this possible with the cx 5?
Thanks for the pic and review.
Knight Sports kit seems ok but its quite expensive for a 4 pot system. I remember there was a Brembo kit on a Mazda show CX-5, does anyone know if that kit is available on the market?
You would have to be on a track (or driving like you were on a track) for this to be relevant. I love good brakes and, for the intended usage, the CX-5 brakes are excellent. I'm currently renting a 2015 Ford Focus with 7000 miles and am completely unimpressed with it. Pretty much everything about it. Of course the sound system is better than the CX-5 Bose system but that is small consolation when the car drives like a worn out bucket of bolts!
The brakes on the Focus are horrendous (super sensitive on initial pressure, wooden and vague at threshold braking and fade is noticeable on a single stop from 70 mph). Not progressive at all. Personally, I think the OEM Mazda brakes are so good I would be concerned with messing something up by installing brakes with different specs in there. The balance of dynamic stability controls or braking distribution might be upset. This could actually lengthen stopping distances even if the "upgraded" brakes were more powerful.
I wouldn't say that the performance gains are limited to track, the kit comes with slightly more aggressive pads, I'm assuming a bigger disk/rotor and stainless steel braided lines with new fluid. All of which have an effect on stopping distance, be in direct or indirect.
When i owned a 4runner a popular mod to improve braking was installing the front rotors and calipers from a 1st gen tundra. Is this possible with the cx 5?