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AP Sprint kit durability in road salt/magnesium chloride
I'm considering purchasing the AP Sprint kit. My car is used on the track and I find myself having to rebuild calipers frequently. Dust boots crack and thinks just don't work smoothly.
I realize I am in a situation that requires compromise. I either: 1. Rebuild OEM calipers frequently and deal with overheating brakes 2. Buy some other BBK with dust seals and hope they don't need frequent rebuilding 3. Buy the AP Sprint kit and hope the mag chloride doesn't destroy them I spoke with the engineer at AP yesterday and he said they don't have any long-term testing with the kit in salty environments. I live in CO and it's mostly dry here during the winter. But several times each winter we'll see enough snow that they spray mag chloride on the roads. I'm not asking anyone here to theorize how they will hold up. I'm looking for people that have first-hand experience with this kit that has run it year-round in an area where roads get salted in the winter. Can anyone share their experiences with me? I generally keep my cars for a long time and want to ensure I'm not abusing parts. |
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Thanks, DarkSunrise. I did see some of those posts, but not all of them. When I learned they use dust boots I just dismissed the StopTech kit. Hmm...maybe it's time to reconsider.
What are the chances the StopTech boots will last as long on track as the OEM caliper boots last on the street? I realise they look good after 17 track days, but that could be one season for me. It could be they start to crack after 20 track days, at which point I'm still rebuilding them nearly annually. I'd be really interested to see how the ST boots hold up over 50+ track days. Again, thanks for the help, DS! |
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@AZP Installs uses the same Stoptech ST40 kits in their shop car and Spec86 car. Wonder if they're closing in on 50 track days with them and can report on the condition of the boots.
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Thanks again, DS. Yes, knowing Sleepless has much more power than I do helps me feel better about it. Especially knowing I'm in Denver and make less power than stock up here. I appreciate you introducing those two guys into this thread. Hopefully they can give me some real world feedback.
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I just didn't think you'd find many people who had bought $2000 AP Sprints and ran them for extended periods through salt. I guess you never know though.
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Closest I can help is noting they show minimal signs of issues from early spring ventures where the winter crap is still being washed away. There is surface buildup on some of the bolts and on aluminum parts of my coilovers, but when I pulled everything apart to inspect the guts seemed OK. I didn't disassemble the calipers, just pads out and inspected.
That said, I'd be wary. On the other hand, you're probably doing a full bleed in the spring if not flush... Why not just swap to OEM for winters? With that much track time it seems a small time investment to avoid the compromise entirely. Also, word from someone that drove Stoptechs and a couple weeks later my Sprints... AP Sprint is better. not to mention lighter. |
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Thanks, cjd. I have considered running OEM in the winter and swapping to AP in the summer. At first blush it seems a little silly or overkill to me, but I suppose it's not all that crazy.
Also, thanks for the Stoptech/AP comparison. Do you know what they liked better about the APs? Light weight is certainly appealing to me. |
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I agree on the OEM swap sounding a tad crazy but I may be doing it this year... my wife informed me she doesn't trust her car for the holiday trips. (10+ year old Prius... It should be fine but has had some starting issues I think were 12v battery related, as a tender seems to have fixed them...) It's just work though, and gives you an easy season to send the AP off for a refresh when it's time for that. Form the number of track days you do, it doesn't strike me as substantial extra work being what you might already be doing. The appeal of not bothering is also clear... |
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On that note, Pat why not just get a winter beater? The brakes won't be the only thing exposed to mag chloride, not to mention that driving in winter exposes your car to other drivers who might not be able to stop (I might be an AZ boy, but have visited ND several times mid-winter and seen some shit).
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We also have a CSG-Spec Brembo GT kit that should be coming in soon. This uses the Brembo GT caliper and a 1-piece rotor (326x30). The Brembo GT kit is spec'd by CSG and built by Brembo for this specific platform. Brake bias is near stock, much more so than the Essex AP Sprint Kit, which happens to have the closest brake bias to stock compared to any other available kit on the market. Thanks! |
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Good to know, thank you. And thanks for bringing dp1 into this. Forgot about that guy. I'm looking forward to what he has to say.
I'm hesitant to go with a one-piece rotor, but won't outright say I will not use them. It seems silly to me to go with a BBK and not go for the lighter two-piece option. Maybe I'll give you guys a call this week to talk about it. |
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