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Old 04-19-2016, 12:26 PM   #12
jasonojordan
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Originally Posted by Irace86 View Post
I'm a brake newbie. I know enough to know that big brake kits are mostly about avoiding heat, and I won't be tracking my car. Just spirited driving and the occasionally rare track day. At this point, the kit would be mostly to fill the void created from larger rims--aesthetics. Could I just put larger rotors on? I thought the rotor diameter couldn't be changed because the caliper would be able to bolt to the bracket.
No rotors have to match the caliper size. You only need large brake kits when you are a serious track guy. Hundreds of people do the occasional track day on stock brake calipers. They just change the fluid pads and rotors.
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