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Originally Posted by JRitt
We never just throw parts at a vehicle unless they are appropriate for it. In other words, when we measure a car we look at front-to-rear weight distribution, center of gravity, curb weight, front/rear brake bias stock, what mods we think our typical customer will do with it including tires, power adders, etc. Then we decide what size discs we want to use that will have enough thermal capacity to manage the situation. Then we select the calipers that have the proper piston sizes so when mated to our chosen discs, will produce a similar brake torque output to the OEM setup at both ends of the car. That means a seamless integration when you add the brakes to either end of the car...no funky ABS issues, bias is properly set up, etc.
If you check out our blog, you can see our results and feedback on a huge array of cars, including many Gen.1 86s. (86 reviews are older and tend to be further down if you scroll): https://www.essexparts.com/news-blog
If you'd like to watch some videos on how we do what we do, you can see some here. I'd suggest Know Brakes 6 on this page, and the FAQ...actually all the ones on this page. I lay it all out in these. Thanks!
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Thanks a lot, I will read through the links you sent. How do you set the bias? Geometrically or torque based?
I ran a quick calculation based on Limpert’s book, see below (take with a grain of salt as a did it very quickly). Those were ran with available info from Subaru.