Pedal Box’s (classes under brakes?) - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

a_b.95 · 07-22-2018, 08:26 PM

Hey guys! Curious as to whether or not there are many of you running aftermarket pedal boxes in your cars and if they’re worth it?
It’s something that I’m looking into doing down the line, but figured it may be worth doing sooner rather than later as I’m having my tubular front end doing soon so could delete some bits that don’t need to be there at the same time!
Thanks!

wparsons · 07-22-2018, 09:39 PM

Worth it in what sense? What's the end goal with the car?

a_b.95 · 07-25-2018, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by wparsons

Worth it in what sense? What's the end goal with the car?

Building an OTT Track/Street car... engine build and gearbox conversion early next year.. wondering if the feel / usability / driving experience is improved significantly or not..

churchx · 07-25-2018, 12:01 PM

a_b.95: remember that some parts enhance some parts of experience at expense of compromises in other (eg. worse NVH). Or some enhance so little, so not making investments in those worth it. If nothing else, because same money spent elsewhere would have produced better results. And aftermarket pedal assembly .. imho not worth it.

DustinS · 07-25-2018, 12:37 PM

Whether it is worth it or not is going to come down to personal preference. I also planned on going to a pedal box. But you lose ABS and then have to figure out the mounting so that it works comfortably with the current DBW pedal and doesn't interfere with anything else under the dash.

The gain is a cleaner looking engine bay and a more precise brake bias. Both of which are minimal gains in a street AND track car. There are enough well thought out brake systems that work with factory set-up.

wparsons · 07-25-2018, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by a_b.95

Building an OTT Track/Street car... engine build and gearbox conversion early next year.. wondering if the feel / usability / driving experience is improved significantly or not..

I would say no. You'll get good gains if you need the independent front/rear masters for bias adjustment because you've gone with very different calipers than will work with the factory bias and EBFD.

a_b.95 · 07-28-2018, 02:18 PM

Cheers for the above guys!
Didn’t consider the ABS loss:/ think it’ll stay as it is for now!
Lots to consider, definitely something I want to do as the car gets more na dmore extreme though!

wparsons · 07-29-2018, 09:56 AM

Unless you're doing it for show points, I doubt you'll ever actually need it or benefit from it. Keep in mind ABS also runs the stability control, so you'd be giving up both.

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a_b.95 Question Time Join Date: Jul 2018 Drives: Carbon Covered Boosted 15’ BRZ Location: Hinckley, United Kingdom Posts: 18 Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Pedal Box’s (classes under brakes?) Hey guys! Curious as to whether or not there are many of you running aftermarket pedal boxes in your cars and if they’re worth it? It’s something that I’m looking into doing down the line, but figured it may be worth doing sooner rather than later as I’m having my tubular front end doing soon so could delete some bits that don’t need to be there at the same time! Thanks! __________________ Owner Of BLACKMARKET http://www.instagram.com/BLACKMARKET.team 2015’ carbon Covered Turbo BRZ

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DustinS Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2013 Ultramarine FR-S Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,950 Thanks: 2,539 Thanked 1,422 Times in 806 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Whether it is worth it or not is going to come down to personal preference. I also planned on going to a pedal box. But you lose ABS and then have to figure out the mounting so that it works comfortably with the current DBW pedal and doesn't interfere with anything else under the dash. The gain is a cleaner looking engine bay and a more precise brake bias. Both of which are minimal gains in a street AND track car. There are enough well thought out brake systems that work with factory set-up. __________________

07-28-2018, 02:18 PM	#7
a_b.95 Question Time Join Date: Jul 2018 Drives: Carbon Covered Boosted 15’ BRZ Location: Hinckley, United Kingdom Posts: 18 Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Cheers for the above guys! Didn’t consider the ABS loss:/ think it’ll stay as it is for now! Lots to consider, definitely something I want to do as the car gets more na dmore extreme though! __________________ Owner Of BLACKMARKET http://www.instagram.com/BLACKMARKET.team 2015’ carbon Covered Turbo BRZ

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