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For the second, dust boots get destroyed very quickly on track so IMO the lack of dust boots doesn't matter one bit. The salt issues are more related to the aluminum hats, calipers, etc. Just wash the brakes off often if you drive through those conditions.
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Rain is not the enemy or a factor. Road salt is the enemy of all brake components. It eats all aluminum parts, regardless of whether it is a road kit or a race kit.
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The problem being that Competition kits aren't painted, which is helpful in preventing salt eating aluminum (nomnomnom!) right?
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Yes. But the salt also likes to gnaw anodized aluminum brackets and hats. The hats on the discs get it the worst in my experience. The salt gets up in the attachment points on any two-piece disc, and it is darn hard to get out. It then chows away....nom nom. Calipers are much easier to keep clean. Think about other parts on a chassis, and what you see with corrosion. The places that get it the worst are the hard-to-get-to spots...under fasteners, tucked away, sandwiched between two panels, etc.
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In the summer it daily thunderstorms here. Rain it's the issue, salt is bad. I wouldn't sweat rain at all
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This has been my favorite mod for the car. My sprint kit is still going strong with around 6 track days. Im running COTA on friday and will be testing them out on the big ass straight . Hurray for AP and Essex!!
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So since we don't use salt at all here on our roads then it doesn't really matter which brake kit I run competition (w/o boots) or performance (w/ boots). I'd only need to worry if I lived at the beach or drove on the beach and if the brakes fit the wheels I have. Good info!
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Yep, 3 day event. Im loading the car on the trailer right now It starts tomorrow!
@JRitt any updates on a rear sprint kit?
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Just got back home from COTA. Man do i love these brakes!!! After 12, 30 minute sessions the AP kit dominated the braking, i cant describe the amount of confidence these things give me. Mad props to Essex and AP for such an amazing kit! Now i just need some more pads and rear rotors :p.
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Obviously nothing to worry about, but I figured I'd see if this is what he meant.
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Jealous... Good for you! How were those esses? I'd imagine if you got behind anywhere--you're done, yes?
I just ordered these brakes today. I'm sure they'll be awesome.
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