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Why Car Brakes Are Vital to Your Vehicle
If you’re into fast cars and racing, you’ll know that there are a lot of things you can tweak on your car to make it perform better; engine, suspension, wheel and tire modifications can all make a big difference, but one key thing that many people overlook is the brakes. I started autocrossing two years ago in my Subaru WRX. It’s a great car to learn on; the turbocharged 4-cylinder boxer engine packs enough punch to accelerate quickly and the AWD not only helps you get the car up to speed quickly, but it helps you carry the speed through the corners too. But the biggest drawback to a WRX is its brakes. It doesn’t have the same 4-piston Brembo brakes that it’s bigger brother, the STi, has. So after my first few autocrosses on my stock brakes, I realized they needed some love if they were going to stand up to the abuse I was giving them.
Since I was only racing every other weekend, I didn’t want to get anything too extreme; I needed a brake setup that was tough enough to not develop brake fade after a few hot laps, but easy enough to live with in my daily commute. So after doing some research on the internet, I found that my stock brake lines at the caliper were actually made of rubber! Rubber brake lines flex, which can add a squishy feeling to the brake pedal. So I decided to add a set of stainless steel brake lines and upgrade my brake fluid to a DOT5 racing fluid while I was at it. I also wanted the brake pads to have more initial bite after I hit the pedal, so I upgraded to a set of Hawk HP brake pads. They seemed like a good compromise to me as they are marketed as a performance street pad and I had read a lot of good reviews on them.
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Automotive Suspension Parts For Your Car
You may or may not know this, but your cars automotive suspension parts are some of the most important parts in your car. Okay, so the engine is obviously the most important part in your car, because without it you will not be able to get from point A to point B.
However, is you did not have suspension in your car you will be able to feel all of the bumps in the road, and we all know that a lot of the road. Your suspension is made up of at least three parts, and those are the shocks, which will lighten the bumps in the road.
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Truck And Automotive Suspension Parts
When it comes to truck and automotive suspension parts there are quite a few different parts that come with your suspension system. For trucks and cars that are four-wheel drive, there are suspension system is quite different. In fact, truck lift kits or suspension kits are usually installed on a vehicle for higher clearance purposes.
There are several types of suspension lift kits that you can find for your vehicle whether it’s a car or truck. There are coil springs, torsion bars, leaf springs, and of course nowadays, the air ride shock system, or those types of air shocks that have little air bags in them.
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