brakes articles, project cars, conversations, and more.
Street or Track? The Ford GT’s Brakes Change With the Specific Mission.
What does hygroscopic mean, and what does it have to do with brake fluid? What's so special about DOT 5 brake fluid? We give you the "brake"-down on these questions and more in our next issue.
As soon as NASCAR announced that its big, heavy Cup cars would be tackling Daytona’s full road course this August, a popular question arose: How will the brakes do under such punishment?
Older cars are fun to drive for a number of reasons, but poor braking performance shouldn't be one of them.
How safe are your brakes?
“Jack of all trades, master of none” is a pretty good description of OE brake system designs.
Quite simply, brake vibrations are never a good thing.
We spoke with Hawk Performance's Edwin Mangune about the origin of Hawk and his recommendations for pads.
Scared of tackling brake plumbing? With these tricks and the right tools, you can bend lines like a pro.
Our LFX Miata’s first test day had ended in failure–brake failure, to be exact. Now it was time to fix them.
Our goal? Consistent brakes …
At our first track day in our Porsche 997, we began to run out of brakes. Despite Porsche’s reputation for superior stopping performance, the FIRM can be a …
Suspension, power, must be time for brakes on our Mk7 Volkswagen GTI, right?
We’d nearly used up the OEM pads and rotors after …
In our last brake update, we fitted a set of 3D-printed brake cooling deflectors. Our goal? To keep our very street-friendly pads–Pagid’s new STREET+ line–working even …
We replaced the stock drums with Cobra Automotive’s HSR-legal disc brake kit–basically a duplicate of the parts used by Trans-Am teams back in the day–but we still needed …