Stopping with Strange Brakes

[cobra gt 07]

From viewing the weight savings threads, it seems like you can shed some decent weight off the front of the car with Strange brakes.

Does anyone have any experience with how the car stops with the Strange front brakes and skinny tires up front? Will the Strange brakes have any trouble stopping a car traveling 140 mph after the quarter mile without a parachute?

Thanks in advance.

 

[davidhuff]

I have talked to a lot of NHRA racers and they say they are great.Ford Motor Company puts these brakes on new cobra jets.

 

[rodfarva]

Stopped from 155+ with the Strange fronts...barely

 

[cobra gt 07]

Thanks for the posts guys. The Cobra Jet and rodfarva's car are about 700 pounds lighter than mine. I am likely tipping the scales at 4,000 lbs.

 

[CPRsm]

Stopped from 155+ with the Strange fronts...barely

You need a chute, can't blame that on brakes lol.

 

[rodfarva]

^ Agreed. I was just trying to illustrate that they are quite effective.

 

[rw95gt]

You need a chute, can't blame that on brakes lol.

I tell yeah as soon as my car runs 150 it will have a chute. Its just bad ass to have a chute on a car.

Im finally rolling fast enough in the 1/4 to really need to use the brakes to slow down. The track I run on has a good bit of slow down room but these cars are heavy. Lots of pressure on the brakes to slow down a 4,000lb car from 140mph.

 

[rodfarva]

I know that there definitely is very little extra stopping distance, especially if you don't hit the brakes right away or if you don't hit the brakes hard enough initially.

 

[stkjock]

Not a great idea for street driven car as I understand it.

 

[cobra gt 07]

That is my understanding as well stkjock. I don't have a trailer, so I drive back and forth to the track. I really, really would like to put these brakes on my car though. I already am having a bit of trouble stopping my car with the Brembos at 139+ mph, so I wanted to check before putting these on and realizing that I can't stop my 2 ton tank before I run out of track

 

[rodfarva]

Please note that my car with driver does only weigh 3500 pounds

 

[stkjock]

Alex - IMO if you are making it a "track car" its one thing, if you are driving it on the street as well, I think there are safer ways to lose weight from the car.

my .02

 

[UnleashedBeast]

Alex - IMO if you are making it a "track car" its one thing, if you are driving it on the street as well, I think there are safer ways to lose weight from the car.

my .02

Quoted for truth

 

[cobra gt 07]

You're right

Your .02 is likely right Dave - have to be able to stop the car. I appreciate the words of wisdom once again

Thx UnleashedBeast for verifying too!

Alex - IMO if you are making it a "track car" its one thing, if you are driving it on the street as well, I think there are safer ways to lose weight from the car.

my .02

 

[GOTSVT?]

Switching to amsoil reduced weight, as does their magic brake fluid.

 

[shelby mark]

the rotors will warp if you do much street driving,(so they say) mine have not failed yet atfer two years

 

[CPRsm]

^ Agreed. I was just trying to illustrate that they are quite effective.

Ah, I see what you did there. I totally missed it lol.

Mark do you engine brake a lot of just drive it ?