Official XSport Big Brake kit
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crash712us
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Looking good!
Looks awesome ! !
Post updated pics after break in ( protective black coating on rotors will be gone ) please !!
Sorry I have not gotten back with you on P Brake bracket ... Had to put it on HOLD
New Giovanna Killis Wheels and tires on the way ...... had to get this done first .
Post updated pics after break in ( protective black coating on rotors will be gone ) please !!
Sorry I have not gotten back with you on P Brake bracket ... Had to put it on HOLD
New Giovanna Killis Wheels and tires on the way ...... had to get this done first .
bigmoneycloser
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Ok here is a quick update...
The snow has limited any real testing...
But, I did get a chance to run the brakes thru a bedding process. So far they look great. And the truck is stopping...lol
Everything was finished up late last night and we already had 2 inches of snow on the ground. So we still need some fine tuning.. Right now, I have too much travel in my pedal... Which we think is still some stubborn air in the lines.. So once we bleed and test about two more times, we should have the rest of the air out the lines and the pedal should be back to a more stock travel feel..
Right now it looks amazing, but it's still hard to tell with the snow how much better the braking is...
More reports shortly...
The snow has limited any real testing...
But, I did get a chance to run the brakes thru a bedding process. So far they look great. And the truck is stopping...lol
Everything was finished up late last night and we already had 2 inches of snow on the ground. So we still need some fine tuning.. Right now, I have too much travel in my pedal... Which we think is still some stubborn air in the lines.. So once we bleed and test about two more times, we should have the rest of the air out the lines and the pedal should be back to a more stock travel feel..
Right now it looks amazing, but it's still hard to tell with the snow how much better the braking is...
More reports shortly...
bigmoneycloser
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Ok
I guess I also forgot to mention, the kit fit perfectly with Zero fitment issues....
Very very happy with the look and can't wait for the snow to be gone so we can rebleed and really put the brakes thru their paces....
I guess I also forgot to mention, the kit fit perfectly with Zero fitment issues....
Very very happy with the look and can't wait for the snow to be gone so we can rebleed and really put the brakes thru their paces....
bigmoneycloser
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bigmoneycloser
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bigmoneycloser
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It took another 4 cycles of bleeding the system but we got it done..
There some stubborn air in the lines..
All good now great look, great pedal feel and you can really feel them bite..
Still taking it easy for a few more miles... But I am very happy with the look and feel..
Might not be the best bang for your buck.... But it looks sick!!! And I am a happy camper..
Here is a pic with the coating worn off..
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There some stubborn air in the lines..
All good now great look, great pedal feel and you can really feel them bite..
Still taking it easy for a few more miles... But I am very happy with the look and feel..
Might not be the best bang for your buck.... But it looks sick!!! And I am a happy camper..
Here is a pic with the coating worn off..
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Looking good!
A couple questions came my way as usual....
1. Is there a larger kit available for guys with big wheels?
A: Right now, no. We might be able to do this kit on a 15" rotor in due time but there are no 16" kits available for it now. I considered that but I just have not gotten the demand for $3k front kits yet!
2. Why is it so expensive? I might be interested if it were like $1500.
A: The cost factor is multi faceted. The calipers are not cheap ($450+ each), the rotors are expensive ($350ea drilled), the hats are expensive ($160ea) plus we have hose kits and hardware, and pads.... The real cost however is the low volume radial mount brackets. Those are the TCE components. If I were to break it down I'd say those brackets are about $150ea to make. That's machine time, anodizing, studs, inventory....The only way this kit would come close to matching a similar Wilwood factory kit (est. $19-2000) is if we were producing the parts on the volume scale they do and made all the rest of the parts. We both know it won't rival the sales of Corvette kits. Ever.
3. Why don't you have a rear parking brake kit?
A: I have covered this before but will again.The issue is a combo of the rotor size, rotor width the complexity of producing such a kit then with not one, but possibly two calipers. Is it not costly enough as it is? There are no fixed mount calipers capable of handling 14.25 x 1.10 discs that do both brake demands. Anything we did would only drive up the cost and complexity and drive down the appearance.
A couple questions came my way as usual....
1. Is there a larger kit available for guys with big wheels?
A: Right now, no. We might be able to do this kit on a 15" rotor in due time but there are no 16" kits available for it now. I considered that but I just have not gotten the demand for $3k front kits yet!
2. Why is it so expensive? I might be interested if it were like $1500.
A: The cost factor is multi faceted. The calipers are not cheap ($450+ each), the rotors are expensive ($350ea drilled), the hats are expensive ($160ea) plus we have hose kits and hardware, and pads.... The real cost however is the low volume radial mount brackets. Those are the TCE components. If I were to break it down I'd say those brackets are about $150ea to make. That's machine time, anodizing, studs, inventory....The only way this kit would come close to matching a similar Wilwood factory kit (est. $19-2000) is if we were producing the parts on the volume scale they do and made all the rest of the parts. We both know it won't rival the sales of Corvette kits. Ever.
3. Why don't you have a rear parking brake kit?
A: I have covered this before but will again.The issue is a combo of the rotor size, rotor width the complexity of producing such a kit then with not one, but possibly two calipers. Is it not costly enough as it is? There are no fixed mount calipers capable of handling 14.25 x 1.10 discs that do both brake demands. Anything we did would only drive up the cost and complexity and drive down the appearance.
