Acceptable brake material.

[militarymaxx]

I'm looking into re-surfacing my brake pads on my Storm. Are there materials, perhaps better than the stock stuff, that I can cut and adhere to the caliper ? I have this huge sheet of cork but couldn't find any data on it's efficiency. I know carbon fiber and fiberglass are good materials but unsure as to where to find them. Thanks.

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

Im thinking the cork would rip apart real easy. No idea.

What about the material they sell in little sheets for making gaskets between your header and mill? Whats that stuff made out of?

[militarymaxx]

Bro, well done. I hadn't even thought about gasket material.
That stuff is sure to handle the heat.

[FastEddy]

They make several different types. I have seen it with copper embedded in it. Ill bet that would stop your bug.

[militarymaxx]

I sitting here looking at my stock brake system wishing I had a quad setup vice the dual rotors I have. Now, somebody hit me if I'm thinking this is easier than it actually would be. All I really need to do is purchase two more rotors, two more calipers and some longer hex head screws. The drive cups on the center diff have plenty of room to accept the extra rotor/caliper. Is this as easy as it sounds or am I missing something ?

[nitromaniac]

I am dealing with the same issue right now with my storm. The gasket material is the same as stock, so it usable,But the problem with the gasket material is its a bit thicker and this makes it hard to adjust the brake tension after gluing it to the calipers, I decided to order the pads for $6.00(6pcs) If you clean your car with DA alot and arent careful with the brake pads they will get soaked and wear alot faster, Eventually the DA will wear down the ca glue and they will just slide right off the calipers.

[El Pirata]

I absolutely thin the cork would tear rather easily. About usning rubber gasket material you might end up finding it will give too much on the output shaft and ca8useing it to fail. I do like the idea of a rubber reinforced material. That might have the grip you're looking for with the rigidness to allow the brake not to fail.

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

You guys glue those things to your calipers?!?!?

I just slap them in there and replace them when they go to shit.

I run with a slight drag too, so there isnt slop to go around.

Ill check out some materials at the LHS tomorrow.

[bill61]

If you don't glue the pads to the calipers they might rub the rotors more and wear faster. Just my line of thinking...
I wonder if the gasket material would wear better.
I put quad brakes on my KIII because I figured that they would wear less. I did what militarymaxx described, just put longer bolts and dual rotors with three calipers on each side of the center diff. I haven't tried it yet because I won't be getting my motor untill the end of the month, so the kit is built and waiting impatiently.

[FlyinRazorback]

I would suggest trying a set of Cradock brake discs. Not sure what material they are made of, but they work really well. Will bring the car to a dead stop and they are very predictable. You run them with the calipers only, no pads. A very good investment if you plan to race.

[cbreaker]

From some pictures I've seen, it looks like it's just as you described; put another disc and pad on each side and you're good to go... kinda.

It looks like the dual disc thing is a little different then just double brakes. The middle caliper has the pad on both sides on the ones I've seen.

Either way it shouldn't be hard to put together but it may be a little tricky to get them working well.

I would like a little more breaking power on my storm as well. I have them set as good as I can set them without dragging in idle position and full throttle. They work "okay" but not fantastic.

[El Pirata]

Here are some pics of my K1 dual brake system. There are 2 brake disks, 3 calipers and 4 brake pads per end. There is also an alignment device attached to the chassis.

[flash183]

Now THAT is bad ass! How much does that change/improve your breaking?

[bill61]

The alignment device on the chasis for four discs is included in the KIII kit, but there are only two brake discs.
I installed four Hardcore titanium discs and the six calipers just like the set-up on El Pirata's KI. I used the Kyosho hard brake pad material; don't want the brakes to wear-out anytime soon.
I don't see why this won't work just like the KI brakes.

[El Pirata]

Originally posted by flash183
Now THAT is bad ass! How much does that change/improve your breaking?

I'll find out as soon as I finish the build.