new/better/more piston brakes

[jaketlong11]

after rear ending a car last week because my brakes didn't work I am looking for competition brakes brembo/ willwood stoptec. I have festiva hubs and drilled and slotted rotors all new brakes all around. I tried searching but as all you know search isn't capable of more than 2 words.:cry_smile::violent2::angryfire:

[TominMO]

Aspire brakes, Rio brakes or Capri brakes. You don't need those expensive systems.

[jbibb1]

Didn't I read somewhere that an Escort GT master cylinder is also an upgrade? bigger piston maybe?

[Team Lightning]

Aspire, Escort gt, protege, Miata master cylinders work. Some need a spacer.
One of my cars has a protege mc, 2 have Aspire mc's and brake boosters, All stop great.

[sketchman]

I did Aspire/Early Rio brakes with stock everything else. World of difference. My B6 swap needs them now, and will get them soon. The stock brakes are uncomfortably bad in situations where you really want them not to be bad.

[ryanprins13]

after rear ending a car last week because my brakes didn't work I am looking for competition brakes brembo/ willwood stoptec. I have festiva hubs and drilled and slotted rotors all new brakes all around. I tried searching but as all you know search isn't capable of more than 2 words.:cry_smile::violent2::angryfire:

Oh? Do you have larger tires?
My stock brakes are in good shape and can lock the wheels on dry pavement with 145 12's. Adding weight is a different story :p but i always thought mine were good. My brother and i used to do 1/4mile races and then stopping contests once we got to 60mph (on deserted highways) I could outbrake his cavalier every time with my festiva.


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[Movin]

When hauling the atv's, all the camping gear and the boat I rely on completely stock brakes engineered for this car. That way no sue happy lawyer can get me for modifying safety equipment. Really my brakes are completely stock in good shape and I tow a lot. What ever you do just be really careful with on highway mods , make sure your insurance covers you with no disclaimers.

[ryanprins13]

new/better/more piston brakes

When hauling the atv's, all the camping gear and the boat I rely on completely stock brakes engineered for this car. That way no sue happy lawyer can get me for modifying safety equipment. Really my brakes are completely stock in good shape and I tow a lot. What ever you do just be really careful with on highway mods , make sure your insurance covers you with no disclaimers.

Yes, when towing they get weak like any car i have towed with. But you may have to worry more about exceeding 100 pounds tongue weight and 1000 pounds trailer weight? When dealing with lawyers i mean. How heavy is that?


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[Advancedynamix]

A good set of aspire front brakes with an NB miata master cylinder and NA miata booster, and cheap parts store organic pads (stay away from budget "ceramic" pads) and your Festiva will out stop a Porsche, Corvette or mustang with high dollar brakes.
Carbon rotors would be nice for weight savings, but 2 grand a rotor is a bit spendy for a Festiva lol.

[sketchman]

A good set of aspire front brakes with an NB miata master cylinder and NA miata booster, and cheap parts store organic pads (stay away from budget "ceramic" pads) and your Festiva will out stop a Porsche, Corvette or mustang with high dollar brakes.
Carbon rotors would be nice for weight savings, but 2 grand a rotor is a bit spendy for a Festiva lol.

More info on this? Any brand of ceramic you would recommend? I would not have thought this, and purposefully bought cheapo ceramics for my next swap. But I will bin them if there's a better route.

[Advancedynamix]

They glaze over on light weight cars. The cheapo organics work awesome! I get mine at orielly, but they are probably all the same. They dust quite a bit, but they grip excellently. My grocery getter has huge Brembo brakes on all 4 corners, but doesn't stop like Pedro, which just has recycled mazda and ford parts.

[Eaglefreek]

Stock Festiva brakes in proper working order are more than adequate. I rear ended a couple people in my younger days and it was 100% my fault for following too closely.

[sketchman]

They glaze over on light weight cars. The cheapo organics work awesome! I get mine at orielly, but they are probably all the same. They dust quite a bit, but they grip excellently. My grocery getter has huge Brembo brakes on all 4 corners, but doesn't stop like Pedro, which just has recycled mazda and ford parts.

Good stuff. I'll have drilled Brembos this time around, so I'll just grab some organics. Thanks.

[Dragonhealer]

What I have noticed lately, is the master cylinder bypassing internally, on one Festiva after another. Tried 2 different suppliers of new master cylinders, and 2 of rebuilt cylinders, and the one kit I could find for sale. All of these were pre-failed !!!
In frustration, I pulled a booster and master from an 02 KIA Rio and installed that. the system works perfectly. It seems we can't get good master cylinders out here.
Oh, and ceramic pads have been nothing but trouble.

[Eaglefreek]

What I have noticed lately, is the master cylinder bypassing internally, on one Festiva after another. Tried 2 different suppliers of new master cylinders, and 2 of rebuilt cylinders, and the one kit I could find for sale. All of these were pre-failed !!!
In frustration, I pulled a booster and master from an 02 KIA Rio and installed that. the system works perfectly. It seems we can't get good master cylinders out here.
Oh, and ceramic pads have been nothing but trouble.

I had an "argument" with a member on another forum about the low quality and non functioning parts coming from rebuilders these days. She was adamant that companies wouldn't risk sending out bad parts. I've had quite a few bad parts right out of the box. A friend of my dad was a quality control inspector for a major home A/C manufacturer. He said parts that he would mark as unsatisfactory would wind up being used because the bean counters wanted it that way.