hi I've got a dumb question, I'm relatively new to cars but got myself a damaged Z4 for £1K, I want to replace the brakes with performance parts but looking at OEM compatible parts, the rear disks are always solid, and smaller also i was going to get a biasing valve so I can undo some of the factory overbiasing, as such I would like larger disks in the rear is there any reason why I can't just buy 4 of the same rotor and use it all corners? or do I need to get different rotors for the rear? I can't find an answer elsewhere cheers
You would need a bracket/adapter to mount the rear caliper in a different location to accommodate a larger rotor in the rear. You would also need larger calipers in the rear, and possibly a more powerful master cylinder. 80 to 85% of the braking is done by the front brakes vs the rear. Messing with the brake biasing can also change the handling performance of the car while braking making it unstable. I would proceed with caution and suggest upgrading to something like I did in the video 1st. Then look into what racing kits can be applied to the car like Brembo or Wilwood. Good luck!
Pads are rubber backed, don't need grease.
To get rotor off expand it using hot water, then tap, they come off.
hi I've got a dumb question, I'm relatively new to cars but got myself a damaged Z4 for £1K,
I want to replace the brakes with performance parts but looking at OEM compatible parts, the rear disks are always solid, and smaller also
i was going to get a biasing valve so I can undo some of the factory overbiasing, as such I would like larger disks in the rear
is there any reason why I can't just buy 4 of the same rotor and use it all corners? or do I need to get different rotors for the rear?
I can't find an answer elsewhere
cheers
You would need a bracket/adapter to mount the rear caliper in a different location to accommodate a larger rotor in the rear. You would also need larger calipers in the rear, and possibly a more powerful master cylinder. 80 to 85% of the braking is done by the front brakes vs the rear. Messing with the brake biasing can also change the handling performance of the car while braking making it unstable. I would proceed with caution and suggest upgrading to something like I did in the video 1st. Then look into what racing kits can be applied to the car like Brembo or Wilwood. Good luck!
where i can buy those brake discs and pads?
I think I purchased them on eBay.
Do you need to release the parking brake for manual cars?
@@jaredgates7743 If it has the electronic one, yes. Almost all modern cars have this now. Invest in a scanner that can do it.
Dude liked the comment but didn't answer the question lmao
@@jaredgates7743 if it has the electronic parking brake system, yes