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The Official Mugen Thread - Czech-it-Out Graphics - 10-09-2007
i used to run the craddocks, I hated them worst brakes i ever put on my car. Tony D said the same thing; JUNK IMO
The Official Mugen Thread - allan42r - 10-09-2007
didnt try them, on back order everywhere last year when i was looking for brakes. kinda glad now, thats what ken was running till i gave him a set of avids
The Official Mugen Thread - allan42r - 10-09-2007
rocco79 Wrote:i want to try kyosho brake pads on my mugen with the stock steel rotors
let me know how that works rocco, i know mugen has different pads but i was also looking to get rid of them heavy disks, rotating mass.
The Official Mugen Thread - motoxer4life - 10-09-2007
allan42r Wrote:i havent tried the ttr brake disks but chad was running them on his mugen and he satd he liked them. dont know how much they are but lh did have them in stock. i run the avid's and i use their bearings for the clutch. very happy
i also have their clutch bearings. There great how there rubber sealed and all. These ones ive had on for 2 gallons now and theyre still going strong.
The Official Mugen Thread - Czech-it-Out Graphics - 10-09-2007
u should change them at a gallon i change them every week just to be safe
ya i was thinking about that too al, the steel rotors are much heavier. I know kyosho makes fiber pads that are hella expensive but last a long time
The Official Mugen Thread - motoxer4life - 10-09-2007
Czech-it-Out Graphics Wrote:u should change them at a gallon i change them every week just to be safe
ya i was thinking about that too al, the steel rotors are much heavier. I know kyosho makes fiber pads that are hella expensive but last a long time
oh i never knew that
The Official Mugen Thread - allan42r - 10-09-2007
yep the disks are heavy. i think with the stick on pads, mugen or kyosho will have a brake that hits hard.
The Official Mugen Thread - allan42r - 10-09-2007
on the bearings, when ever i pull the motor out i change the bearings, to clean it or change shoes, for 2 bucks it seems like a small price to pay after spending how much time and money to go race for the day .
The Official Mugen Thread - motoxer4life - 10-09-2007
so when you use the ttr brakes do they fit inside of the stock guides?
The Official Mugen Thread - Casketman - 10-09-2007
Stockers myself. I had the Avids before and well I know some here saw what happened to them. I never had any braking power with them. First race,they were fine. After that,just all down hill.
The stockers have held up well for me. I have seen someone else making CF disks. Amain has them up in the mugen hop-up section. I will try to find the link and post it here later.
The Official Mugen Thread - blktransam - 10-09-2007
yeah I run avids through out my buggy I am running stock losi pads on my 8ight and havent had any issues with fuel or fading mine are also dialed out..
The Official Mugen Thread - motoxer4life - 10-09-2007
But the losi ones arent aluminum like the mugen
The Official Mugen Thread - Czech-it-Out Graphics - 10-09-2007
u cant run the guides with the ttr brakes. all they do is create drag anyway
The Official Mugen Thread - motoxer4life - 10-09-2007
so what do u do just dremel them or something?
The Official Mugen Thread - Czech-it-Out Graphics - 10-09-2007
ya I dremel the ones off my TTR, when i was running chad's mugen for a little while i left them on with the TTR discs and didnt seem to have any issues, but u dont need them
The Official Mugen Thread - motoxer4life - 10-09-2007
alright
The Official Mugen Thread - motoxer4life - 10-09-2007
well now im checkin out those avid ones, which do you think is better?
The Official Mugen Thread - rocco79 - 10-09-2007
TTR for me (for now)
The Official Mugen Thread - Czech-it-Out Graphics - 10-09-2007
i have little experience with the AVID's i knwo the TTRs are good, they are like 12$ and i get more than a season out of them, no reason to try anything else imo
The Official Mugen Thread - motoxer4life - 10-10-2007
k thx
The Official Mugen Thread - allan42r - 10-10-2007
the mugen disks are steel not alum, you can use the stock guides if you open them slightly when using avids, but if you choose to go with the ttr's or just dont care to run the guides flip the center diff mounts over and remove the two screws and guides. drew i dont understand why you had problems with the avids? cory,ira,john,rod, and i are all using the avids and none of us have any problems. next month this car will be a year old and im still on the same disks.
The Official Mugen Thread - allan42r - 10-10-2007
looks like both are about the same price,and both would be a great upgrade.
The Official Mugen Thread - rocco79 - 10-10-2007
Cuz drew gets man juice on them when hes using his "cleaning stick' to get those hard to reach spaces around the spur and gas tank... Hehehheehe
Kiddin bro
The Official Mugen Thread - Casketman - 10-10-2007
rocco79 Wrote:Cuz drew gets man juice on them when hes using his "cleaning stick' to get those hard to reach spaces around the spur and gas tank... Hehehheehe
Kiddin bro
Um..............................................
Yeah :confused:
The Official Mugen Thread - Casketman - 10-10-2007
But anyway. Even after a sanding. They still had no stopping power. I dont know what the issue was. And I had finally put so much brake in that I burned one up.
The stockers have done well for me. I change the pads every two months or so depending on how much I have raced and how crappy they look from fuel/grease/dirt and so on.