StopTech is one of the best names in the biz when it comes to brake systems. One of the only companies that spends the money in R&D for each car and race applications. This is the brake kit of choice for our project cars and will be going on our Project RX8. Using state of the art CAD design these brakes are repeatedly tested on the street as well as the track. Features are improved braking, better ventelation to the rotor and caliper, four piston design, available in slotted or drilled.



Big Brake Kit
Mazda RX-8 2004 Brake kit front, 2 piece 328 x 28mm drilled or slotted, 4 piston calipers black anodized, AXXIS Ultimate pads, Stainless Steel front brake lines, check wheel fitment chart on web site

$1685.00 - Item No. 83-548-4300



Big Brake Kit
Mazda RX-8 2004 Brake kit front, 2 piece 355 x 32mm drilled or slotted, 4 piston calipers red or black, AXXIS Ultimate pads, Stainless Steel front brake lines, requires 18in or bigger wheels

$2585.00 - Item No. 83-548-4700



To learn more about StopTech go here http://stoptech.com/

 

Can you confirm that both of these kits will not work with the factory 18" rim without a spacer?

-Chris

 

Need more power to justify cost of bigger more powerfull brakes .

 

That really depends on how you drive your car. I've already had some minor problems with the brakes overheating while turning laps at Watkins Glen. Don't get me wrong I think the stock setup is very good, it just comes up a hair short at a fast track.

I plan on replacing the stock setup with higher temp pads and brake fluid before the next track event (Spring). Hopefully that will do the trick. If it doesn't then the StopTech big brake kit is at the top of my wish list. :D

 

What I have been told from the tech guys at StopTech is that neither kit will fit with the stock wheels w/o a spacer. If you go to their web site www.stoptech.com you can go to the applicaton secton and down load a blue print of the caliper and rotor to check the wheel clearance. I will do this and check it out my self and get back to you with a definate answer. It will be easier to do since my stock wheels are off the car and stacked up on my porch. I'm 99% sure that the larger of the two kits will not work with the stock wheels.

 

Yah i was talking with them before they released the charts and when I checked they didnt clear but they didnt have a chance to confirm my findings since they were working on the SEMA cars, just looking for someone to double check what I found out, sux Id love a set but dont cant spend that much on brakes and then a nice set of rims...

-Chris