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Mar 13, 2012 | 02:33 PM

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Mar 13, 2012 | 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GTijoejoe

as a brake designer I'm fully aware, since it wasen't stated it was not clear of his intentions... and the comment on slicks was almost portrayed they only came in 15" lol
Tiny brakes are 100% fine for a 100% drag car as they are secondary function, as you can't use your parachutte on the highway

.... or can you?

Fair enough mate.

Mar 13, 2012 | 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jessmanEVO

Thank you for your input. The purpose for my car is a street/strip monster. I've got a MAP 2.4 with an ETS 6766, more on that in another thread later.
Reason I was asking is because I wanted to know whether people are driving around on the street with this setup without issue. I will be daily driving the car without the intentions of any back road spirited driving.

-Jesse

Consider this, your evo weighs pretty close to a regular lancer which probably has a 15" brake, the daily driving will be about the same (no mention of booster/MC sizing). The system on an evo would be designed for a much higher top speed which is why the disk is so much larger. The main concern for a smaller brake is the heat capacity of the disk, so for daily, you don't use that type of heat capacity.

Dec 19, 2014 | 07:40 PM

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Anyone ever weigh this diy kit out vs stock?

Jan 12, 2021 | 06:04 AM

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Josef Hrabal

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Originally Posted by jessmanEVO

hey guys,
I was browsing the web on how to run 15" wheels and stumbled across the website in the link. I was wondering if anyone has attempted this before. Looking for some input from people who may have experience with this before I go through with it.
Ive posted in other sections without any responses so I thought I'd try general.
http://dirtyevo.com/showthread.php?p=5257

-Jesse

....the best result on snow you get on 15'' tires with high profile...selling my snow set....complete brakes front/rear ,wheels and tires with studs....conntact....josef.hrabal@post.cz

looks ugly,but works....best way with ohlins suspension to set the car higher

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Apr 25, 2021 | 12:12 PM

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I know this is an old thread but do have a working link that works for the how to
Thanks

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Originally Posted by unitedterra

That is my thread on DirtyEvo and, yes, I am giving up braking performance, but it hasn't impacted my daily driving one bit. I didn't do it for drag either,

I rallycross and have driven a few gravel/snow stages and the smaller, skinnier tires make a bigger difference than the lessened performance from the brakes. That being said, I did this as a cheaper alternative to the $1500+ small brake setups and will be transitioning to a Wilwood setup shortly, but this worked wonderfully all winter and I think is a great option for budget rallycrossers or drag guys apparently haha. Over the summer I switched back and forth for events and the extra hour was worth it.