INEXPENSIVE 6 Piston Brake Upgrade?

[KevinInTexas]

Ahhh shit!!! Thank you, Rick, for checking.

Thanks for checking that out.

 

[FULLTHROTTLERICK]

Thanks for checking that out.

No prob man!

 

[FULLTHROTTLERICK]

Ok FINAL UPDATE is ready!

Went 30-0, 40-0, 51-0, 61-0 on the new 6-piston RC Front brakes. ABSOLUTELY NIGHT & F’in DAY Difference in bite with absolutely 0 fade with only a few secs btwn brake apps. On 40s with a curb weight at 8700lbs (with me & my bud), this thing made my eyeballs feel like they were popping out of the socket on the last 2 hits. BEYOND IMPRESSED!

. Thanks again @Nick797 for hooking it up!!

First vid from 51-0mph

 

[FULLTHROTTLERICK]

Next is 61-0mph after 3 prior rapid fire brake apps

 

[Icecobra]

I'm thinking cheap ways to stop a 7000 pound vehicle might not be the wisest choice...

 

[FULLTHROTTLERICK]

I'm thinking cheap ways to stop a 7000 pound vehicle might not be the wisest choice...

Who's vehicle is 7000? Ours is 8500 with me in it .

Cheap or not I can promise you that I have 100% more faith in these "cheap" brakes than the other cheap brakes (powerstops) we were running for 18 months and the other cheap brakes (OEMs) we were running for 18 months before that!

 

[MEATSWORD]

Lol that face sure wish they fit the stock wheels

 

[ScarlettHogg]

Do we have a total max diameter number for these installed so we can go measure?

 

[dannystrx]

@FULLTHROTTLERICK Do you think there is enough trimming that can be done to make them fit OEM? Might be worth it to trim and then have them powder coated again.

 

[FastMD]

Any difference between OEM black wheels and OEM beadlocks?, ids the back of the wheels the same?, meaning if it doesn't fit the "black" ones it probably wont fit the beadlocks?

 

[FULLTHROTTLERICK]

@FULLTHROTTLERICK Do you think there is enough trimming that can be done to make them fit OEM? Might be worth it to trim and then have them powder coated again.

Really hard to say, bro as we just tossed them up and as soon as they made contact two different times, I just pulled them off and tossed it back in the attic. I would say that it would definitely be close. There is a guy that I was talking to via TRX FB group that might be pulling the trigger with @Nick797 knowing that he’ll have to trim to fit so maybe Nick can give us an update on whether he pulls the trigger to be that test guinea!

 

[FULLTHROTTLERICK]

Any difference between OEM black wheels and OEM beadlocks?, ids the back of the wheels the same?, meaning if it doesn't fit the "black" ones it probably wont fit the beadlocks?

Im no wheel expert but Knowing that the beadlocks are like 11-12 pounds heavier makes me think the chances of the barrel being smaller than the standard non-locks, seems kinda low. I hope im wrong tho!

 

[saturnfire]

@Nick797

Would be great if you had a list of 18" wheels/specs that would work with this upgrade

 

[Nick797]

@Nick797

Would be great if you had a list of 18" wheels/specs that would work with this upgrade

That is the goal, but unfortunately not going to be able to compile that list without trial and error.

Specs unfortunately wont be the deciding factor as some barrel designs are different as we see with the OEM calipers as well.

 

[FULLTHROTTLERICK]

@Nick797

Would be great if you had a list of 18" wheels/specs that would work with this upgrade

Hard to imagine Nick would have this info when RC themselves give like 0 info other than minimum of 18"+ wheel. It'd be awesome if RC gave that info or at least a general barrel size range that's compatible.