Aluminum front calipers

[LoBelly]

Mike has the right idea of matching the rear brake performance with an upgrade

I agree that this is the best solution, however I have recieved a neverending stream of advice from people telling me that the 4 pot jag stoppers are 'too much' and telling me to get something else (most often the 3 piston front brakes)

Personally I find the notion that the brakes are too powerful a bit odd (particularly when reading about various braking upgrades) and would prefer to upgrade the rears however I'd like to see how much difference dialling in more balance makes.

So I reckon that if so many people are happy to put less powerful brakes on the front then why not just limit pressure for much less cost.

I dont see why putting a proportioning valve on a brake line is different to adjusting a balance bar between two master cylinders (not talking about the legalities here). It seems to be a more accepted 'racer style' approach but I'm not quite ready to revamp my whole braking system to this point without first trying out some intermediate steps.

Maybe I'm throwing good money after bad trying to the maximum value out of my jag brakes but I'm yet to hear a compelling arguement to convince me of that - would appreciate one.

Weight savings alone aren't doing it for me - maybe the heat shedding properties of aluminium or the need for bigger brakes will when I get to a point where I actually start decreasing my lap times (!?)

LoBelly