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zzt231

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latio brake...
« on: February 28, 2007, 01:03:33 PM »
do u all think it sux?
i dun like it!
1 more thing, the sport mode, if always play will spoil tranny ? haa

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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2007, 02:22:22 PM »
erm... wats wrong with ur brakes?  :confused1:
anyway... just wondering is this your first car? if not, what car u drove previously?
for the sports mode (premium & sport), its same as O/D (4AT)... it'll just burn more petrol.
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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2007, 02:41:21 PM »
yeah our brakes is not comparable to altis or other cars tat have 4 disc brakes. Tats for sure! But for me..so far so good  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:. One thing i learn for sure is always to break early... :bleh: :bleh:

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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2007, 09:14:38 PM »
actually... if one had drove previously, one may be 'affected' by his/her previous drive experience.  It takes a bit of time to get use to Latio ba. :bleh:
Anyway, for Singapore's road... 2 disc & 2 drum brakes are good enough le lah.  Even if its 4disc brakes, its always wise to brake early...  :w00t:
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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2007, 07:24:44 PM »
 I find it a liitle difficult to brake too. :crying:
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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2007, 09:48:25 PM »
My first car had 4 disk brake and my 2nd is a disk/drum type. I don't find much diff between them, maybe I dun drive that fast perhaps.

My colleague says that you can retrofit disk brakes to the rear wheels for $1k+. Anyone done it yet?

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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2007, 10:06:31 PM »
Retrofit disk brake....... Frenz try it on a Subaru
Guess wat, A "chong" WRX and an untolerate sound when doin reversing .. :devil2:
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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2007, 12:16:38 AM »
do u all think it sux?

does not stop in time? change a bigger rubber.......
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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2007, 01:10:29 AM »
i drive b4 lancer, merc e & s, mazda 323, celica. latio got the worst brake. i really have to break v early, and i alway use the S mode as engine brake haiz..


erm... wats wrong with ur brakes?  :confused1:
anyway... just wondering is this your first car? if not, what car u drove previously?
for the sports mode (premium & sport), its same as O/D (4AT)... it'll just burn more petrol.

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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2007, 01:11:37 AM »
I find it a liitle difficult to brake too. :crying:



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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2007, 01:13:01 AM »
does not stop in time? change a bigger rubber.......

will try other aftermarket brand after the stock pad finish..

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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2007, 10:20:24 AM »
was flipping some car mag and came across something called brake booster? Any1 know whats that and if that will help?
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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2007, 12:23:23 PM »
I guess the brake rotor or the disc is kinda small in our latio ( dia. small)

Get oversize disc ba.. definitely give u good braking  :thumbsup:  but ex and many works!

anyone has done it? how much?

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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2007, 10:44:01 PM »
I guess the brake rotor or the disc is kinda small in our latio ( dia. small)

Get oversize disc ba.. definitely give u good braking  :thumbsup:  but ex and many works!

anyone has done it? how much?

Ya, our Latio front brake is really small coupled with drum brake at the back....sigh....

Any lobang in upgrading the rear drum to disc brake ? Will this void the warranty ?

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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2007, 11:51:05 PM »
Ya, our Latio front brake is really small coupled with drum brake at the back....sigh....

Any lobang in upgrading the rear drum to disc brake ? Will this void the warranty ?

废话... haha, sure void warranty one mah~ no need to ask. :P
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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2007, 01:58:36 AM »
does not stop in time? change a bigger rubber.......

more dirty leh... i also find it that must step harder and full to have a complete stop... just get use to it... understand yr ride... make yr ride and u combine as one... "che ren He Yi" heee.....

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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2007, 02:00:28 AM »
haha... must get use to the car... then make the car get use to ur style also... Dont let previous experience affect your Latio experience...  :devil2:
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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2007, 12:40:33 AM »
Quite happy with the brakes.
I have driven Focus, Camry, Jeep Cherokee (4L with front disc, rear drums also), Toyota Corolla, Nissan Pulsar (Sunny here).
The brakes are not the most powerful I have tried which is a good thing. Forces you to form the habit of stopping early. My previous experiences is that cars with good brakes tend to end up skidding when the brakes bite (yes, even for cars with ABS).
So far for the Latio, I learned to brake early but for a few times, I applied full brakes and the car had no problems stopping on the dot.

There is one very important thing we have to remember.
Braking performance is not as simple as the brakes itself. You need tires that can retain the grip under those harsh braking, you need your suspension tuned to obtain the right response so that your tail don't skid and end up spinning, you will also have to change the ABS program so that it can cope with the upgraded brakes. So, upgrading our brakes may seem simple but if not done right, it will cause more harm than good when you really need it.

If speed and performance is an important issue, then drive a wrx. But how many wrx have we seen lately wrapped around trees? :pray:

Not saying you should not do it but saying that if you want to do it, make sure you know what you are doing. :thumbsup:

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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2007, 01:15:51 AM »
 :lahlahlah: :Cheers: :first: well done... haha
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Re: latio brake...
« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2007, 09:36:47 AM »
Quite happy with the brakes.
I have driven Focus, Camry, Jeep Cherokee (4L with front disc, rear drums also), Toyota Corolla, Nissan Pulsar (Sunny here).
The brakes are not the most powerful I have tried which is a good thing. Forces you to form the habit of stopping early. My previous experiences is that cars with good brakes tend to end up skidding when the brakes bite (yes, even for cars with ABS).
So far for the Latio, I learned to brake early but for a few times, I applied full brakes and the car had no problems stopping on the dot.

There is one very important thing we have to remember.
Braking performance is not as simple as the brakes itself. You need tires that can retain the grip under those harsh braking, you need your suspension tuned to obtain the right response so that your tail don't skid and end up spinning, you will also have to change the ABS program so that it can cope with the upgraded brakes. So, upgrading our brakes may seem simple but if not done right, it will cause more harm than good when you really need it.

If speed and performance is an important issue, then drive a wrx. But how many wrx have we seen lately wrapped around trees? :pray:

Not saying you should not do it but saying that if you want to do it, make sure you know what you are doing. :thumbsup:


i totally agree with u as well bro. not many pple understand the suspension and tires compliment the brakes as well.

and as for the latio brake performance, i would agree with both sides. it seems that for initial braking, the bite is not quite there. but i think if im not wrong, braking force is exponential and not linear for our brakes.