My brakes suck!!
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I am not sure if the 6 pistones PM's will be best choice for springer front ends, they are notorious for rigidity issues (hence many of them do not even run front brakes), so you need front brakes, you can improve them, but not too much I am afraid.
A springer is a beautiful looking front end, but comes with a price.
A springer is a beautiful looking front end, but comes with a price.
I swear I think some of you guys were spawned from the loins of Satan himself...lol, What is already looking like $100 in brake pads is slowly turning into 10 times that in brake calipers...lmao.
Drew, I think after the cams swap, the pads will be next on the list. The two P/Ns you listed will cover front and rear right?
Drew, I think after the cams swap, the pads will be next on the list. The two P/Ns you listed will cover front and rear right?
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I am not sure if the 6 pistones PM's will be best choice for springer front ends, they are notorious for rigidity issues (hence many of them do not even run front brakes), so you need front brakes, you can improve them, but not too much I am afraid.
A springer is a beautiful looking front end, but comes with a price.
A springer is a beautiful looking front end, but comes with a price.
One thing that would certainly help you case is floating rotors.
Harley OEM calipers (even the '99 an earlier) bite real strong. But since I increased my front end's tire-wheel setup from 16" to 21" decided to do both, floating rotors and 6-piston (in front) I leaved the OEM (2-piston) caliper in the rear, I've not noticed increased pad consumption in the rear (also floating rotor and wheel increased from 16" to 18")
Mimo.
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Floating rotor (or a two-piece rotor):
Regular OEM (single piece rotor):
Performance difference an advantages of a two piece rotor:
-Brakes with less effort.
-It center itself in the caliper while pressure is applied.
-Since it centers itself under little pressure in between the caliper's pads, the pads will worn out evenly.
Mimo.
Regular OEM (single piece rotor):
Performance difference an advantages of a two piece rotor:
-Brakes with less effort.
-It center itself in the caliper while pressure is applied.
-Since it centers itself under little pressure in between the caliper's pads, the pads will worn out evenly.
Mimo.
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A floating rotor will help as well. I do have to say that a PM caliper is still going to stop the bike better than the stock one. I don't think the rigidity of the springer is going to affect this in any negative way, however, I have never owned a springer either. If anyone has more first hand experience on this please post up. I don't ahve a floating rotor on my ride, but am sure it would make it stop even better. These bikes are heavy and any additional stopping power is always welcomed by me. After riding Japanese bikes for 10 years prior to Harley's, the brakes were the first thing I was really surprised with the lack their of.
The floating rotor will definitely help.
Drew
The floating rotor will definitely help.
Drew
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