Brake Parts Overview

Table showing the braking power of the combination of brake parts

When contemplating on upgrading your brakes, there are a few things you must take into account. 

Tyres will determine the peak of maximum braking performance. Exceeding the grip of the tyre will result in easy lock ups or excessive ABS activation. When on comfort or sport tyres, you may find the standard brakes or just upgraded brake pads will be grant sufficient braking performance.

After building a few vehicles to the same Performance Point (PP) levels, you will start to notice a pattern. Once you hit a certain engine power threshold, a minimum of brake upgrades will be needed. if the vehicle is engine swapped, you will most likely need to equip a Sports System as standard. This will be because of the increased top speed potential at lower PP ranges. For standard engine vehicles you may find you will only need to upgrade to a Sports System once you hit above the 550 - 600bhp threshold.

There will be certain sections of track where it will be optimal to arrive at a corner at full throttle, and then only be given a set distance to brake to reach a safe entry speed for the following corner. (Shown below) having to brake for both of these corners on the Nürburgring Nordschleife are prime examples of being sure to have enough braking force to slow the vehicle down.

The base vehicle used for the following example is an my engine swapped Audi TTS Coupe '14, optimised for 700PP.

Specifications:

• 591BHP

• 1232KG

Brakes

• Brake System: Normal

• Brake Pads: Normal