Has anyone else updated their brake calipers with the the Legend 2 piston type?

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...t=rotora+brake

850EX any news to report after the conversion? Is it a noticeable difference?

any pics?

thanks

 

Do a search. There are many people on this forum who has done this. Hopefully I will be doing this soon as well.

 

Search for post under my name
Its a straight up install- is a major increase in braking force, and is what should have come on the TL, IMO

 

I see there are new brake lines? What kind? Where did you get them? I'm updating my front brakes soon.
Thanks!

 

SS lines. Order them from our vendors or online.

 

I got the Stainless Steel brake lines- which are really a teflon flex tube wrapped in braided steel bands to protect it- gives more solid pedal feel and no more rubber hose expansion with heat and pressure.

 

Aren't those RB rotors? Do they make any noise under heavy braking?

 

Yes they are RB one piece rotors in front with their ET300 pads.
What is this noise people keep talking about. I didnt know the Hawks were noisy until I replaced them with ET300s

Al I hear under heavy braking is the road asphalt getting sucked off its base foundation~

 

^ lol time for me to upgrade me brakes

 

I get a whirring noise from my x-drilled slotted iRotors, no matter which pad I use. I have heard others complain about the same noise with other rotors. I plan on swapping them out at some point, they have nearly 30,000 on them now, and I will be looking for something that does not whir

 

its the crossdrilling holes that makes the noise-thats a lot of on and off contact points with the pad as the rotors spins

regular side slots do what aggressive drivers need and are relatively quiet.

 

No apparent noise with the Racingbrake rotors + Hawk pads that MrHeelToe has been promoting... Maybe I'm just deaf or play the radio too loud ... LOL.

 

i need new brakes but i am poor

 

Damn crossdrilling. I thought for sure it was the slots.

 

slots make a tiny bit of noise, but compared the the hundred+ holes each making air move thru and around the thing - some noise is a given.

Crossdrilled is great for autocross racing and supposed to be great in the wet.

 

nice 01tl4tl....

OP, u can do the legend 2 piston, or the nsx 2 piston calipers...

nsx ones r nicer imo..

 

When I was checking the size of the caliper piston- each pistons diameter relative to the other- the NSX had 1 much smaller, by several MM. This would be due to them running on the opposite side of the suspension- we swap them left to right for TL useage.
When used in the original direction - weight transfer and pad loading would equalize the pressure distribution across the pad face. Good for extreme braking~

Used backwards on the TL- having piston diameters as close to same is advantageous.
The 1995 LS Coupe was closest I could find, so thats what I used

If anyone has using nsx calipers and made an actual measure- please post.
Not having seen nsx calipers in person, I will say thet my Legends look great painted black!

 

I used Motul RBF600 brake fluid. That stuff is the BEST.