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Old 02-20-2015, 02:09 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cosmick View Post
It won't cost you 5%, which is half what I'd give up for the 30% better braking. But since you're doing it, do a big brake upgrade while you're at it. Getting 11" rotors inside 14" wheels is easy. 12" inside 15" is also easy.
VX's have 13 inch wheels though, assuming it still has the factory wheels. I'm with Frank Lee on this one, just fix the backing plates up. The front brakes do 90% of the work, and if you aren't autocrossing the thing you'd probably never make use of the upgrade to discs.
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