Miata REAR BIG BRAKES Upgrade, Easy & Awesome DIY!

[@Kelvinkkwong]

Hey man, I met you when you were taking pics of your car in the cold! I was driving the WRX! It’s satisfying to watch the progress on your car! Would love to get some pics with your car sometime! Hope to keep in touch!

[@Kelvinkkwong]

My name is Kelvin btw lol

[@mostlyuselessgarage]

Hey Kelvin, yes I remember you! Glad you're enjoying the vids, ya man sure let's get together for a little photoshoot when the weather warms up. Hit me up at [e-mail], thx for dropping the comment!

[@belovedmiata9839]

Ur video quality is so good! You’ll definitely get a following. I am already subbed

[@mostlyuselessgarage]

Thank you so much for the sub and the encouraging words! Definitely a motivation to keep creating these silly videos :)

[@joshuaenyart5570]

Is there really a benefit to having the same pad contact patch but just on a larger diameter rotor?

[@mostlyuselessgarage]

Yup there is, the larger diameter rotor allows more leverage to be applied to the rotational mass and it's also a larger heat sink. To your point though, there's no additional clamping force or pad to rotor friction. Great comment!

[@histandard31]

Great info! Very detailed, keep it up!

[@mostlyuselessgarage]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for the helpful suggestions and the motivation to keep making these silly videos :)

[@histandard31]

Maybe a rear trunk lip install next?

[@XenoRacing]

How does this compare to the NB Sport brake package? Also, you pushed the pedal too far down, you just want it enough to open the valves slightly to prevent fluid from getting buy, and it would've been easier to just cut the line since you're replacing it and use a socket to remove the flare nut.

[@mostlyuselessgarage]

Similar performance but much better selection of pad compounds. Yup, since replacing the crossover hardline and rubber line, cutting and replacing everything was easiest.

[@jochem1986]

Honestly, I think I'd rather save up for some new OEM sport calipers + brackets and a Sport dust shield. But maybe I am OCD like that.

[@mostlyuselessgarage]

It's a fair point but on the downside available pad compounds for OEM sport rears are limited.

[@histandard31]

Or coolant reroute