Brake Upgrades

[PK]

My brakes are OEM standard with working ABS.
On dry sealed roads I can make the tyres chirp and the ABS work from above 60 MPH.
On gravel roads the tyres alternate skid / rotate / skid as the ABS works harder.

My pedal goes nearly to the floor to achieve this, and I don't like it. I would like to see the brakes come on with less pedal travel. Putting larger, or 2 spot, calipers on will only increase pedal travel unless you also update the master cylinder.

PK

[Leon R]

I find my stock brakes very mediocre...

But this thread is more auto HOW to upgrade the brakes, rather than WHY

[Marlin]

Isn't braking ability ultimately limited by tire grip though? If you have enough grab to lock up the tires, you have maxed out your braking ability and then tires become your limiting factor in stopping. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong, I am very interested in this.

I can get my wheels locked up with the EBC greenstuff pads and R1 rotors just fine. Granted I am on 35" soft compound MT/R Kevlars, which aren't exactly made for good pavement stopping power.

Same setup I have, ABS disabled, no way I am locking up anything, even with the pedal pressed as hard as I can. I will be replacing the the master cylinder next, not much left after that.