BBK for CX7

[ottoblotto]

maybe our MSF brethren can help us out on this. there are a few of us interested in upgrading our stopping capabilities. unfortunately, being such a small market, not many vendors are willing to spend the $$$ on R&D for understandable reasons. do any of the other mazda familia know of anyone that is a bit more open minded and can connect us with someone that can come up with some outstanding BBK's for us? thanks!

[xcoldricex]

there was a person trying different brembo brakes from other cars on his ms6. if you can figure out your brake mounting points and all that you could look into fitment. unfortunately he sold his car before completing the project.

EVO Brembos on a MS6

not sure if you have the same brakes as the ms3, but most bbk's on our cars don't offer any improvement in performance.

[Monotonous ONE]

cx7 comes with pretty excellent brakes...same with the ms6 and ms3...they all got nice brakes


but you could consider the Rotora rotors from Streetunit.

[edwhayes]

Judging from braking results, it seems highly unlikely that any improvement will be obtained in daily driving. The exception might be if you are racing on a circuit and fade becomes a factor, which has yet to be proven. Lots of money to change with no or very little gained IMO. Ed

[triplejumper18]

Originally Posted by edwhayes Judging from braking results, it seems highly unlikely that any improvement will be obtained in daily driving. The exception might be if you are racing on a circuit and fade becomes a factor, which has yet to be proven. Lots of money to change with no or very little gained IMO. Ed

Agreed. Just upgrade pads and fluid.

[Zdraveca]

Originally Posted by triplejumper18 Agreed. Just upgrade pads and fluid.

And brake lines too. Corksport would have brake lines released for us cx-7 guys soon. I have been testing their brake line kit for about a month now and I can say that I'm really impressed with the change they made. I'll make a thread soon for them

[triplejumper18]

Originally Posted by Zdraveca And brake lines too. Corksport would have brake lines released for us cx-7 guys soon. I have been testing their brake line kit for about a month now and I can say that I'm really impressed with the change they made. I'll make a thread soon for them

As long as they're not manufactured by TechnaFit.

[melly mel]

Originally Posted by triplejumper18 As long as they're not manufactured by TechnaFit.

What's wrong with Technafit? I ran them on my last car for 2 trouble free years before I traded it in.

[Alpha Wolf]

The biggest issue I have seen is with the rotors warping after they get hot from a lot of braking.

Initial Bite and braking are excellent for a stock car.

[jackpot01]

Im upgrading mine in the spring. New rotors and brackets. Its a cheap upgrade.

[goo]

Upgraded mine to JBT 4pot with 330 slotted rotors and ferodo 2500 racing pads and ssbh. Works almost great but its better get big 6 pot if u have the cash. The weight just pushes the car forward when u brake and my 4pot is not adequate for e-brake.

[hahaitzskippy]

i want to fit bigger rotors... just to fill the wheels a bit.

i believe the stock rotor size is 11.7"

stock MS6 is 12.6"? am i right?

i just need to find a bracket that moves the caliper to fit the rotor...

any ideas?

[Vansquish]

And...we have a contender for another best-ever necrothread.

[hahaitzskippy]

Originally Posted by Vansquish And...we have a contender for another best-ever necrothread.

haha i felt like it would fall under this thread.

i was only able to find "autoexe" BBK for the CX7 but honestly, i dont feel like coughing up 3g for a BBK. i just wante bigger rotors...

[Vansquish]

Well, your best bet is probably to take some measurements and figure out how much wheel clearance you've got.

[Ozynigma]

Originally Posted by hahaitzskippy haha i felt like it would fall under this thread. i was only able to find "autoexe" BBK for the CX7 but honestly, i dont feel like coughing up 3g for a BBK. i just wante bigger rotors...

If you had done a bit more searching you would find there are a couple of us bolted CX9 rotors and callipers straight up onto a CX7. The rotors are bigger and the carriers for the callipers are longer. The callipers themselves look pretty identical. I bought new rotors and second hand callipers complete.