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      01-30-2014, 05:24 PM   #73
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He cant swap pads between st-60 and st-40 kits
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i read it as easy pad swaps using the bridge on the rears to change pads not that you can go front to rear.
Exactly. The only real benefit I can see of upgrading the rears is if you want to speed up pad swaps compared to the OEM caliper -- but that's a whole lot of cash to spend to make some pad swaps easier, not to mention the extra weight you're adding. Then again there are people on here who buy the super-expensive Brembo kit on all four corners, complete with calipers custom-painted for their body color, even though they have no intention of tracking the car; they just want the Brembos because "they look bad ass".
Upgrading the rear to a BBK is a huge benefit in handling. Just trailbrake once without the rear BBK and you'll know.

Not to mention you'll tear through rear pads faster with a front BBK.
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