This was some of the most fun we have had at the office in quite a while. Our two vehicle received the most massive brake installation you can find on the market. The Performance Friction Brake kit was tested with our factory brakes that haven’t been serviced since our purchase a good 30,000 miles and one year ago.

With our Giovanni 24 inch wheels and Toyo Tires we managed to bring the car to a stop at a horrible 189.11 feet from the stopping cone. This is quite a few feet past the stock brake test zone of the car from 60-0 but we accounted for wear/tear on our brake system and the fact we added 24 inch wheels/tires to the car from our factory 16 inch options.

We then took our Performance Friction kit after installation back to our secret test track for a big 60-0 stop. You can visually notice a huge difference in the front end of the car from the stock brakes to the PFC kit. The final result with the PFC kit on the Tahoe was 117.02 feet. We eliminated 72 feet off the braking distance which accounts for over one foot per MPH the car is traveling. In case you need a reference point for 72 feet we found a yacht that exact size being towed on a public street.

Photo Source: http://www.news-examiner.net/?p=3157

So that is our reference point for a braking situation with our new brake kit. You really cannot discredit the value of stopping 72 feet short in our SUV under any circumstance or stopping scenario.

We decided to compile a list of cars that our Project Tow Vehicle lose to in a 60-0 braking contest*:
2005 Wrecked Magazine Project Tahoe with PFC Brakes: 117.02 Feet
2006 Bentley Continental GT: 118 Feet
1997 Acura NSX-T: 120 Feet
2004 Pontiac GTO: 120 Feet
2011 Ford Explorer: 120 Feet
2010 BMW 535i GT: 122 Feet
2011 Honda CR-Z: 122 Feet
2004 Cadillac SRX V8 AWD: 122 Feet
2011 Lexus CT 200h: 123 Feet
2011 Audi Q7 TDI: 124 Feet
2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i: 125 Feet
2008 Mazda CX-9: 127 Feet
2011 Nissan Armada: 128 Feet
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited: 128 Feet
1997 Dodge Viper GT-S: 129 Feet
2010 Toyota 4Runner Trail Edition: 129 Feet
2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450 – 129 Feet
2012 Fiat 500: 131 Feet
2007 Acura RDX: 135 Feet
2007 Chevrolet Suburban: 138 Feet
2009 Honda Fit Sport: 139 Feet
2011 Nissan Quest: 139 Feet
2011 Hyundai Santa Fe: 139 Feet
2008 Ford Expedition King Ranch: 139 Feet
2007 Ford Expedition: 140 Feet
2004 Ford F-150: 147 Feet
2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD: 156 Feet

 

*All times came from Motor Trend outside of our Tahoe test at 117.02 feet.

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