R53 Cooper S brake upgardes

R53 Cooper S brake upgardes

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Zippee

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Friday 9th May 2014
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Hi all,

I have a 55 plate Cooper S with the JCW kit but only the standard S brake set up. I want to do the occasional track day but want to ensure that my brakes are up to it without having to stop every couple of laps to allow them to cool down.
What recommendations are there that are reasonably wallet friendly but that will upgrade the brakes to a decent spec? Will just a change of disc/pad but staying same size be sufficient or is a caliper change and size upgrade better? Also, do I need to do front and rear or is the bias such that some upgrades only need to be done to the front? eg/ fast road pads on the rear but larger discs etc up front.