Comments by "Brad Griffin" (@BradGryphonn) on "Let's try this again. Bigger Brakes Cannot Stop You Faster - Bigger Disc Leverage and more" video.

@nicholasagnew2792 I'd suggest the commenter may have been thinking about drum brakes, and also cars that have no brake booster, what was once called 'Power Brakes', and once upon a time was an optional extra. In the grand scheme of things, it wasn't that long ago that all cars had drum brakes. In fact, for many years, disc brakes were optional extras. So yeah, there are 'outdated' braking systems. In the days of drum brakes, you had to use your gearbox to assist in braking down mountain ranges because if you didn't, you'd lose your brakes through overheating before you reached the bottom of said mountain range or hill.
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As a relatively old fart who has played with cars for a few years, I've never found a need to 'upgrade' a brake system. I replace rotors and pads with the factory spec parts, and maybe upgrade the pads to a better wearing pad. I see the benefit of larger discs and caliper setups for extreme, regular braking as is the case with track cars, but yeah, on the street? I'd suggest it's a waste of good money. Buy better tyres and upgrade your suspension instead. We used to modify cars long before computer games, and the main promotional stuff we'd see in those days were adverts for bigger tyres and wheels, and improved suspension components. About the closest thing I recall in those days to upgrading brakes were slotted rotors and different compound pads. I won't talk about drum brakes, a common standard feature in older cars. Let's just thank the braking gods for giving us disc brakes.
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