.... is a break upgrade recomended?

Heres the deal. My project fc needs only its break job to be put back on the road again. I was thinking just take it in and get the average break job done. But then it occured to me, what about a couple months from now, when 17 or 18 inch wheels are in the picture?

Should I just put off putting it back on the road, and do a upgrade to larger wheels\breaks in a few months when the cash is there?

Can you run those larger wheels with stock breaks safely?

Ive never had this done to any of my vehicles, so give me the basics here. Which is the best way to go?

 

If you have to ask you don't need bigger brakes. The stock setup is good for race cars, so it'll be good for your street car. Just get some good pads, good brake fluid and make sure the lines are ok.

Don't spend money you don't have on parts you don't need.

 

Exactly, unless you track your car and are getting major brake fade after trying different brake pads and such. That is when you need to upgrade to larger brakes.

 

As the others have said, bigger brakes don't help you stop faster - stickier tires do. Bigger brakes are better at dissipating heat (as in track use), so prevent brake fade. Most people do big brakes for the bling factor. Many (if not most) big brake kits will increase your stopping distances and mess up your brake balance, unless you carefully engineer the system.

As black91n/a said - pads, fluid and lines. Most quick brake places use crap pads, and good pads such as Hawks, Pagids, Carbotech etc will work better. Get your fluid flushed every 2-3 years and your brake hardware will live much longer and you will get less fade. If your rubber flex lines at the calipers are more than 10 years old, get those changed as well.