Big brake kits?

[Jschiele]

I plan to Pick up 22" billet wheels for my truck, what size brakes are sufficient to get a respectable stopping distance? Mc Gauphy's has a 12" kit for a good price. Or does a guy have to go with a 13" dual piston or 4 piston caliper set up like SSBC or CPP's kits? Anyone have any recommendations for brake kit that won't "break the bank"!

[bake74]

     What size tire do you plan on running ?

[Jschiele]

Haven't researched which tire and wheel combo to go with yet. I'm in the process of installing my Porterbuilt dropmember, and I need to buy a front brake kit. I just know that if I go with big wheels I need to upgrade the brakes.

[Jason S]

I'm posting this out of curiosity...

If you run 22" wheels with tires that have a 5" sidewall, that should only be about 32" of total wheel/tire in rotation.  To me, that doesn't differ much from  the common 32x10.50x15 in the total amount of rolling wheel/tire.

Many of the factory brake systems would accommodate loads in excess of their GVW rating and/or accommodate stopping loaded trailers, etc.  Again just out of curiosity, if the new wheel/tire combo is the same overall diameter as a fairly common wheel/tire combo would this necessarily warrant a swap to a different braking system?

[Jschiele]

Good point. That' why i thought I would ask. I just thought that the 22" wheel would weigh more than the stock 15" wheel. But the 22" would be aluminum and the 15" is steel. Do I need to upgrade or will stock brakes be fine???

[Captkaos]

Is it a driver or a something you are going to the track with?  If you have the money bigger brakes will help the 30+ set, but realistically you should be able to stop fine.

[Jschiele]

It will just be a weekend cruiser.