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Tires (not brakes) stop you.

Big brakes are heavy unsprung weight - the worst kind.

Rotor mass is what determines how many stops you can make before boiling your brakes.

Changing calipers doesn't make that much difference. According to Steve Weiner, the Boxster caliper "upgrade" is really a downgrade because it causes the brakes to fade faster.

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