do you slow down with your clutch or brakes

**Spaz** · 05-03-2007, 07:34 AM

Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z

Read post 72

if i had auto i'd only use breaks...

**86 IROC-Z** · 05-03-2007, 07:35 AM

Originally Posted by Spaz

if i had auto i'd only use breaks...

I post so much bullshit and you guys don''t even notice

**2000T/A Guru** · 05-03-2007, 07:36 AM

Sometimes brakes are cheaper than clutches. Plus drilled and slotted rotors stop better yes but the also do alot more damage to the pads when used. So i use downshifting then brakes at the end. I would go through pads every month if i used my brakes all the time. My pads arent thet cheap, my calipers are much larger than stock.

As far as messing up the tranny on down shifting i have had 3 stick cars downshifted all of them. Never had one problem.

**Spaz** · 05-03-2007, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z

I post so much bullshit and you guys don''t even notice

i was giong to ask how you went in to park...

**TMF** · 05-03-2007, 08:23 AM

Most of my driving is highway, so I get good service out of my brakes on all my cars. My TA has 73000 and has the original brakes and clutch

**TheChad1371** · 05-03-2007, 12:13 PM

i also use a combo of both. but the downshift is highly preferd when radar gives an alert, braking is too obvious in this situation. damn higway patrol on 95...esp in virginia are bunch of bastards.

**intheclouds1977** · 05-14-2007, 07:56 AM

The clutch and tranny are more than strong enough to handle proper downshifting and still have a very long service life. There's no reason to be replacing brake pads every 50k miles on a manual car.

**TheChad1371** · 05-14-2007, 08:05 AM

^agreed

**02ultraZ** · 09-27-2007, 06:03 AM

I use my e-brake that way I don't put any wear on my regular brakes or my clutch.

No really tho I use the clutch and the brakes. Why? Cuz I like making noise bitches!

**ArcticZ06** · 09-27-2007, 05:19 PM

I use both. I think my synchros might be getting worn out though. ?? Its getting kind of hard to downshift into 5th and 2nd. upshifting is just fine though.

**xinthenight** · 09-27-2007, 05:25 PM

If I'm going really fast, then I just push the clutch in and use the brakes. If I'm already going slow like in heavy traffic or down a hill I just stay in low gears but still when I have to stop I just put the clutch in and use the brakes. Brakes are just a tad bit cheaper and easier to replace

**ReBop** · 09-27-2007, 05:41 PM

I use the appropriate gear for the conditions. That means upshifting and downshifting, constantly. The car is made to do that.

**LS2Tuner** · 09-27-2007, 05:42 PM

Should've been a answer for combo........I use both together.

**Jays00ss** · 09-27-2007, 06:26 PM

brakes, alot easier to change

**state69champ** · 10-22-2007, 07:52 AM

On my bike I use both at the same time.. You just do a quick rev match while down shifting and holding the front brakes. Just a litte trick keith code showed me.

**Smkn_TA** · 10-24-2007, 05:20 PM

What do you guys use to get out of cruise control? Pushing the clutch in the thing revs high for a second wich I hate, so now I just use brakes to kill cruise control. For normal driving I use the brakes.

Something worse than using clutch for brakes, when I go to motocross track, I often hear people using the clutch for the gas! They hold throttle wide open and change speed by feathering the clutch..

**Wesman** · 10-25-2007, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Smkn_TA

What do you guys use to get out of cruise control? Pushing the clutch in the thing revs high for a second wich I hate, so now I just use brakes to kill cruise control. For normal driving I use the brakes.

Something worse than using clutch for brakes, when I go to motocross track, I often hear people using the clutch for the gas! They hold throttle wide open and change speed by feathering the clutch..

Don't push the clutch to the floor, just blip it as lightly as you can. It should still disengage the cruise control, without actually disengaging the clutch.

**joerockhead** · 10-25-2007, 08:05 PM

I do not have cruise control.

If I am approaching traffic and can tell the pace of traffic, I will down shift and only use the brake when I need to slow quicker.

**Tonik** · 10-25-2007, 08:44 PM

I prefer to pay 100 bucks for new brakes instead of 800 for a tranny rebuild.

**The Silver Goat** · 10-26-2007, 02:17 AM

I'll grab a higher gear when I need to stop quickly in traffic matching the revs keeping my eye on the guy behind me...

My drive to and from work is expressway - so if I need to, its usually 6 to 4 to 2 if needed. I've never had the ABS kick in.
When in traffic I use the gear box, but I try to time traffic meaning I don't need the clutch to get out of the higher gear and will clutch to get it into the lower gear - usually playing between 2, 3 & 4.