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Exactly, by bringing bigger brakes into the equation you are potentially moving the weakest link in the friction chain down to the tires and their grip or lack thereof to the pavement.
Commercial airliner brakes are designed to such a standard as to be able to lock up the rubber and create so much heat as to blow the tires out. This is to create as much braking/stopping forces as possible to effect an emergency stop in as short a distance as possible.
Once you maximize the braking forces at the pads and rotor you're moving on down the stopping chain to the next weakest link.
But yeah, I'd put bigger calipers on if I had the opportunity and the budget for it.
I upgraded my 4Runner to the Tundra brakes for a nice easy DIY stopping upgrade.
Mike
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