:thepan: You gave your own solution to following too close while driving a 2-ton car: Back off.
While $450 worth of EBC Black Dash rotors and Redstuff pads will stop you 50 feet quicker from 100 mph, they won't make a bit of difference in a single panic stop from 55. That mostly depends on your reaction time and just how soon you apply enough brake to trigger ABS. Once a wheel skids or wheel speeds begin to differ by X percent, ABS and Stabilitrak take over, rotors and pads be damned. In that case, your tires may well be the answer to slightly shorter stop distances.
A single panic stop is a far different situation than constant braking/acceleration under track or road course conditions.
While $450 worth of EBC Black Dash rotors and Redstuff pads will stop you 50 feet quicker from 100 mph, they won't make a bit of difference in a single panic stop from 55. That mostly depends on your reaction time and just how soon you apply enough brake to trigger ABS. Once a wheel skids or wheel speeds begin to differ by X percent, ABS and Stabilitrak take over, rotors and pads be damned. In that case, your tires may well be the answer to slightly shorter stop distances.
A single panic stop is a far different situation than constant braking/acceleration under track or road course conditions.