I can't seem to find any info on this topic, so here goes. I am building an '87 Daytona for track day/street use. I have already replaced the entire front/rear suspension and brakes with the '93 setup, including the 11" slotted rotors. I have the same setup on my '86 Laser, which I just did a 2 day race school with, on 215-60R-15 tires. The coilovers are from Rich Bryant's Megan Racing setup, and the rear shocks are QA1's. My axles are from The Driveshaft Shop, and are heavier than stock.
The things I learned were:
1) The 11" brakes will quickly fade, if you drag them just a bit. They were OK if I stabbed them hard and got off quick.
2) I was also told that our Neon style front wheel bearings were only good for about 13 hours. In 24 hour races, Neons will rarely make it to the end, so other cars don't even worry about them being in front.
3) 215-60R-15 tires will fit into a Daytona w/o rubbing, if you have the '93 front suspension, but tend to bog the RPM's a bit. I bought mine used, because they were cheap and I didn't worry about burning them off.
This has made me start thinking about designing a larger brake/hub setup, for the Daytona. I will probably go with 17" wheels, which would allow me to use much larger rotors and 6 piston calipers. My question is, has anyone converted our standard type hub/bearing assy's to a more robust setup?
I know that there are quite a few FWD track cars, so something should be adaptable. I just don't want to go through all the research, if someone else has already done the work. Since I will be replacing the wheels, I am free to use pretty much any make and will probably even end up with more wheel choices.
I can get any axleshaft outer half mated to the standard inner half, so I am not limited by the shafts.