“Brakes are the most important parts of the car.”
-Most Moms.
They’re right, brakes will save your life so you might as well make sure they are in good working order. If you race your car on a track, you will know that brakes can help you shave a few seconds off your lap time because you will be able to brake later when cornering. If, on everyone of those turns you save time, you will save a lot of time on the whole race. So, before going out and buying serious engine mods, make sure your car will be able to brake well at speed, because nothing is worse than buying all these mods and having to brake very early resulting in poor lap times.
There are mainly 2 types of brakes: Drum brakes and Disk brakes
Drum brakes are often found on older and/or entry model cars. They are more fragile and do not perform as good as disk brakes. These can block and stay in a braking position and are quite hard to repair, so are often replaced completely.
Disk brakes are much better because they are much safer and more reliable. The way they work: A metallic disk that is attached to your wheel spins with it. A caliper squeezes the disk when you brake which will slow down your vehicle. This system is much easier and cheaper to repair as the different parts are easier to pull apart and you can easily purchase them.
If you want to buy new brakes for your car, I would suggest you ask a mechanic to either help you or let him do the job himself as, like I said, brakes are very important. If you have a big budget and are looking for the best performance from your brakes, I would suggest that you buy Brembo parts. These are the brakes the big teams use at Le Mans. Otherwise, I would look up on Google what brakes your car manufacturer recommends as they will probably have a kit that will perfectly fit the model of your car.