StopTech was founded in March of 1999 with a
singular mission: Become the leading manufacturer and supplier of high
performance brake components and systems. United by their passion for
racing and high performance vehicles, the founding staff sought to
challenge the status quo in known brake technology, and set new
paradigms for brake upgrade systems.
In service of the mission, and as a direct result of our ongoing
brake research, StopTech has to date received three patents in brake
technology and has one patent currently pending.
StopTech is the first aftermarket brake company to offer balanced
front brake upgrades, engineered to dramatically improve overall braking
performance while remaining compatible with the stock
OE rear brakes. This has significantly advanced the
state of art in aftermarket brake upgrades.
StopTech is now the worldwide leader in Balanced Brake Upgrades™ for
production cars, with over 277 platform offerings. The company
consistently wins braking contests performed by independent
publications, and is now the dominant, preferred brake system in the
SPEED World Challenge® Touring Car Series, the most
competitive, production based sprint race series in North America. The
company also participates in Grand-Am® Cup, the premier production based
endurance racing series in North America.
Core competencies: StopTech engineers and manufactures high
performance brake rotors, calipers,
DOT
compliant stainless steel lines, and brake upgrade systems for the
racing and performance street markets. The company distributes
OE aftermarket rotors, brake pads and brake fluid.
StopTech’s
ST-40 and
ST-60
calipers are manufactured using a squeeze-forged process.
Caliper bodies, hats, and brackets are machined to
ISO
standards at StopTech’s manufacturing facilities in Torrance,
California using the latest
CNC machines that
feature active tooling.
StopTech has received the prestigious TüV approval in Europe for a
number of its offerings, and has been selected as the exclusive brake
supplier by a major
OE aftermarket division.
The future vision of StopTech is to maintain focus on its original
mission. In doing so, the company will continually innovate significant
improvements to brake technology for street and racecars, for
enthusiasts and professionals alike.