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25558, Need help choosing brakes Posted by SilverRS, Oct-29-04 04:13 AM
I am not sure which brands to buy or from where. I was looking at nopionline.com and I saw Brembo slotted rotors for like 130 and axis ultimate ceramic pads for like 40. I am not sure where else to look to find possible better prices or better products. I want something that has no brake dust because right now my rims get very dirty and something that is slightly better than stock without spending too much. Also I was wondering if I should change my drums, I do not know anything about drums so any help is appreciated.
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25566, RE: Need help choosing brakes Posted by Chamuko, Oct-29-04 11:11 AM
auotzone?
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25567, RE: Need help choosing brakes Posted by RxR_Eclipse, Oct-29-04 06:45 PM
swap the drums for disks. I had a friend get the axix ceramic ones for his cobra mustang, and he destroyed them in one day at a road course event. Actually he went through his stockers in about 15 laps and the ceramics in about 40. He got them from napa i believe.
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25568, RE: Need help choosing brakes Posted by MCubed45, Oct-30-04 08:16 AM
get the front brakes off a GSX. best bang for your buck. you'd notice much bigger improvement than if you swapped your rears for discs.
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25573, RE: Need help choosing brakes Posted by 420AYE, Oct-31-04 10:11 AM
EBC pads.
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25575, RE: Need help choosing brakes Posted by Talontaxi, Oct-31-04 10:38 AM
First off you will never find a pad with "no dust" because pads are made to wear and in turn create dust. The best you can do is get a pad with a harder compound that wears less thereby creating less dust. Also some pads have a lighter colored compound over a standard semi-mattalic material. EBC's stop great and they have less wear but the best i have seen so far as far as low dust production are Hawks.
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25599, RE: Need help choosing brakes Posted by SilverRS, Nov-03-04 08:47 AM
I don't want to spend too much money by getting GSX fronts or doing the rear disc swap. So don't get the axis ceramics? Would slotted brembo disks give it more bite?
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25604, RE: Need help choosing brakes Posted by CODE4, Nov-04-04 03:46 AM
Keep in mind that the pad material is what is giving you your 'bite.' Slotted/drilled rotors aid in cooling and venting the rotors to prevent warpage. Not needed for daily street use, but if you want them for looks, it is your money.
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25620, RE: Need help choosing brakes Posted by SilverRS, Nov-05-04 01:33 PM
Originally posted by CODE4 Keep in mind that the pad material is what is giving you your 'bite.' Slotted/drilled rotors aid in cooling and venting the rotors to prevent warpage. Not needed for daily street use, but if you want them for looks, it is your money.
I need a daily driver setup that has smooth braking but mabye just a little better than stock that would also last a long time. I don't have a lot of money and trying to spend as little as possible but get something good out of it.
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