5AT brakes
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5AT brakes
Has anyone tried (or felt they needed to) upgrade the 5AT brakes to the brembo's? There are few things on a car that a value over _really_ good braking.
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If that's the case, then I'd spend the money on tires other then the EL42s. They are the weak link in the braking, not the calipers.
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Originally posted by Woodstock
Has anyone tried (or felt they needed to) upgrade the 5AT brakes to the brembo's? There are few things on a car that a value over _really_ good braking.
Has anyone tried (or felt they needed to) upgrade the 5AT brakes to the brembo's? There are few things on a car that a value over _really_ good braking.
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Originally posted by KilroyR1
I read somewhere, that the Brembos will not work on the 5AT models due to sizing/offset considerations. I may be wrong.
Don
I read somewhere, that the Brembos will not work on the 5AT models due to sizing/offset considerations. I may be wrong.
Don
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Originally posted by KilroyR1
I read somewhere, that the Brembos will not work on the 5AT models due to sizing/offset considerations. I may be wrong.
Don
I read somewhere, that the Brembos will not work on the 5AT models due to sizing/offset considerations. I may be wrong.
Don
It probably means you cannot just add the Brembo calipers directly into 5AT without modifying your brake system and other stuff... you also need the bigger spare tire, too.
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Originally posted by TheNip73
If you purchase the A-spec package, part of the deal on teh 5AT is that you get the Brembos.
If you purchase the A-spec package, part of the deal on teh 5AT is that you get the Brembos.
Mike
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Originally posted by TheNip73
If you purchase the A-spec package, part of the deal on teh 5AT is that you get the Brembos. They should fit. You were misinformed/became confused somewhere. But you've just been set straight
If you purchase the A-spec package, part of the deal on teh 5AT is that you get the Brembos. They should fit. You were misinformed/became confused somewhere. But you've just been set straight
I even doubt they're Brembo's pads. Those so-called high performance pads are smaller than Brembo's... they look identical to 5AT's, except the red lines over the edges.
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Originally posted by TheNip73
If you purchase the A-spec package, part of the deal on teh 5AT is that you get the Brembos. They should fit. You were misinformed/became confused somewhere. But you've just been set straight
If you purchase the A-spec package, part of the deal on teh 5AT is that you get the Brembos. They should fit. You were misinformed/became confused somewhere. But you've just been set straight
You don't get Brembo's with the Automatic, you only get upgraded brake pads, Brembo's won't fit on Auto.
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Here is a quote from the Edmunds review...
Automatic A-Spec cars also get high-performance brake pads to help make up for the fact that they don't get the Brembo front brakes like the six-speed TLs do (due to packaging constraints).
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Automatic A-Spec cars also get high-performance brake pads to help make up for the fact that they don't get the Brembo front brakes like the six-speed TLs do (due to packaging constraints).
Don
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