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Old Mar 22, 2014 | 06:07 AM
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Replacing Rotors and Pads!

Hey guys, well its about that time i replace my rotors all around. i checked them out yesterday as i lowered my car some more. which brand do u guys recommend? i was thinking about stage 2 EBC brake rotors and pads. i was thinking of purchasing them from my local Pep Boys! just wanted some input before i pull the trigger! i commute 60 miles a day (so cal) stop and go traffic at times! Appreciate the responds!

P.S i want to get this done this weekend
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Old Mar 22, 2014 | 07:21 AM
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any pad and combo will work.

make sure you understand which EBC pad you are going with, as some are more aggrressive than others.

any pad and rotor combo will work.

so buy which ever one you are most comfortable with and in your budget.

i have a slotted rotor and a ceramic pad and I TOTALLY CAN NOT FEEL THE DIFFERENCE between a more aggressive combo on the street via daily driving......
this means ANY rotor and pad combo will stop your car.

it just depends on what you want as far as looks (slotted) or how aggressive you want the pad and if you want brake dust.

I didnt want brake dust and chose a ceramic pad

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Old Mar 22, 2014 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by onesiktl
Hey guys, well its about that time i replace my rotors all around. i checked them out yesterday....
What does that mean? If you didn't measure them with a micrometer, you have no idea if they are due to be changed.

What year car? Brembos or no? Mileage?
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Old Mar 22, 2014 | 11:57 AM
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Brembo blanks and the Pro Stop Plus ceramic pads Pep Boys sells are a good combo. Plus very little brake dust. Peddle feel is excellent along with cold stops.
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Old Mar 22, 2014 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by justnspace
any pad and combo will work.

make sure you understand which EBC pad you are going with, as some are more aggrressive than others.

any pad and rotor combo will work.

so buy which ever one you are most comfortable with and in your budget.

i have a slotted rotor and a ceramic pad and I TOTALLY CAN NOT FEEL THE DIFFERENCE between a more aggressive combo on the street via daily driving......
this means ANY rotor and pad combo will stop your car.

it just depends on what you want as far as looks (slotted) or how aggressive you want the pad and if you want brake dust.

I didnt want brake dust and chose a ceramic pad
Awesome thank you! i'm going with ceramic for sure

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What does that mean? If you didn't measure them with a micrometer, you have no idea if they are due to be changed.

What year car? Brembos or no? Mileage?
yeah i have a 05 With Brembos 100k Miles

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Brembo blanks and the Pro Stop Plus ceramic pads Pep Boys sells are a good combo. Plus very little brake dust. Peddle feel is excellent along with cold stops.
Awesome
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Old Mar 22, 2014 | 05:25 PM
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whats your budget?

i used to commute 90 miles round trip in norcal traffic. i am on stoptech pads and rotors. they dont bite as well as the oem brembos, but cost less and i'm sure will last longer.

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Old Mar 22, 2014 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by powdbyrice
whats your budget?

i used to commute 90 miles round trip in norcal traffic. i am on stoptech pads and rotors. they dont bite as well as the oem brembos, but cost less and i'm sure will last longer.
kinda glad i seen this as i was gonna go with stop tech pad and rotor combo,

maybe ill go with factory brembos
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Old Mar 22, 2014 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Nyordrms
kinda glad i seen this as i was gonna go with stop tech pad and rotor combo,

maybe ill go with factory brembos
Let me say this, get whatever you want none of it will really bother you unless you get a track pad. Reason being, no matter what you choose it'll stop your car from highway speeds the same. If you like a touchy pedal, then don't get ceramic pads. The only advantage they provide is low break dust Imo. But they are a perfect dd pad.
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Old Mar 23, 2014 | 04:10 AM
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Still loving ebc reds, not quite track, but plenty of bite. More bite when they heat up. Some newer drivers definitely had a problem with the braking curve.
Go for just before track pads if you need the extra performance, if you don't, go ceramic and keep your rims pretty.
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Old Mar 23, 2014 | 05:02 AM
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Alright Guys so i ended up ordering some EBC Rotors(not in stock) and ill be picking them Sunday morning and installing them! along with them i'll pick up some Ceramic brake pads to avoid the dust. thanks For all the input
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Old Mar 30, 2014 | 05:58 PM
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Just ordered this on Friday from heeltoe for my 2008 TL-S. Marcue from heeltoe recommended them over the stoptechs. He sells both. I'll let you know how they work out. Hopefully by the end of this week. They look sweet too.

http://www.heeltoeauto.com/ht-spec-b...roductid=65492
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Old Mar 31, 2014 | 04:07 PM
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We offer our XLR8 Acurazine brake packages for the Acurazine members. They utilize STOPTECH components and have proven to be very durable, performance-oriented and reasonably priced:

http://hoa.excelerateperformance.com...s/g-73363.aspx
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