New brakes needed...stock brakes lasted me 4 years now

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Old 04-25-2004, 05:20 PM
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New brakes needed...stock brakes lasted me 4 years now

My car is almost 4 years old now. I have just over 55,000 miles on my original rotors and pads. This is the longest I've ever gone without putting in new pads and rotors. Rotors are warped anyways so it's time to go aftermarket!!!

Should I go with the Rotora or Wilwood application? I'd like to keep my stock rims.
Old 04-25-2004, 05:42 PM
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Are you looking for a big brake kit or just rotors and pads?
Old 04-25-2004, 06:18 PM
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55k on a 4yr old car...I will have that before my 2yrs are up.
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that's a long time for these brakes


just get brembo blanks and go w/ stock pad, seems like you ar ehappy w/ the brakes.
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Originally posted by Red-CL
Are you looking for a big brake kit or just rotors and pads?
Yes, I'm looking into the big brake kit. I feel very nervous when I unleash the supercharger...
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Originally posted by anothercls
55k on a 4yr old car...I will have that before my 2yrs are up.
Yeah, in my previous cars I was replacing rotors and pads every 2 years or so.
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