Educate me: Brakes

[Burtonrider10022]

OK. so its time for some new brakes. they have at least 20k that i put on them, plus, i dont even know if the guy before me ever changed them so they might have 40k on them. SO... i cant afford a 1-2k Brembro set up or anthing. Id say budget is 300 bucks max. What can i do to get a little more performance out of my brakes? Obviously better pads, but what is a good brand? Also, if i need new rotors, which i most likely do, cross cut? drilled? i know thats a never ending argument, but i do mostly street driving, might hit up the track once or twice in the summer, and thats it.

Any advice is helpful

Thanks guys

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[MadMike]

eh, i just did breaks all around on my car
for OEM parts it came out to 250ish for rotors and pads all around

but also went with ceramic pads for the little extra performance

 

[EmersonHart13]

I prefer Hawk Pads.... As for rotors Slotted and/or dimpled but not really into cross drilled. Though my car has them from the factory!

 

[Mickey]

If I was going to do the brakes on your car I would just resurface the rotors and put some hawk pads on it. I wouldn't recommend slotted or cross drilled rotors. They're useless unless you're racing. With 40k on the rotors you should be able to have them resurfaced. If you take off the rotors some places will resurface them for pretty cheap. I know Farm and Fleet does it for about 10 dollars a rotor.

 

[Shibby50]

If I was going to do the brakes on your car I would just resurface the rotors and put some hawk pads on it. I wouldn't recommend slotted or cross drilled rotors. They're useless unless you're racing. With 40k on the rotors you should be able to have them resurfaced. If you take off the rotors some places will resurface them for pretty cheap. I know Farm and Fleet does it for about 10 dollars a rotor.

X2 Just look at some good hawk pads, everyone here seems to agree on that part.

 

[Burtonrider10022]

i guess Hawk Pads it is. anyone got a good place to find these? ima go google real quick, but any inside tips on cheap parts is helpful

 

[framos242]

Hawk Ceramic brakes pads here. Love them. Rotors... if you have a budget, stick with OE for now.

 

[Burtonrider10022]

ok, hawk HPS, HP Plus, or ceramic pads?

 

[Shibby50]

Got mine on ebay lol
I have the ceramic and love em

 

[framos242]

i guess Hawk Pads it is. anyone got a good place to find these? ima go google real quick, but any inside tips on cheap parts is helpful

tirerack.com

 

[Burtonrider10022]

hawk pads look to be about 200 bucks for all 4 corners for ceramic. The guys on Audizine are saying stainless steel brake lines do wonders...

 

[framos242]

hawk pads look to be about 200 bucks for all 4 corners for ceramic. The guys on Audizine are saying stainless steel brake lines do wonders...

You're looking at ~$100 for stainless stell brakes lines.

 

[Mook]

THM is having a sale on stainless lines

http://www.thechicagogarage.org/forum/showthread.php?t=31399

 

[Burtonrider10022]

i just found them @ 160 bucks w/ free sipping... i might get them and just have the rotors resurfaced instead of getting new rotors

 

[Burtonrider10022]

mook FTW

 

[The Broken Regal]

If I was going to do the brakes on your car I would just resurface the rotors and put some hawk pads on it. I wouldn't recommend slotted or cross drilled rotors. They're useless unless you're racing. With 40k on the rotors you should be able to have them resurfaced. If you take off the rotors some places will resurface them for pretty cheap. I know Farm and Fleet does it for about 10 dollars a rotor.

listen to this guy.

 

[Slider]

Pads make a big difference. I got my Hawk pads at http://www.autopartswarehouse.com it seems like they had the best deal w/ free shipping, they also had the best price on blank Brembo rotors. I would stay away from cross drilled or slotted rotors unless you really like the looks and are willing to spend the cash, otherwise just go with Brembo blanks or resurface yours and save yourself some money.

 

[EmersonHart13]

I would resurface rotors, I only replace or upgrade them when I cannot resurface anymore and yes slotted or etc are overkill unless you really need the power but they do look nice!

 

[sickmint79]

i would resurface and get hawk hps

if you autox then same or maybe carbotech panther+ (i use these)

if you road race then carbotech panther+, super blue racing brake fluid, OEM blanks or some form of slotted rotors

if you want to stop quicker then stickier/wider tires, i like the dunlop direzza sport Z1 star specs, on my sti and my brother's s2k. the above stuff is not going to make you stop quicker

 

[Burtonrider10022]

http://shop.achtuning.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=321

this is hard to pass up... especially with that tax check on its way...

 

[EmersonHart13]

That's not a bad price.

 

[sickmint79]

looks expensive to me

 

[James]

It's asking too much but if you want to stop quicker get tires. Brake pads don't help and are overkill, unless you autoX. Nobody ever seems to understand brake fade and how aftermarket pads help. Again, asking too much, I know.

 

[Burtonrider10022]

hm... if i remember this thread was about which brake set up would be right for me because mine are at the end of their lifespan... did better stopping come into play? i dont remember saying that. and i have decent tires on the car. unless Pirrellis are shit...

 

[James]

Don't mind me, I'm talking wayyy above your head. I understand that you don't understand, and that's o.k..