I am looking to upgrade my brake rotors, pads, and fluid on my 5.0 and need some advice. I have read a lot about the subject, and have had great luck in the past with cermaic pads and blank rotors on FWD cars. What I am looking for is a rotor/pad/fluid combo that will fit my needs/use. I don't need the most expensive crap out there, but I don't mind paying for something if it will work better for what I need.
I will not be road racing the car at all. The main performance driving I will be doing is more straight line driving and will very rarely drive in a road race type fashion. I mainly use this car for more of a DD, but when I go to the 1/2 mile event I want some brakes that are going to work well slowing this pig down.
I am leaning toward some blank Centric rotors that have the black coating to reduce visible rust, and some Hawk Ceramic pads. The brake fluid I bought is the ATE Super Blue DOT 4 brake fluid. This sound like a combo that would work well for my application and needs?
I have read that the slotted rotors are pretty much just for show and don't really provide any better performance. Though I wouldn't mind the brakes looking good, are they even worth the cost difference? If I did get some, I would be looking at the TPS slotted rotors.
Post up what you guys think. All opinions on this specific application and use are welcome. Thanks for the help!
I will not be road racing the car at all. The main performance driving I will be doing is more straight line driving and will very rarely drive in a road race type fashion. I mainly use this car for more of a DD, but when I go to the 1/2 mile event I want some brakes that are going to work well slowing this pig down.
I am leaning toward some blank Centric rotors that have the black coating to reduce visible rust, and some Hawk Ceramic pads. The brake fluid I bought is the ATE Super Blue DOT 4 brake fluid. This sound like a combo that would work well for my application and needs?
I have read that the slotted rotors are pretty much just for show and don't really provide any better performance. Though I wouldn't mind the brakes looking good, are they even worth the cost difference? If I did get some, I would be looking at the TPS slotted rotors.
Post up what you guys think. All opinions on this specific application and use are welcome. Thanks for the help!