Affordable Front Brake Job
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Affordable Front Brake Job
I know there have been countless posts on brakes, but had an interesting talk with Sewell dealer recently and thought I'd share. I know many here like the Project Mu brakes and they're no doubt a great product, but for those of us that don't track the car, my solution was a lot more affordable.
Incidentally i had taken the car in to Sewell to do the passenger airbag recall. While i was there they suggested I needed new front pads and "probably" needed new front rotors. For this they would charge me just over $1,100.00 !! Yes, as in Eleven hundred dollars! Needless to say I told them no thanks.
I've got about 40k miles of mostly city/hwy driving. there is a bit of grooving in the rotors but decent thickness and no pulsation in the braking so I elected to wait on the rotors. for pads I just went with Duralast Gold ceramic ($70.00). For brake dampening lube, i just went with a standard CRC product. A couple weeks later I can say I've got less brake dust and almost zero brake squeal
Incidentally i had taken the car in to Sewell to do the passenger airbag recall. While i was there they suggested I needed new front pads and "probably" needed new front rotors. For this they would charge me just over $1,100.00 !! Yes, as in Eleven hundred dollars! Needless to say I told them no thanks.
I've got about 40k miles of mostly city/hwy driving. there is a bit of grooving in the rotors but decent thickness and no pulsation in the braking so I elected to wait on the rotors. for pads I just went with Duralast Gold ceramic ($70.00). For brake dampening lube, i just went with a standard CRC product. A couple weeks later I can say I've got less brake dust and almost zero brake squeal
Last edited by DBrian; 03-22-17 at 03:59 PM. Reason: story clarification
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supersonic (03-22-17)
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Sounds like a perfectly viable solution if you do not plan to stop from triple digit speeds repeatedly.
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I currently use the same brake pads (front and back) and I like them a lot. Big difference in brake dust compared to oem too! I'll eventually try something else when I have to do new rotors tho.
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I've seen a couple go this route. What is missing in this post is the loss of bite compared to OEM or Project Mu...? Care to share? Looks like a lot less dust so that's always a plus
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I've used these at the track. Nothing special by any means but I'd say they are on par with the OEM pads for the price point. I like the low dusting and low noise for regular street driving.
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"Less bite" with these Brembos still puts this in a stopping category better than most vehicles on the road.
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Don't confuse stopping power with pad selection. Pad selection has nothing to do with stopping power, only the feel of the braking system while stopping. Stopping power is limited by tire traction, not anything in a modern braking system. You might "feel" they impact stopping distance, but they really only impact pedal effort for the same stopping power.
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I'm rocking these front and rear right now and definitely for like 60$ or something they are just as efficient on the street without breaking the bank. Low dust, no noise as far as i can tell, and still much life left after 15k miles. Don't let the branding scare you away.
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Don't confuse stopping power with pad selection. Pad selection has nothing to do with stopping power, only the feel of the braking system while stopping. Stopping power is limited by tire traction, not anything in a modern braking system. You might "feel" they impact stopping distance, but they really only impact pedal effort for the same stopping power.
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Joker4096 (03-23-17)
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Get a hold of dBa (Disk Brakes Australia) I had very good experience with their rotors on my old Honda together with Hawk HPS pads. (Non Ceramic)
They do make these for the ISF, may have to special order.
They do make these for the ISF, may have to special order.
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Again, no beef and I do appreciate a lot of the info we all exchange on this forum!