 Need Brakes, 7th Gen Part Fitment Question |
 Aug 22, 2008 - 11:49 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jun 25, '05 From Fort Wayne, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%)  |
Ok, hit the wear indicators on the Celi yesterday, NOT going to drive around listening to squealing for too long. Here's the skinny of what I'm looking at/thinking:
Pads -- Either going to be EBC Redstuff, or Hawk HPS. Whichever I find a better deal on. I've used both brands and trust both, so that's that for that. Rotors -- Sadly, there's just NOT a good bunch of options out there for the 6GC. Having seen the 7th Gen brake thread though, and knowing that the 7th Gen front rotors are 3mm thinner than the 6GC GT rotors, I'm thinking of popping a decent set of 7th Gen front rotors on the car. But...... What about the 7th Gen REAR brake rotors??? Are those the same at the 6th Gen GT in terms of diameter and offest? And.....going to have the calipers and brackets powdercoated red while they're off the car.  Oh I wish I had the cash for a big brake kit upgrade on the front if not both. --------------------  |
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Aug 25, 2008 - 1:15 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '07 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 67 (96%) |
I've got NAPA premium rotors on my rear brakes (I did the GT disc conversion) and overall I'd say I'm really happy with them. One thing I'm not happy about is that the center "hub" or whatever that part is, is rusty on the surface. My front rotors (which came from Schuck's/Checker's/Kragen) were replaced at the same time and are doing the same thing. I'm not sure how to prevent this or if the Brembos will do it too, but it's something to be aware of. The surface that the pads actually touch are totally fine though.
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Aug 25, 2008 - 2:41 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 25, '05 From Fort Wayne, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
QUOTE (GriffGirl @ Aug 25, 2008 - 1:15 PM)  I've got NAPA premium rotors on my rear brakes (I did the GT disc conversion) and overall I'd say I'm really happy with them. One thing I'm not happy about is that the center "hub" or whatever that part is, is rusty on the surface. My front rotors (which came from Schuck's/Checker's/Kragen) were replaced at the same time and are doing the same thing. I'm not sure how to prevent this or if the Brembos will do it too, but it's something to be aware of. The surface that the pads actually touch are totally fine though. What you're describing is normal. I plan to combat this by having the hub centers powder coated black when I take the calipers in for red powder coat. -------------------- |
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Fastbird Need Brakes Aug 22, 2008 - 11:49 AM
Culpable04 here you can see the diameter # for front and rear... Aug 22, 2008 - 12:20 PM Fastbird I found this chart in the 7th Gen Brake Thread:
... Aug 22, 2008 - 12:54 PM Fastbird Think I found what I might do. Napa has some REAL... Aug 22, 2008 - 1:09 PM playr158 red stuff isn't going to be that good for stre... Aug 22, 2008 - 1:26 PM xredjokerx im pretty sure its been established that 7th gen *... Aug 22, 2008 - 1:29 PM Batman722 go OEM pads. You won't regret it. Aug 22, 2008 - 10:29 PM
GotToyota QUOTE (Batman722 @ Aug 22, 2008 - 10... Aug 24, 2008 - 6:05 PM Culpable04 I have the TRD brake pads with the 7th gen caliper... Aug 24, 2008 - 6:14 PM GriffGirl That's a good solution... too bad I didn't... Aug 25, 2008 - 4:51 PM Fastbird QUOTE (GriffGirl @ Aug 25, 2008 - 4... Aug 25, 2008 - 10:52 PM lagos I bought a set of brembo blanks and hawk HPS pads ... Aug 25, 2008 - 11:17 PM playr158 QUOTE (lagos @ Aug 26, 2008 - 12:17 ... Aug 26, 2008 - 6:23 AM Hanyo i just did my brakes, I got the autozone ceramic b... Aug 26, 2008 - 1:13 PM GriffGirl I'm using Satisfied Pro ceramic pads too, and ... Aug 26, 2008 - 3:06 PM |
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