 Good Brake Upgrade For a Daily Driver? |
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 Mar 13, 2013 - 9:27 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Aug 5, '09 From West Texas, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%)  |
I'm wanting to upgrade my brakes. I don't want anything that's overkill, since my car will never see a track. Any suggestions?
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Mar 13, 2013 - 9:33 PM
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pads. EBC is my preference. grab some green stuff pads.
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Mar 13, 2013 - 9:35 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 5, '09 From West Texas, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
QUOTE (Tigawoods @ Mar 13, 2013 - 9:33 PM)  pads. EBC is my preference. grab some green stuff pads. What about rotors? -------------------- JDM Part King
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Mar 13, 2013 - 9:48 PM
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brembo, no need to do any other fancy crap. slotter and or drilled is just a F & F thing.
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Mar 13, 2013 - 9:55 PM
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QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Mar 13, 2013 - 9:48 PM) brembo, no need to do any other fancy crap. slotter and or drilled is just a F & F thing. Does brembo even make an upgrade kit for Celica's? -------------------- JDM Part King
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Mar 13, 2013 - 9:56 PM
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QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Mar 13, 2013 - 9:48 PM) brembo, no need to do any other fancy crap. slotter and or drilled is just a F & F thing. That's right, just convert it to mechanical drums and free up some power. But yeah, unless you're racing it a good set of Raybestos rotors and ceramic pads will do you good. -------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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Mar 13, 2013 - 11:00 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
Brembo used to do Oem type, not sure if anymore
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Mar 14, 2013 - 6:29 AM
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Really just pads will make the most noticeable difference. You can....or should resurface your old rotors with a new set of aggressive pads. If you dont feel like resurfacing, and want new rotors, EBC makes rotors for front and rear, and Brembo make blanks for the rear. Do you have disc brakes in the rear?
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Mar 14, 2013 - 9:15 AM
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QUOTE (Tigawoods @ Mar 14, 2013 - 7:29 AM) Really just pads will make the most noticeable difference. You can....or should resurface your old rotors with a new set of aggressive pads. If you dont feel like resurfacing, and want new rotors, EBC makes rotors for front and rear, and Brembo make blanks for the rear. Do you have disc brakes in the rear? Yes I have discs all around. -------------------- JDM Part King
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Mar 14, 2013 - 9:49 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 22, '06 From Columbia, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
Im not sure what your price range is for this mod, but EBC pads alone for all four corners will be around $160 max if I remember their prices correctly.
Oh and also some stainless steel lines would be a good buy as well. those slipped my mind. I dont see you needing slotted rotors or anything, and buying new blank faced rotors is essentially the same as resurfacing you original one. As long as your rotor's have enough life in them still, id just resurface and re-use. Depending on the shop you take it to, re-surfacing will run you around $30 a rotor -------------------- 1995 GT::::Diffusing the Situation エキサイティングカーレーシングチーム! march 2010 COTM : 6GC feature 2014 : january 2015-2016-2018 COTM |
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Mar 14, 2013 - 10:15 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 5, '09 From West Texas, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
QUOTE (Tigawoods @ Mar 14, 2013 - 10:49 AM) Im not sure what your price range is for this mod, but EBC pads alone for all four corners will be around $160 max if I remember their prices correctly. Oh and also some stainless steel lines would be a good buy as well. those slipped my mind. I dont see you needing slotted rotors or anything, and buying new blank faced rotors is essentially the same as resurfacing you original one. As long as your rotor's have enough life in them still, id just resurface and re-use. Depending on the shop you take it to, re-surfacing will run you around $30 a rotor Thanks. My price range is about $500. I was planning on doing stainless steel lines too. -------------------- JDM Part King
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Mar 14, 2013 - 10:22 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 22, '06 From Columbia, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
pads and lines will put you around 260. Plus resurfacing.
If you want slotted rotor's Im selling my EBC ones in a couple weeks! -------------------- 1995 GT::::Diffusing the Situation エキサイティングカーレーシングチーム! march 2010 COTM : 6GC feature 2014 : january 2015-2016-2018 COTM |
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Mar 14, 2013 - 11:55 AM
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Or buy new rotors for not much more than $30 each.
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Mar 14, 2013 - 2:24 PM
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yea go with rock auto, they have awesome quality equipment, and you can get OEM slotted and drilled with pads for $250
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Mar 14, 2013 - 6:48 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 5, '09 From West Texas, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
Are there any larger caliber and rotor upgrades I could do?
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Mar 14, 2013 - 9:31 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 22, '06 From Columbia, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
yes, but youd be stretching your budget.
the ST205 caliper and rotor upgrades. -------------------- 1995 GT::::Diffusing the Situation エキサイティングカーレーシングチーム! march 2010 COTM : 6GC feature 2014 : january 2015-2016-2018 COTM |
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Mar 14, 2013 - 11:12 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 5, '09 From West Texas, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
QUOTE (Tigawoods @ Mar 14, 2013 - 9:31 PM) yes, but youd be stretching your budget. the ST205 caliper and rotor upgrades. Is there any other time of rotor caliper upgrades? I can stretch my budget but I don't know if I can afford St205 brakes. -------------------- JDM Part King
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Mar 23, 2013 - 10:20 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 5, '09 From West Texas, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
Question about the ST205 brake upgrade. I have to buy the custom rotors off of culp or trim the the others down to size?
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Mar 23, 2013 - 10:39 PM
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A set of calipers (f+r) alone usually goes for 550-650 iirc. Plus new pads and rotors, you're looking at close to $1000
http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-Toyota-Celica-...01c&vxp=mtr For the calipers alone... I don't know about you but I've found the stock braking system pretty good especially with small (15 and 16") wheels and good tires. I'd best spend $1000 in a set of performance brake pads and new rotors, braided lines, a fluid flush and some good, grippy tires. -------------------- 1993 Celica GT Coupe - sold
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Mar 23, 2013 - 11:00 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 5, '09 From West Texas, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
QUOTE (Syaoran @ Mar 23, 2013 - 11:39 PM) A set of calipers (f+r) alone usually goes for 550-650 iirc. Plus new pads and rotors, you're looking at close to $1000 http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-Toyota-Celica-...01c&vxp=mtr For the calipers alone... I don't know about you but I've found the stock braking system pretty good especially with small (15 and 16") wheels and good tires. I'd best spend $1000 in a set of performance brake pads and new rotors, braided lines, a fluid flush and some good, grippy tires. Edit: Maybe I'll just go with the stock set up. It's much cheaper and a lot less work, This post has been edited by 1994Celica: Mar 23, 2013 - 11:47 PM -------------------- JDM Part King
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