Hi, Guest
02-20-2013, 01:18 PM
(02-20-2013, 10:16 AM)GFXjamie Wrote: 05+ front brakes are bigger and fit unfer 15" wheels. Same procedure to swap as the svt's
Just reading between the lines of the first post, upgrading to larger rotors, whether SVT or 05+, you will also have to replace the spindle and the caliper and caliper bracket - it's more than just rotors.
Spend your money on the pads. True story: my race instructor at the BMW club I belong to has a monster M6 twin turbo race car and he buys only the cheapest rotors he can find - over time he figured out it was the pads and only the pads that made a difference in the performance of his brakes.
So 18 months ago I replaced my SVT brakes with inexpensive "white box" rotors and EBC pads - in terms of stopping power there was no difference between that and my previous setups which were EBC pads with Brembo blanks and then EBC pads with EBC blanks.
A few people purchased the same white box rotors in the last Brake Group Buy so perhaps someone else will chime in with their experience.
To be fair, my rotors look pretty gnarly (I should have painted the hats), but I spent the time and effort to "bed in" the EBC pads and they continue to feel and stop great.
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2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P
2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway
New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come
* New Zetec crate motor - NFG - thanks Topspeed *