brakes???

[sly_vr4]

hey every1, jus wonderin wt the best way to go about gettin new brake setup on my VR4....the ones on now are pretty shot :cry: , need new discs/rotors, pads etc....front and rear
any help would b appreciated.. this is the first thing in a long line of repairs tht will taking place, so advice is grateful.
cheers
Sam

 

[CLuTZ]

Well, your car is a facelift VR4 which means it has twin pot front brakes, which are already a step up from the pre-facelifts, i'd suggest some slotted front discs and some upgaded pads like EBC greenstuffs, like what I have on my car, works a treat!

HERE is the the DBA (disc brakes Australia) catalouge

and

HERE is the EBC site

 

[jase]

+1 on the dba rotors. don't go cross drilled though.

i've got racebrakes RB75's or something pads. really good brakes. but if you're doing a lot of driving around town they do tend to glaze over.

not sure if you know montacute road mate, but usually a real hard push down there (giving them HEAPS of shit) will clean them up :lol:

 

[GVR40]

dba 4000 series, or just the slotted, not cross drilled

 

[AUSVR4]

RDA are also good

 

[Rusty]

i use the rda slotted rotors on my car - and are doing well
ebc pads are good value for money - had almost the whole range of ebc pads in the car
greens
reds
just about to fit yellows -
greens are a good all round brake pad

 

[rob323]

brakes

What do you use the car for, normal road use, road use with the ocasional spirited drive/ sprint day, or competition. (No point spending over $100 for front pads if its only for road use).

Don't forget to bleed the brake fluid.

I have rda slotted discs up front with ferodo ds2500 pads Std pads and discs in the back). For the type of semi competition (tarmac rallies, autocross etc) that i do, they are great (and I haven't been able to properly bed the pads in yet) but the pads don't heat up enough when driving on the road.

 

[tharaka]

How are the EBC pads on brake dust?

 

[Entaran]

All pads produce dust. The better the pad, the more the dust. The dust tells you they are working.

Get massive thin-spoke rims to let the dust goto the air rather than your rims if you're really worried.



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I have RDA Slotted rotors up front and back
Twinspots from a KR Verada (same as aspec slightly larger pistons)
Ferodo pads up front
EBC Blackstuff down rear

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Car pulls up like a charm.

I think the whole setup cost me about 700 dollars shipped.

 

[Rusty]

BRAKES

EBC BRAKE PADS TEND TO HAVE A LIGHTER DUST - ALMOST WHITE, TAKES AT LOT LONGER TO DIRTY THER WHEELS

 

[Entaran]

Finished bedding in the brakes today.

When I get the pads upto temperature, the bastard almost threw me through the windscreen. Sooooo not used to pulling up this fast :/

 

[JETGSR]

Do not wouse out on the brake fluid!! I have just the standard GSR caliper with a slotted rotor, I run endless CCX pads on the front a QFM premium on rear and endless RF65 brake fluid, and i can stop better that most 4 spot equiped cars and the rotor looks like a 20 cent piece by comparison, The best mod i did for the brakes was the fluid, Who would of thought that it would make such a difference, this was B4 i run the slotted and CCX's

Now i have the 2ltr in I will install the evo brakes so things should get better again, But i have noticed a lot of you do run the EBC I know they would be a damb sight cheaper than my Endless CCX's

JETGSR