Ok so I finally upgraded my brakes and ditched the warped oem rotors. I replaced them with the Hawk HPS brakes and PowerSlot rotors all around.
All together with shipping cost was $525. Install price at dealer was $302. I think my butt still hurts anyway; the brakes are great. On the way home I have to come down a mountain and they didn't stink when I got home and they weren't really hot. Brakes a much more sensitive in a good way and definitely stops alot quicker. No more vibration when the brakes are on and rides smooth on the highway. BTW...I got them from tirerack.com

 

they rape you on the install price, good another org member with HPS and Powersolots.. enjoy them..... I know I love mine

 

Ya, I would have put them in for you for way less. Give us another update also when you have a few miles on them. Nice!

 

good stuff... i just got brembo rotors and thinking about the hawks pads... you got any pictures?

 

That set up makes alot of squeeling noise from the pads.

 

I had that same setup in my 02 and it squealed more than a pen full of pigs!!! I've since changed to Brembo X-drilled/slotteds with Raybestos pads....which worked out GREAT!!! Sidenote: I have set of Brembo blanks w/EBC green pads on order for the rears.

 

holy damn bro $302 for install, that **** takes like maybe an hour for all four rotors if you do that yourself maybe 2 hours if its your first time..... you shoulda just hit up a chiltons and found out how to do it before letting the dealer rape you and pee on your wounds..... but nice set up none the less

 

Do alot of people that use the Powerslots have that squealing at first? I followed the breakin period and they were noisy. I just kept hammering on them. Seem to be quiet now. Always grabbed up nice though. COME ON spring, I want my T1's!!!

 

Good GOD MAN why the f%^& did you have it installed at the dealer??? You should of just asked a local in the local forum to help you. Anyways enough ripping you about going to the dealer, good choice on the pads have the same ones. They do squeel at first but they work the best out of all the pads i've tried.

 

They won't squeal if you break them in right. I have had the same setup for months now and I haven't heard any squeals yet.

 

Hawk HPS brakes are quite awesome - just got them on the other day

 

Do you have the regular pads or the performance plus? I have the powerslots as well and ran the performance plus for about a year and a half. The grip with those pads were amazing but the dust, noise, and mostly the rotor wear were a bit of concern. I just slaped on the regular hawk pads and, although they dont make any noise and have low dust, there is simply no comparison in stoping power, I really have to stomp hard on the brakes now to get the abs to start working. The way idiots drive around here, after this set is gone, I'll probably be switching back to the performance plus.

 

Don't know what to tell ya. I had a shop do it last summer and they have been squeeling ever since. I am going to change them out soon.

 

Same here. I guess the Brembo/Raybestos setup does not require the higher maintenance break-in of Powerslots/Hawks.

 

amen to that brotha!

 

you can hit me if i missed it, but where did you order the brembos for the 02+??

 

If people are still interested in this set up. I got mine: 4 Power Slot rotors and 4 HPS Hawk pads for $440 Shipped from Performance Parts Store off the Internet. I called them and asked if I could pay over the phone and the guy honored the internet price. 440-473-0331 is the number. They may still do that price.

 

I just bought 4 brembo blanks, still undecided on pads!!!! Alot of feed bank on Hawk HPS and AXXIS.

 

I believe there is a GD thread with Brembos for the 02s.

 

The rears, I just bought from Auto Parts Warehouse.

It's been a while but I think I bought the front Brembo xdrills off Ebay and purchased the Raybestos pads from Autozone.

 

Read into this thread to get the group discount for brake rotors and pads. Also there is a lot of discussion on which pad+rotor combo makes the most dust and noise.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=422679

 

thanks for the links yall. i'm going to do some reading on these. and Jason keep us posted on how they are after a little bit of break in

 

I got the same setup but I hate the pads. They make too much noise toward the end of there life.

 

Oh to spare everyone from reading the whole group deal for rotors and pads, I got the powerslot slotted front rotors with the Axxis pads up front. Did they ever squeak and dust. I switched to PBR deluxe plus pads and have minor squeaks and dust. I just might drop on oe blanks with the PBR Deluxe plus pads. No noise or dust..