front brembos and hawks in, did some painting too (pics)
#1
front brembos and hawks in, did some painting too (pics)
well i did my hawks brembo's (fronts only) and i gotta say the brakes are touchy as hell now, and best of all i can hit hte brakes over 60mph and my front ends dosen't fell like its gonna fall apart lol (old, stock ones were warped as hell @ 48,000).
so here are some pics...i masked them off and hit them with the some engine paint i had lying aroud to keep hte rust off and keep it clean looking...i have to go back and redo all the calipers in the spring with some g2, but for now since i was there this will do.
and yes the car is dirty as hell...they just started salting last week, grrr.
http://photos.yahoo.com/kryo_genis
the cat is there for my g.f.
so here are some pics...i masked them off and hit them with the some engine paint i had lying aroud to keep hte rust off and keep it clean looking...i have to go back and redo all the calipers in the spring with some g2, but for now since i was there this will do.
and yes the car is dirty as hell...they just started salting last week, grrr.
http://photos.yahoo.com/kryo_genis
the cat is there for my g.f.
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look nice. i just bought hawks hps and going to buy brembo blanks zink platted front rotors tommorow from a group deal store. pads cost me $65 from pepboys and rotors will cost me $85 pair. i am impatient to see the outcome of these new brakes. btw what you paid for pads and rotors?
#5
thanks all, i paid just under $200 to my door from tire rack (where here in a day and a half too).
i would be carefull on hte zinc plating, the plating might f-up the pads with the build up.
i would be carefull on hte zinc plating, the plating might f-up the pads with the build up.
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Originally Posted by MyBlue02
o.e. replacments, i though about the zinc ones....but i chose to get normal ones and paint them...i didn't want to screw up my $65 pads.
do you know IRISH aka JOSH the guy who knows alot about brakes and suspension. he just emailed me back with this>>>
Originally Posted by OC guy
hey josh thanks for your great advice on slotted rotors. but i have a question for
Brembo/RTP rotors
Zinc plated Brembo blanks $84 for Front
i found these at group deals which i am planning to buy. what do you say about these rotors with new hawk hps pads? i dont even know what zink plated means so can you please advice me on these rotors any cons or pros over regular brembo blanks rotors?
thanks.
Brembo/RTP rotors
Zinc plated Brembo blanks $84 for Front
i found these at group deals which i am planning to buy. what do you say about these rotors with new hawk hps pads? i dont even know what zink plated means so can you please advice me on these rotors any cons or pros over regular brembo blanks rotors?
thanks.
Originally Posted by irish44j
zinc plating is just so the unswept part of the rotor (where the pad doesn't hit) won't get rusty as fast.
my only advice with Brembos is to CLEAN THEM GOOD with brake cleaner when you get them, since they will hae a preservative grease all over them that is STICKY!!!.
Sounds like a good deal though.
my only advice with Brembos is to CLEAN THEM GOOD with brake cleaner when you get them, since they will hae a preservative grease all over them that is STICKY!!!.
Sounds like a good deal though.
#9
i'm not missled...think about it for a sec., the whole rotor is "zinc" coated...so at some point in time the surface that the pad contact will no longer have zince on it, where does the zinc go as its worn away? some of it goes on the pads....just like leaving grease on there...
just a thought
just a thought
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Originally Posted by MyBlue02
i'm not missled...think about it for a sec., the whole rotor is "zinc" coated...so at some point in time the surface that the pad contact will no longer have zince on it, where does the zinc go as its worn away? some of it goes on the pads....just like leaving grease on there...
just a thought
just a thought
#13
Zinc plated doesn't hurt the pad as it will wear off after a while. While the part of the rotor in which the pads don't touch that is still Zinc plated will help keep rust off for awhile so Zinc plated is a good thing.
#14
Originally Posted by The Law
Zinc plated doesn't hurt the pad as it will wear off after a while. While the part of the rotor in which the pads don't touch that is still Zinc plated will help keep rust off for awhile so Zinc plated is a good thing.
that price for the zinc pads is prety good if it includes the shipping from the group deals i saw.
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Originally Posted by MyBlue02
that price for the zinc pads is prety good if it includes the shipping from the group deals i saw.
#17
Originally Posted by Johnbrooks302
Looks great myblue02...Just bought the same setup...i was waiting for someone to nudge me toward my wallet. THANKS! Can you find g2 local at auto stores?
i'd stay away from the dupount stuff that i have seen in hte stores though...i herd it cures fast.
and with hte g2 paint it is more that enough for 2 coats...at least it was on my old gtp
#18
Originally Posted by MyBlue02
not saying its not...just easy for me to mask and paint...no wories of anything getting into hte pad for me.
that price for the zinc **rotors** is prety good if it includes the shipping from the group deals i saw.
that price for the zinc **rotors** is prety good if it includes the shipping from the group deals i saw.
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