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Well I finally got the front brakes upgraded to match the rear. Wow what difference stopping power is incredible now . Comments welcome. 8) 379235_17_full.jpg

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wow, I like, mabye Ill get some. Did u paint ur calipers black at one time, mine look rustier then that, hmm.

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wow, I like, mabye Ill get some. Did u paint ur calipers black at one time, mine look rustier then that, hmm.
No I didnt paint the calipers but this vehicle never saw snow or ice or salted roads & was garage kept until last june, And its in South Florida now . It has only 50k on the clock & I only use it as my 3rd vehicle so it doesnt get much use . The rotors are from JCWhitney & the pads I bought at PEP boys
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The rotors are from JCWhitney & the pads I bought at PEP boys

 

Do you happen to have a part number and price for those? :shock: I need front rotors BAD and may as well get something like that. I have a feeling it will wined up costing the same as solid ones.

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Here is alink to the ones I bought I don't know if they have them for your ride though //click on the pic for the link\\ I12449.gif;pv5909716c435d1d82

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I have been ordering parts from JCW for over 25 years , spent probably 3 to 4 grand with them and never had a problem I give them a great rating :wink:

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very nice :) i have a set of '96 CS front strut/knuckles in my trunk waiting to go in, but i still need to get some rotors and pads, struts, along with new balljoints and tierod ends. i've done the '94+ rear brake upgrade, but didn't feel much of an improvement over the way it was.

joshua

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I got a silly question, but on the JC link, do you need all four of those products, like y is their 4 different part number, and not just 2, are the slots in the opposite direction on different sides of the car?

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I got a silly question, but on the JC link, do you need all four of those products, like y is their 4 different part number, and not just 2, are the slots in the opposite direction on different sides of the car?
Yes the rotors are "directional "meaning there is a right and a left side \\\\\/////
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I got a silly question, but on the JC link, do you need all four of those products, like y is their 4 different part number, and not just 2, are the slots in the opposite direction on different sides of the car?
Yes the rotors are "directional "meaning there is a right and a left side \\\\\/////

 

So order all 4 parts right ?

oh and those are Raybestos BruteStop pads too ?

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I got a silly question, but on the JC link, do you need all four of those products, like y is their 4 different part number, and not just 2, are the slots in the opposite direction on different sides of the car?
Yes the rotors are "directional "meaning there is a right and a left side \\\\\/////

 

So order all 4 parts right ?

oh and those are Raybestos BruteStop pads too ?

 

Well I orderded them just now ... $194.79 :D

going to pepboys.com to see how much the pads are

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I got a silly question, but on the JC link, do you need all four of those products, like y is their 4 different part number, and not just 2, are the slots in the opposite direction on different sides of the car?
Yes the rotors are "directional "meaning there is a right and a left side \\\\\/////

 

So order all 4 parts right ?

oh and those are Raybestos BruteStop pads too ?

 

Well I orderded them just now ... $194.79 :D

going to pepboys.com to see how much the pads are

Your gonna love them they stop the car excellent. The pads were like $ 54.00
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I got a silly question, but on the JC link, do you need all four of those products, like y is their 4 different part number, and not just 2, are the slots in the opposite direction on different sides of the car?
Yes the rotors are "directional "meaning there is a right and a left side \\\\\/////

 

So order all 4 parts right ?

oh and those are Raybestos BruteStop pads too ?

 

Well I orderded them just now ... $194.79 :D

going to pepboys.com to see how much the pads are

Your gonna love them they stop the car excellent. The pads were like $ 54.00

 

Do you have them on all fours? PepBoys has them for $59 front and $69 rear ...

 

:shock: btw Quote-a-rama .......

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On the rear I used the pads the "loaded" calipers came with. Only used the brutestops on the front :)

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On the rear I used the pads the "loaded" calipers came with. Only used the brutestops on the front :)

Ok I was wondering .. I saw some Bendix TitaniuMetallic pads that are nice and $38 bucks. I'll get the brutestop for the front only ....

Mark

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On the rear I used the pads the "loaded" calipers came with. Only used the brutestops on the front :)

Ok I was wondering .. I saw some Bendix TitaniuMetallic pads that are nice and $38 bucks. I'll get the brutestop for the front only ....

Mark

Sounds like a plan man :cheers:
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:? WellI called JC Whitney about my rotors and guess what? back orded till Feb. 12th .... :!: Oh well --- maybe it will warm up some by then.

Mark

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:? WellI called JC Whitney about my rotors and guess what? back orded till Feb. 12th .... :!: Oh well --- maybe it will warm up some by then.

Mark

Yeah they told me the same thingabout the rear rotors but I got them in a week any way . They didnt have them in stock at JC but the manufacturer sent them direct
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Kewl --I'm getting the Front & Rear pads tomorrow after work so I'll have them in case the pop-in :D , but there calling for Ice,Freezing Rain this weekend :shock: , we never get snow ....

Have a Good 1 :peace:

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got front rotors today, if it warms up a little bit I'll pop them on tomorrow

:D -- they look good 8)

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got front rotors today, if it warms up a little bit I'll pop them on tomorrow

:D -- they look good 8)

Good deal man show us some pics as you get it completed :cheers:
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Ok here's one

 

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forgot to resize :shock: .. hope it's ok ..

Got the rears today gonna be a couple of day before I get them on, bad weather coming for the weekend :?

Mark

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Well did you drive it yet ?What do ya think? huh huh? Give us a report .

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Yeah I did ... Mixed Reviews :? , it said it will take 500 miles to break-in so I went easy on them, but they did stop OK ... old pads were about shot so it's good I replaced them anyway. How long did yours take to break-in , or did you ? I didn't won't warp the rotors by getting them to hot to fast ... I torqued the bolts to 100 lbs like the book said -- :shock:

How did yours do right after the install?

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