I want upgraded brake pads and fluid but am not familiar with Japanese cars at all, what would you guys reccomend? Looking for street pads with more agressive bite but won't fade and doesn't need to be warmed up. I usually don't use the brakes much (just coast down and brake for the last 5mph) but might do 2-3 hard/late braking where the tires start howling per drive (but I don't feel ABS!). After one of these types of braking I feel the rotors get really hot and the pedal is spongy. [Mod] Tom's got an 05 Legacy none Turbo
I heard that the red stuff eats up rotors quick. If you want, regular/quality pads for cheap, try the Axxis Deluxe pads. They don't provide instant biting power but they last a loooong time.
check this site out for Cryogenically treated rotors and brake pads here in MN http://www.frozenrotors.com/frozenrotors.shtml not a bad price for the product either?? I am thinking about it myself...
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by wrxboy2003 check this site out for Cryogenically treated rotors and brake pads here in MN http://www.frozenrotors.com/frozenrotors.shtml not a bad price for the product either?? I am thinking about it myself... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> We did a group buy earlier this year. I love my h6 rears on my WRX, but it changes auto-x to stx... dam now I need to mod more. EDIT: Oh yeah, I am running hawks with the frozenrotors. I like it.
Fear not, STX isn't very intimidating at present. Tim and I have only a few modifications to our WRXs. On topic: Carbotech Bobcats. Great bite, little dust.
I run Axxis Ultimates on my cryo-treated fronts. They bite quick at all temps and have little to no fade, though part of their performance may or may not be contributed to the rotors. Only downside to them is they dust like mad, one of the reasons I want to get my OEM 5-spokes powdercoated black.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> I love my h6 rears on my WRX, but it changes auto-x to stx... dam now I need to mod more. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> You might want to double check that one... "Cross drilled and/or slotted brake rotors are permitted, same size and type as standard" ...looks like SM for you! I am running Porterfield R4S pads....da bomb! They do dust a little, but all good pads do.
Nope, according to subygal, they where fantastic from wear and well as performance. The older setup had issues, but since the company is under new managment and they have the ebc redstuff ceramic out, it's supposed to be better than pads like if I remember correctly bobcats, axxis etc.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Chin You might want to double check that one... "Cross drilled and/or slotted brake rotors are permitted, same size and type as standard" ...looks like SM for you! <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> I wouldn't protest it.
so woul dyou guys running the cryogenic rotors swear by them.. they last longer etc etc.... I want to ge tsome cross drilled / slotted ones for my WRX but they dont offer them it looks like.. I am looking into being a supplier for their company?!?! Also anyone with an RS or Impreza who wants cross drilled & slotted rotors look like stock size.. I have some brand new.. dont fit my WRX (back ones do) would take $300 for the lot (all 4) can send pics if wanted... I am after an STi hood scoop so may consider a swap... or that paintball gun I saw on here in another thread.. that thing was shweeeet... kick the wife out of the bed and share the bed with it... ha haha
Cross-drilled? Unless they're ceramic rotors cross-drilling is pretty much just for looks. If there is a marginal performance gain from them it is vastly outweighed by the failures prone to them.
