Anyone done a full brake upgrade on their GE8?
#1
Anyone done a full brake upgrade on their GE8?
Not just adding rear disc but also upgrade the fronts to bigger rotors, calipers, and pads?
I just had my rotors turned and pads replaced for the second time. Bought the car in Dec. 08.
Would a brake upgrade even make a difference in the number of times I have to change the pads or is it just that I drive so dame much? Car has 55k now.
I just had my rotors turned and pads replaced for the second time. Bought the car in Dec. 08.
Would a brake upgrade even make a difference in the number of times I have to change the pads or is it just that I drive so dame much? Car has 55k now.
#2
Not just adding rear disc but also upgrade the fronts to bigger rotors, calipers, and pads?
I just had my rotors turned and pads replaced for the second time. Bought the car in Dec. 08.
Would a brake upgrade even make a difference in the number of times I have to change the pads or is it just that I drive so dame much? Car has 55k now.
I just had my rotors turned and pads replaced for the second time. Bought the car in Dec. 08.
Would a brake upgrade even make a difference in the number of times I have to change the pads or is it just that I drive so dame much? Car has 55k now.
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#4
Everything is a variable and looking at where he's from, he's either a leadfoot or dealing with the SoCal stop and go traffic eats up rotors and pads. On my previous Hondas, I've replaced the rear pads from 15K to 20K miles. Front go shortly after that and replaced the rotors once, turned another time. I deal with a lot of stop and go traffic as well as hills. I'll admit I'm a leadfoot that leads to heavy braking, too.
#5
Just out of curiosity whose pads did you use? Don't remember W Covina being very hilly or crooked roads but 25k is a bit soon even for those of us who track our Fits and A/X as well.
Last edited by mahout; 04-21-2011 at 03:07 PM.
#8
Gmr will definitely glaze oem pads and rotors. If not you will cook your brake fluid and get brake hose expansion(brake pedal to the floor with no slowing). If you want a decent upgrade on the entire braking system, get brembo blanks and hawk pads. You can go further and flush the fluid with better heat resistance and upgrade the lines to steel braided.
I hated how the oem rotors warped with a single downhill pass at angeles crest so I went and upgraded everything but the calipers.
I hated how the oem rotors warped with a single downhill pass at angeles crest so I went and upgraded everything but the calipers.
#9
Gmr will definitely glaze oem pads and rotors. If not you will cook your brake fluid and get brake hose expansion(brake pedal to the floor with no slowing). If you want a decent upgrade on the entire braking system, get brembo blanks and hawk pads. You can go further and flush the fluid with better heat resistance and upgrade the lines to steel braided.
I hated how the oem rotors warped with a single downhill pass at angeles crest so I went and upgraded everything but the calipers.
I hated how the oem rotors warped with a single downhill pass at angeles crest so I went and upgraded everything but the calipers.
What about a rear disc conversion? How involved is that?
#10
Fastbrakes.com sells a conversion. It'd take a bit of work, but wouldn't be terribly hard. According to them, you'd keep the OEM master cylinder, which is nice A bit spendy, but if you're that rough on brakes, might well be worth it- Mark W.
#11
Just do the fronts if you need bigger brakes. Back brakes don't do a whole lot of work on a fwd car. Have you had to replace the drums?
Are you warping rotors? If so you can alter your driving to help with that. One of the main things that causes rotors to warp is making a long stop and then sitting with the brakes on (which you have to do with an auto).
What happens is the rotors get hot and then cool down after you stop. Problem is the rotors can't cool where the pads are against them so the rotors warp from cooling unevenly.
I would try the better pads and if you're getting warpage just try to come to a stop more gradually. Slow down early and inch your way up to the stop. That way the rotors will cool more evenly.
Disc brakes look nice but won't help you much on a FWD car.
Are you warping rotors? If so you can alter your driving to help with that. One of the main things that causes rotors to warp is making a long stop and then sitting with the brakes on (which you have to do with an auto).
What happens is the rotors get hot and then cool down after you stop. Problem is the rotors can't cool where the pads are against them so the rotors warp from cooling unevenly.
I would try the better pads and if you're getting warpage just try to come to a stop more gradually. Slow down early and inch your way up to the stop. That way the rotors will cool more evenly.
Disc brakes look nice but won't help you much on a FWD car.
#12
^ Agreed. On your average front-engine car, the front brakes are doing ~60-70% of the work. Fastbrakes also makes a bolt-on 11" front rotor kit for the Fits for ~$600. They also have bigger 12" kits for ~$900-1000. VERY not bad, for what you get- Mark W.
#15
Check the thread you created on this. Thee are links with rotors. Also, the Rotor is the same one used on the Integra GS-R and the previous Gen FIT.
~SB
~SB
#16
The CR-Z is too new and too uncommon to find junkyard parts to make it cheap enough, yet. In a few years, maybe- Mark W.
#18
Just do the fronts if you need bigger brakes. Back brakes don't do a whole lot of work on a fwd car. Have you had to replace the drums?
Are you warping rotors? If so you can alter your driving to help with that. One of the main things that causes rotors to warp is making a long stop and then sitting with the brakes on (which you have to do with an auto).
What happens is the rotors get hot and then cool down after you stop. Problem is the rotors can't cool where the pads are against them so the rotors warp from cooling unevenly.
I would try the better pads and if you're getting warpage just try to come to a stop more gradually. Slow down early and inch your way up to the stop. That way the rotors will cool more evenly.
Disc brakes look nice but won't help you much on a FWD car.
Are you warping rotors? If so you can alter your driving to help with that. One of the main things that causes rotors to warp is making a long stop and then sitting with the brakes on (which you have to do with an auto).
What happens is the rotors get hot and then cool down after you stop. Problem is the rotors can't cool where the pads are against them so the rotors warp from cooling unevenly.
I would try the better pads and if you're getting warpage just try to come to a stop more gradually. Slow down early and inch your way up to the stop. That way the rotors will cool more evenly.
Disc brakes look nice but won't help you much on a FWD car.
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