**Help with brake and rotor removal.

SHOnUup · August 26, 2014, 05:29:32 PM

Those things look AWESOME!

SHO-TYM · August 26, 2014, 05:30:50 PM

Quote from: SHOnUup on August 26, 2014, 05:29:32 PM
Those things look AWESOME!

This is the kit ordered from amazon... shipped to my door for free in 2 business days, and the total for all for was $260 cheaper than EBC website

ZSHO · August 26, 2014, 06:36:48 PM

Looks great on there SHO-TYM,the extra effort paid off.

peppelepugh · August 26, 2014, 07:08:45 PM

LET THE BRAKE IN PERIOD BEGIN!!!!! I'm so jealous my rear set is on back order!!!!!

SHO-TYM · August 26, 2014, 07:18:48 PM

Quote from: peppelepugh on August 26, 2014, 07:08:45 PM
LET THE BRAKE IN PERIOD BEGIN!!!!! I'm so jealous my rear set is on back order!!!!!

I am going to have to remember not to brake hard for a while. I haven't tackled the back yet, as I am really sick today... so being home from work without a wife or kid at home equals car time until I ran out of energy.... glad the front are done though. ... tomorrow is the back ones hopefully!

elund126 · August 26, 2014, 07:22:51 PM

Just making sure you saw my past about the rear calipers......didn't want you to have the same dilemma as today!!

SHO-TYM · August 26, 2014, 07:24:07 PM

Quote from: elund126 on August 26, 2014, 07:22:51 PM
Just making sure you saw my past about the rear calipers......didn't want you to have the same dilemma as today!!

I did see it. I am going to call around to see if I can rent one from somewhere close by..... thank you 1000 tomes over for the heads up.... nothing worse than getting that far into something, and realizing you don't have everything

SHO-TYM · August 27, 2014, 12:17:50 AM

Does anyone else see an issue here? I didn't notice it until I got back from my test drive.... the new rotors and pads don't seem to match. The pad doesn't touch all of the rotor.... it misses about half an inch from the hub out.... I looked at my rotors after I went for a test drive and there was only a portion of the rotor being used..... it's like the pad is too small or something. Can anyone explain this?

SHO-TYM · August 27, 2014, 12:26:02 AM

Came across this picture.... looks like they shipped me Performance Package pads for my non PP car..... the top pads in the pic are non pp, and the bottom are pp..... so I have the pp pads on my car, but they don't touch the whole rotor..... the non PP pads will touch the whole rotor, which to me seems like that would be better.... right? More contact, more stopping power?

SHO-TYM · August 27, 2014, 08:53:52 AM

^^ Anybody know if this is going to cause any issues in the future? I know the rotor will wear uneven for sure, so I will never be able to use non PP pads... right?

SHOnUup · August 27, 2014, 09:11:36 AM

I don't think it should cause uneven rotor wear. Looks like the PP have the top portion out for maybe heat release? But enough pad hitting before that arch out at top to cause even wear.

Edit: opposite^^^oops

donky4444 · August 27, 2014, 11:25:34 AM

My EBC set up is the same as yours and I have had no issues with it. How are the new pads shaped compared to the stockers you took off?

SHO-TYM · August 30, 2014, 12:24:30 AM

Quote from: donky4444 on August 27, 2014, 11:25:34 AM
My EBC set up is the same as yours and I have had no issues with it. How are the new pads shaped compared to the stockers you took off?

They are shaped completly different. The PP pads I received have a curve to them, and the stocks don't really have that curve... in this pic, the top ones are for the non pp SHO. the bottom is for PP SHO. much different shape. Not a huge issue... they stop fine with no funky stuff