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Old 09-22-2008, 06:20 PM   #1
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Brembos are excellent. Equal or better than OEM depending on who supplied that particular model.

For stock pads I highly recommend Hawk HPS. Good up to light track duty, long life, quiet. Tirerack has them for a good price.
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Old 09-25-2008, 09:44 AM   #2
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so the brembo rotors are as good as OEM or better?

if I order those, plus the Hawk pads that tire rack has - i can just order ALL the stuff I need in one shot.

rotors, pads, and my tires.

although I'm not sure if tire rack sells the sensors or other little parts i might need for a brake job.... my wear light came on and someone said if the light comes on youneed to redo the sensors..

can I resuse all the other components..or are there any little pieces/parts I need to order along with rotors/pads?

I just went on the tirerack website and noted those Hawk HPS pads indicate they do NOT have cutout for the wear sensor...so does that mean you just leave the sensor off totally and forgoe using it? does the sensor light go off or stay lit up all the time?

if i want to retain teh wear sensor and have agood pad, what do you reocmmend..

maybe i'm just right back to OEM stuff.. pelican parts here i come

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Old 09-25-2008, 11:09 AM   #3
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my wear light came on and someone said if the light comes on youneed to redo the sensors..
That is correct. The sensor is effectively a destructive test. You only need to replace the one (or more) worn through on the end.

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can I resuse all the other components..or are there any little pieces/parts I need to order along with rotors/pads?
There is a pad spring kit but I keep reusing mine. Porsche recommends new caliper bolts when replacing the rotors, and I think rotor screws too.

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so does that mean you just leave the sensor off totally and forgoe using it? does the sensor light go off or stay lit up all the time?
Replace the worn sensor and zip tie them out of the way.
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how many of you guys replace the caliper bolts when you do brakes???

i've done brakes on a lot of cars and never replaced this stuff... is this just BS to sell parts or do they really stretch/wear?
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how many of you guys replace the caliper bolts when you do brakes???

i've done brakes on a lot of cars and never replaced this stuff... is this just BS to sell parts or do they really stretch/wear?
They really stretch. The large amount of torque spec'd - 63 Ft. Lbs. is fairly close to the limit of the Fastener material's elasticity. Replacing them is more a precautionary note, but still, it is possible they could fail if reused. It doesn't happen very often at all so reusing them at least once isn't that big a deal.

Reusing them repeatedly could cause an issue, but it's more likely the fastener, especially if slightly corroded, would break when trying to remove it rather than failing in use, though that too is possible. Then you're drilling and tapping or using an insert. The likelyhood of failure in a reused bolt is higher than one used only once.
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