Brakes - Keeping it simple

[yargnits]

In my quest to reduce brake dust I put some carbon fiber ceramic pads on the front. I thought it'd be nice to throw on some rotors too. This is the Power Stop kit available from Rock Auto.

[smwalker]

post some part numbers and or manufactures as those are definitely in my future. Never seen brake dust stick to the side of a vehicle before!

[yargnits]

post some part numbers and or manufactures as those are definitely in my future. Never seen brake dust stick to the side of a vehicle before!

Give me a week or so to see how fast the dust builds up. The break-in did dust them up a tad but I think day to day driving will be okay.

A link to the kit is:http://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php ... 73&jsn=299

About $210 shipped to my door. It's listed as PowerStop kit K5948 which includes: AR82125XL left rotor, AR82125XR right rotor and Z231404 Z23 pads.

Note: Absolutely necessary to break in the pads/rotors properly regardless of what new parts you use.

[mercialogo]

I would also like to know if it stops as hard as oem. I plan on auto crossing mine and aside from dusting i love how hard or quick the Caprice stops

[xcidmigs]

I highly doubt they will stop as good, I literally scared myself a few times on hard stops and after i switched to standard ceramic pads they definitely don't bite as hard. I just did a panic stop last night for a deer and I was doubting if i was gonna make it, don't get me wrong it was probably something like 15 feet more while going 60-0 than if i had stock pads still. Perhaps using brand new rotors would increase the new ones ability also but i was being a cheap ass and trying to cut the dust which is has significantly so I'm ok with the compromises, i mean the car still stops great its just not that eyeballs falling out like stock was...

[yargnits]

My first thought when heading out to break the pads in was that they didn't stop as well as the OEM "cop" pads. While that disappoints me a bit, the fact that the rear wheels get dirty before the fronts make me feel pretty good about the swap. So IMO, if you're auto-crossing, keep the original pads but get the rotors for the better cooling / fade resistance. Just get some black alum wheels too.

[elc32955]

However, also remember that you will be doing rotors as well as pads if you use the stock police Federal-Mogul pads each & every time you do brakes. Those pads are very abrasive and even moderate d/d braking will eat rotors. All well & good as long as you budget for complete changeout every time you do brakes. But you will see very short stopping distances without a doubt, along with the commensurate cloud of brake dust!

[yargnits]

What they look like with my wheels on. Cool for the people that notice, however I hope they don't look to close... The rear rotors are stock.