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votblindub -> my new brakes are done (4/10/2008 11:42:48 AM)
Finished over the weekend. Zimmerman fronts, ATE rears and Pagird RS4-2-1 pads all around. [img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2308/2397163470_1c243f5b8b_b.jpg[/img] new rear ATE rotors [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2396329281_c7c7614b76_b.jpg[/img] new rear ATE rotors [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2396328749_8522db2d77_b.jpg[/img] new front Zimmerman rotors [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/2397161996_43fb026717_b.jpg[/img] new front zimmermans [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/2397161528_f769ca1ca3_b.jpg[/img] pagid rear pad [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/2397160902_4908251399_b.jpg[/img] pad surfaces. new is on top [img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2166/2396326847_5cf7febfff_b.jpg[/img] pad surfaces. new is on the right [img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2095/2397159938_6888254b2e_b.jpg[/img] rear pads. new ones on the left [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/2397159502_6292eb03bf_b.jpg[/img] rear rotors. old on the left [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/2397158552_a67a272ddd_b.jpg[/img] rear rotor and caliper [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/2397158108_7be52922cc_b.jpg[/img] new brake rotor in palce [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3010/2396323893_24a4dbc4a8_b.jpg[/img] front rotor hat painted [img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2184/2397157312_e9b740d60c_b.jpg[/img] new front rotor painted [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/2396323039_d7319cd2fb_b.jpg[/img] inside of new front rotor

weed4life -> RE: my new brakes are done (4/10/2008 12:09:33 PM)
N I C E ! You shoulda maybe painted the calipers while you were doing the brakes. Did you get SS lines as well? Hows the braking feel? Diamater on the new rotors look larger giving pads more surface to grip.

Cmoney -> RE: my new brakes are done (4/19/2008 4:01:37 AM)
I did my brakes on a 2000 2.7. I painted my calipers black. It gave them a nice look.

Slurm -> RE: my new brakes are done (4/19/2008 7:49:17 AM)
why cross drilled in the front and not the back?

votblindub -> RE: my new brakes are done (4/20/2008 8:56:30 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: weed4life N I C E ! You shoulda maybe painted the calipers while you were doing the brakes. Did you get SS lines as well? Hows the braking feel? Diamater on the new rotors look larger giving pads more surface to grip. i plan to powdercoat the calipers flat red, actually. everyone has the high gloss, i want flat red [:D]

votblindub -> RE: my new brakes are done (4/20/2008 8:57:47 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Slurm why cross drilled in the front and not the back? dont really need drilled ones outback. i just did it as maintenance. i dont need SS lines because i dont do much city driving, no auto rossing and this car isnt seeing track time, so why invest 150 dollars into something i wont actually NEED, ya know? once i need lines, ill get stainless, but for now, OEM is enough

katcoota -> RE: my new brakes are done (4/20/2008 9:17:22 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Slurm why cross drilled in the front and not the back? The majority of the car's braking is done with the front rotors (unless you drive backwards all the time). Hence they are almost always a larger diameter, and wear out quicker. For day to day driving, upgrading the rear rotors to cross drilled is almost cosmetic as the effects of slightly cooler brakes will be negligable. Slotted, cross drilled and SS lines are great if you are taking it to the track. Then you will certainly benefit from every little tweak you can get to enhance your car.

votblindub -> RE: my new brakes are done (4/20/2008 6:26:00 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: katcoota quote: ORIGINAL: Slurm why cross drilled in the front and not the back? The majority of the car's braking is done with the front rotors (unless you drive backwards all the time). Hence they are almost always a larger diameter, and wear out quicker. For day to day driving, upgrading the rear rotors to cross drilled is almost cosmetic as the effects of slightly cooler brakes will be negligable. Slotted, cross drilled and SS lines are great if you are taking it to the track. Then you will certainly benefit from every little tweak you can get to enhance your car. a-yup! exactly. i dont plan to get things i dont really need on the car. i might get sway bars or something like that, to reduce body roll. im not building a track rat.

euro_2nr -> RE: my new brakes are done (4/21/2008 10:15:36 AM)
+1... dats why I haven't upgraded my brakes at all! But as soon as I need to I'll probly do something similar.

Wayne.L -> RE: my new brakes are done (4/21/2008 1:07:10 PM)
which bbs rim is your's???? look really hot with the drilled rotor!

votblindub -> RE: my new brakes are done (4/21/2008 1:30:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Wayne.L which bbs rim is your's???? look really hot with the drilled rotor! 19" BBS LM Rep

bob martin -> RE: my new brakes are done (4/22/2008 4:48:02 AM)
Just finished my rear brakes last night. Note: you do NOT have to pull the caliper bracket off, just the caliper. Undo the two 13 mm bolts, holding the 15 mm nuts with a wrench, to undo the caliper, slide it off, then pull the pads out. The rotor will come out from underneath the bracket, which is unusual but damned convenient! Getting the caliper puck to rotate back in was a bear as I had to apply pressure to the puck while rotating it. After several false starts, I found that a pry bar through the caliper gave the right pressure and was out of the way of my pliers. I'm going to have to get one of those rear disk tools, one of these days.... Anyway, my wheels aren't as nice and my fronts will get done later this summer, but thanks for the write up! Bob

votblindub -> RE: my new brakes are done (4/22/2008 6:09:28 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: bob martin Just finished my rear brakes last night. Note: you do NOT have to pull the caliper bracket off, just the caliper. Undo the two 13 mm bolts, holding the 15 mm nuts with a wrench, to undo the caliper, slide it off, then pull the pads out. The rotor will come out from underneath the bracket, which is unusual but damned convenient! Getting the caliper puck to rotate back in was a bear as I had to apply pressure to the puck while rotating it. After several false starts, I found that a pry bar through the caliper gave the right pressure and was out of the way of my pliers. I'm going to have to get one of those rear disk tools, one of these days.... Anyway, my wheels aren't as nice and my fronts will get done later this summer, but thanks for the write up! Bob oh yea, haha. that first wheel? we took everything apart. a lot more than we had to LOL the others went smoother. we tried to use that stupid cube. "the cube" as its referred to. dont buy it. its useless. go to advanced auto part and get the master brake tool box. that has the tool in it to push the pistons back in. super easy to use and does it in like 6 rotations.

b5hobsons4 -> RE: my new brakes are done (6/7/2008 8:06:04 AM)
I just got done putting new pads on my 2001 S4. After putting the new pads on, The calipers rubbed the rims again. I had to put 5mm spacers on because some asshole on Ebay sold me rims that wouldnt fit correctly after I asked him specificaly if they would fit. Does anyone have a good opinion on what to do? I ground the the front air ducts on the calipers a little bit, but I have barely a mm of clearance. It''s not safe to drive. So, right now it is just sitting in my driveway...

votblindub -> RE: my new brakes are done (6/9/2008 7:43:26 AM)
get good hubcentric spacers, not from ebay but call H&R and get a set

oc_audica -> RE: my new brakes are done (6/9/2008 9:10:18 AM)
good choice with the zimmermans i just got the 2 drilled rotors up front too! I also went with Stoptech SS brake lines front/rear and some motul fluid... got them installed just a few days ago. I already had some PBR Ultimate Ceramic pads all around with about 5k on em so the whole ''kit'' so to speak is still bedding in, but it feels wonderful! [:D]

votblindub -> RE: my new brakes are done (6/9/2008 12:09:20 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: oc_audica good choice with the zimmermans i just got the 2 drilled rotors up front too! I also went with Stoptech SS brake lines front/rear and some motul fluid... got them installed just a few days ago. I already had some PBR Ultimate Ceramic pads all around with about 5k on em so the whole ''''''''kit'''''''' so to speak is still bedding in, but it feels wonderful! [:D] the feel excellent! i love the stance on ur car. what are u using for suspension bits?

oc_audica -> RE: my new brakes are done (6/9/2008 2:35:08 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: votblindub the feel excellent! i love the stance on ur car. what are u using for suspension bits? thanks [:D] wheels are 18x7.5 30et, on Koni sport yellows all around and H&R Race springs (also have all the febi-bilstein control arms)

TwinTurboC5 -> RE: my new brakes are done (6/9/2008 5:53:14 PM)
Hey VOTBLINDUB.....Nice job on the brakes!! Did you have to adjust your parking brake after all of the work. I did mine over a month ago...but stil don''t think they are adjusted quite right. Any tips you care to share?

votblindub -> RE: my new brakes are done (6/10/2008 12:01:43 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: oc_audica quote: ORIGINAL: votblindub the feel excellent! i love the stance on ur car. what are u using for suspension bits? thanks [:D] wheels are 18x7.5 30et, on Koni sport yellows all around and H&R Race springs (also have all the febi-bilstein control arms) about how much was it sans the wheels

votblindub -> RE: my new brakes are done (6/10/2008 12:03:33 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: TwinTurboC5 Hey VOTBLINDUB.....Nice job on the brakes!! Did you have to adjust your parking brake after all of the work. I did mine over a month ago...but stil don''''t think they are adjusted quite right. Any tips you care to share? i didnt have to adjust anything in mine. what threw me off during the install is that the outer pads on the rear sat at a 30 degree angle for some reason. i thought i got the wrong parts, but the stock ones sat the same when i put that back in. after i got the pads in the caliper and sat it on the rotor and applied the brakes it all evened out.

oc_audica -> RE: my new brakes are done (6/11/2008 11:10:44 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: votblindub about how much was it sans the wheels koni''s - $500 H&R - $250 Control arms - $500 Labor - $300

votblindub -> RE: my new brakes are done (6/12/2008 6:02:58 AM)
man, i really dig that slight tire tuck look. i want that on mine as well

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