Hi folks, new to the forum, been lurking for the past few days. I just picked up my first Audi this past Friday, an `02 A4 Quattro, 1.8T. So far, I love it. The previous owner was -not- a car person, but it's in pretty decent shape despite that. The first thing I need to do is new pads and rotors at all the corners. The fronts are "ok", but the rears feel like a washboard when you run your fingernail across them. I've been looking for OEM replacements, but there seem to be a pretty wide range of parts available. Is there an easy to tell which rotors I have? It has the "sport suspension" according to the window sticker (found it in the glovebox), and 17" alloys, if that helps.

I used Pelican when I was playing with BMW's (anyone want an E24 633csi?), and luckily, the moment I get an Audi, they start carrying Audi/VW parts. Here are the parts I'm looking at:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/euro/cat...BRKpad_pg2.htm

I considered the Stoptech stage 2 kit (the slotted one, not drilled), but after some spirited runs through one of my favorite twisty spots last night, I'm not sure the factory brakes are deficient in any way. I don't play often, but when I do, I play kinda rough. Do the stock brakes fade a lot after extended use?

 

obviously aftermarket will stop you a lot faster, but stock brakes would be fine if you don't go hard on them all the time, don't knwo much about stoptech, heard that they are good, but i'm a brembo fan

 

Well i got brembo rotors (slotted) in front and power slot (slotted) all of them oem size. And hawks street performance pads... I like them))
You can go bigger rotors like A8 or s4 ones or even bigger ))... I actually know a guy who might have stock b5 s4 brakes (rotors and pads are almost done, but calipers are fine) for $150.

 

With the larger rotors, will I need to re-locate the calipers? I figured out which OEM discs I need by decoding the options code sticker in the trunk, but if I can find a set of basic slotted rotors with (streetable)high performance pads for a decent price, I think that would do me fine for now.

 

ECStuning.com has a whole bunch of choices for the brake systems replacible rotors and pads and BBK's to bot

 

I went with the ESC Tuning Porsche 966 big brake kit... They are awsome... Just the right amount of stopping power... You can be light on the brakes for daily driving or lay into them for those fast corners and accelerating out of them... I definatly recomend big brakes, totally changes the way the car drives.

 

StopTech is one of the best in my opinion. My buddy bought they're Big Brake conversion kit for his RS4 , mad sexy and extreme stopping power to boot. Alot of Euro owners end up buying StopTech.. they are quite expensive though.