I'm changing pads and rotors at all four corners. Only upgrading the pads, sticking with stock rotors for now. Wish me luck. Any major stumbling blocks I should watch out for?

Oh, and I'm putting on some 15 mm wheel spacers, too. Yes, with stock wheels. Go ahead and tell me its dumb. I'm okay with it.

Pictures to come.

 

make sure the rubber boots on the guide pins arent ripped and the pins themselves arent beat up and slide nicely. lube up the guide pins while your in there. its not a bad idea to put some antisqueal stuff on the back of the pads when you install them. i wish i did when i had it all apart, now im too lazy to go back and do it lol.

putting 15mm spacers on without the need to just wears out your tires faster then necessary but you already know its dumb so i wont say it.

 

Spacers make the car looks THAT much better.

Good luck with the job. Let us know how it goes.

 

are you resurfacing the rotors? I have always heard that it is a very bad idea just to change pads and not rotors, at least cut them down. Hate to ask the obvious

 

Make sure you use a brake caliper tool when compressing the caliper to them back on. Audi's calipers have to be squeezed AND turned. Autozone (at least in my area) rents the tool for free... you just gotta put a deposit down.

 

So, I'm donzo. Yeah, it's late. Yeah, it took faaaarrrrrrrrrrr too long. Whatever. Pics up tomorrow, as I'm sleepy. The brakes rock out, though. I went with PBR ceramics, and stocker replacement rotors. Whole job was about $440, plus about $200 for spacers. Which, BTW, make it look sooooooooooo much better. I'm all