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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 07:03 AM
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Well the time came for some regular maintenance on the car. You know what that means.....time for upgrades!!

My pads were basically gone and the rotors hella warped, so.....




I figured that was a pretty decent setup.

Next was my LCA's. The bushings in my stock ones were all rippin to pieces, now I know I could have just replaced the bushings, but I figured why not just replace the whole LCA?



Now if I could ever get some free time, I just might get this stuff on the car.
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 07:07 AM
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nice buys those lcas look fresh
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 07:08 AM
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Maintenance always puts a damper in the pocket book, esp when you upgrade.

Good choices tho!
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 07:09 AM
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 07:12 AM
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cool man, which Brembo rotors did you end up snatching?

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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 07:15 AM
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I did some searching here on H-T and decided to go with the Brembo blanks.
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 07:52 AM
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Does anybody have experience with this particular braking setup? How do you like?
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 08:14 AM
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Great minds think alike! I always say might as well make it better if you are going to spend the money! Too bad it hurts my wallet a lot when I think that way.
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 08:16 AM
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Thats right! If it needs to be replaced, why not upgrade it?
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 08:21 AM
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nice! post pics of the install
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 08:21 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RippinVTEC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Does anybody have experience with this particular braking setup? How do you like?</TD></TR></TABLE>

im using the hps pads with rotora slotteds and i love it. great modulation and pedal feel, but the best part is great performance with almost no dust
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 09:18 AM
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Gotta love no dust!
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 09:25 AM
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good shyte..
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 10:14 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by THE PLAYER &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nice! post pics of the install </TD></TR></TABLE>

Definately!!
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 10:37 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM_EM1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 10:52 AM
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good choices
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 10:57 AM
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Throw some Goodridge steel braided brake lines while you're at it...stopping power will feel even better.
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DC4me &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">good choices </TD></TR></TABLE>


Thanks, I've heard good things about these products, especially the pads.
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 11:02 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gabebauman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Throw some Goodridge steel braided brake lines while you're at it...stopping power will feel even better. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Good call, I didn't even think about it.
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 11:11 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by THE PLAYER &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nice! post pics of the install </TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 12:02 PM
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Pics of the install should be up by the weekend!
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 01:31 PM
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i had the same idea, my si was at the 60k mark and instead of maintenance, i did the upgrades, i've got the same brake setup, your gonna love it
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 01:41 PM
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I have the same car and Im about to do a brake job on it, I would love to see what you think about your setup because its about the same that I am considering.
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 02:51 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jkocr2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i had the same idea, my si was at the 60k mark and instead of maintenance, i did the upgrades, i've got the same brake setup, your gonna love it</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hell yeah, thats what I want to be hearing
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 02:52 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by skylinetph26 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have the same car and Im about to do a brake job on it, I would love to see what you think about your setup because its about the same that I am considering. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I'll keep ya posted after the install!!
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