hey i feel like my car needs better brakes, so any1 know of a cheap good braking system or ect that i could get? also how much do you think it would cost to change the drums in the back to disks?

 

drums to discs in the back will cost anywhere from 150-450 depending on where you buy your stuff and if you want to upgrade the stock rotors/pads.

i hear hawk pads are good..

 

k where do you think i can go to change them to disks? anywhere? like 4 example pepboys or autozone or sumthin? n which hawks pads u think r the best? Hawk Performance Ceramic Pads, Hawk HPS Street brake pads, or Hawk HP Plus Race brake pads.

 

For a daily driving application like mine, the Hawk HPS pads will do just fine. I am also using brembo blank rotors (non-drilled or slotted) And they are holding up well.

 

power slots + aem/nissin pads + rear discs + braided lines + new fluid = excellent braking.

 

hawk street pads are really good. i've been on them for about a month now and they're awesome compared to the cheapo ones i had before.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by skipbarber &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">power slots + aem/nissin pads + rear discs + braided lines + new fluid = excellent braking.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Power slots are a waste of money for Daily Driven vehicles, simpley because it'll chew the crap out of your pads, with no positive affect for the damage. They don't brake any better than stock rotors, and they eat through pads faster.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AiL45 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">k where do you think i can go to change them to disks? anywhere? like 4 example pepboys or autozone or sumthin? n which hawks pads u think r the best? Hawk Performance Ceramic Pads, Hawk HPS Street brake pads, or Hawk HP Plus Race brake pads.</TD></TR></TABLE>

U cant just "go somewhere" to get them changed. My guess is u will have to buy all the hardware, and MAYBE a local import tuner will install then, but ur better off just doing it urself.

Its not that hard, there a a bundle of DIY's online and theres one in Honda Tuning.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18a_CRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">U cant just "go somewhere" to get them changed. My guess is u will have to buy all the hardware, and MAYBE a local import tuner will install then, but ur better off just doing it urself.

Its not that hard, there a a bundle of DIY's online and theres one in Honda Tuning.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea dont worry me and my friends usually do all the work on our cars because alot of them are mechanicis n ect. i just wanted to know where i can go and BUY the disks for the back, because have no idea where i would and havnt asked my friends yet.

 

Your best bet is a junkyard or salvage yard for imports. I do know that http://www.importautosalvage.com has dealt them out before, but I do not know their prices.

 

u might be able to get it from honda for 4X the price, but a local junkyard is totally the way to go.

 

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Power slots are a waste of money for Daily Driven vehicles, simpley because it'll chew the crap out of your pads, with no positive affect for the damage. They don't brake any better than stock rotors, and they eat through pads faster. </TD></TR></TABLE>

i couldn't disagree with you more. My pads aren't wearing down that much faster than before. The slots, unlike drilled rotors, make the rotors last longer (wont crack) and actually evacuate gases, dust and even water. I feel very strongly that these rotors have significantly improved my braking performance. I can only imagine how much better it could be with different pads. I find myself stopping alot sooner, even compared to stock rotors and my rear disc conversion. But most of all, alot less fading. The slots basically prevent the rotors from glazing over. There is MOST DEFINATELY a positive outcome from these rotors, atleast for me. By far one of my favorite mods. don't knock it til youve tried it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by skipbarber &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i couldn't disagree with you more. My pads aren't wearing down that much faster than before. The slots, unlike drilled rotors, make the rotors last longer (wont crack) and actually evacuate gases, dust and even water. I feel very strongly that these rotors have significantly improved my braking performance. I can only imagine how much better it could be with different pads. I find myself stopping alot sooner, even compared to stock rotors and my rear disc conversion. But most of all, alot less fading. The slots basically prevent the rotors from glazing over. There is MOST DEFINATELY a positive outcome from these rotors, atleast for me. By far one of my favorite mods. don't knock it til youve tried it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm not knocking it because I didn't try it. Don't assume you know what I've done to cars, if you don't have a clue.

On my POS BMW 5-series, I did several tests with Powerslots versus Brembo blanks, and the Powerslots always came out a good 10ft further than the Brembo's, from a 60mph to 0mph test. I also did longevity testing on a road course I set up in a vacant parking lot (with the owner's permission), and found the Powerslots to have brake fade much sooner than the Brembo's. I actually almost hit a lightpost due to the inability to stop with the Powerslots. I averaged, on a 3min. course, about 10seconds faster laptimes with the Brembo's, because it could handle late breaking much, much better. I used Hawk HPS pads on both sets of rotors, and a different set per rotor (in order to keep things fair). Over the course of 25laps per set of rotor/pads, the Powerslots chewed up a good 35% more pad, then the Brembo's. And, considering I found them to have a much sloppier feel in the corners, I was quite displeased. In an overall comparison, the Powerslots WERE better than the stock rotors, but for the money, I'd much MUCH rather have the Brembo Blanks.

 

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I'm not knocking it because I didn't try it. Don't assume you know what I've done to cars, if you don't have a clue.

On my POS BMW 5-series, I did several tests with Powerslots versus Brembo blanks, and the Powerslots always came out a good 10ft further than the Brembo's, from a 60mph to 0mph test. I also did longevity testing on a road course I set up in a vacant parking lot (with the owner's permission), and found the Powerslots to have brake fade much sooner than the Brembo's. I actually almost hit a lightpost due to the inability to stop with the Powerslots. I averaged, on a 3min. course, about 10seconds faster laptimes with the Brembo's, because it could handle late breaking much, much better. I used Hawk HPS pads on both sets of rotors, and a different set per rotor (in order to keep things fair). Over the course of 25laps per set of rotor/pads, the Powerslots chewed up a good 35% more pad, then the Brembo's. And, considering I found them to have a much sloppier feel in the corners, I was quite displeased. In an overall comparison, the Powerslots WERE better than the stock rotors, but for the money, I'd much MUCH rather have the Brembo Blanks.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i wasnt making any assumptions beside the fact that you hadnt had power slots on your 7thgen. In a heavy german 5 series, id have to say that youre absolutely right. However, it's been my experience in my own 7thgen that the power slots did actually help alot, otherwise i wouldnt be on here trying to prove a point. for the $120 i paid for them, i am completely happy with my purchase. im not saying that these are the BEST things ever. I have plenty of other brake upgrades ie. rear discs, nissin pads, braided lines, DOT 4 fluid, that further enhance my cars stopping ability and dramatically reduce stopping distance. Perhaps if i were using these rotors by themselves, without any other brake system upgrades i wouldnt be as happy. but, in this particular thread, in my first post, i was simply suggesting a setup that would enhance braking ability. If slotted, dimpled, or drilled rotors were all completely negative, you wouldnt see as many performance cars out in the market coming with them stock.

 

Ah, I see where you were going with that.

If I were to say ALL slotted, cross-drilled, and c-channelled brakes were bad for performance, I'd be a complete fool. I've had specifically terrible luck with Powerslots over the course of a few different tracked cars. So, I don't recommend them to anyone. I've even had one shatter on a corner and ruin the caliper, hub, and even the rim on that corner (for some reason the tire was fine). I've got nothing against people who like them, I would just not like to see that happen to anyone in a daily driven situation.

I'm glad you've had great luck with them, honestly. Just be careful if you take it beyond daily driven usage, so you don't get as unlucky as I did.