Here are some pics of the rear pads I melted. FYI - make sure the rear caliper isn't frozen or this could happen to you









Here's some pics after I had the rotors turned and repainted the hubs. Looks like brand new, less the AEM logo and the EBC pads (went to cheap 12 OEM pads for now).





And here's two pics of my car, since I've never posted any...





Let me know what you think!

 

What do you mean by frozen? I was thinking about doing the same upgrade but that's a little scary. How can it be frozen? Pardon the ignorance.

 

You don't show what the inside of the pads look like....that's what would matter.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spender1326 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What do you mean by frozen? I was thinking about doing the same upgrade but that's a little scary. How can it be frozen? Pardon the ignorance.</TD></TR></TABLE>

The caliper is mounted to the hub via two pins that allow it to freely slide back left and right. They were rusted in place on mine. I had to torch the pins out, and then hone out the housing. Works great now...just wish I would have done it before ruining some 70 dollar pads and loosing the AEM logo (bling bling). I kinda like it this way...it's the sleeper look.

 

 

damn those pads are shiny!

I see what happened to them now.

For me, in my opinion, AEM =

I just get to like anything that they make.

 

Do they add salt to the roads in your area?

 

Nope, this was after 1 day of driving on perfectly dry roads...caliper was binding the pads against the rotor.

Kind of like keeping the e-brake up.

 

looks nice w/o the AEM logo

 

yeah id talk **** about you not greasing your caliper pins, but ive probably done worse - sick car btw, i dont think ive ever seen hood pins like that b4 - who makes them

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by frenchy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah id talk **** about you not greasing your caliper pins, but ive probably done worse - sick car btw, i dont think ive ever seen hood pins like that b4 - who makes them</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yea...I knew they were frozen...I just figured the pads would wear in. I guess I was in a hurry...what a mistake...

Hood pins were all chrome. I painted the plate gloss black, so they didn't stand out so much.

Not sure who makes them, the guy I bought my hood from threw them in for nothing. Just a generic locking hood pin I guess.

 

I thought slotted and drilled rotors couldn't be turned?

 

Post some pics of this kit behind your wheels. Interested to see what it looks like...

I take it those allen head bolts are fake and the rotors aren't two piece, right?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I thought slotted and drilled rotors couldn't be turned?</TD></TR></TABLE>

They can be turned on a lathe, but that breaks the bits pretty easily.

There is a special machine the uses a super fine rotating stone to resurface drilled/slotted rotors. Gives them that brand new crosshatched look...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ScreaminTeg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damn those pads are shiny!

I see what happened to them now.

For me, in my opinion, AEM =

I just get to like anything that they make.</TD></TR></TABLE>

It was my own fault, not AEMs...I'm totaly impressed with this brake kit. They work great now...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMDA9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
I take it those allen head bolts are fake and the rotors aren't two piece, right?

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I dont know much about these kits but why would AEM do something like put fake allen head bolts on their rotor? Sounds like something APC would do not AEM.. Even though some people dont like their products I think they do a good job at developing some nice PERFORMANCE oriented products..

 

why did you paint your white reverse lamps red?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hadehatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I dont know much about these kits but why would AEM do something like put fake allen head bolts on their rotor? Sounds like something APC would do not AEM.. Even though some people dont like their products I think they do a good job at developing some nice PERFORMANCE oriented products..</TD></TR></TABLE>

Because even the cheapest 2 piece rotor is nearly $325 a pop. Thats how much my Wilwood rotors cost, and and surely AEM rotors can't be that much if the whole kit is less than that...

 

I did it to be unique. I changed the lense in the third brake light in the hatch (for cars without spoilers) to white to act as my reverse lights.

As for the fake allen screws, they do spice up the rotor somewhat. While the product does add some serious performance, they look cool as well. I call that killing two birds with one stone.

 

Paint your sideskirts.

 

I don't think the rotors add that much performance. They seem more bling to me. I don't feel some great stopping power from them. I mean there is no greater contact area for the caliper, so it doesn't seem like they would stop better.

 

those brakes are smokin!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IntegraBoy04 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't think the rotors add that much performance. They seem more bling to me. I don't feel some great stopping power from them. I mean there is no greater contact area for the caliper, so it doesn't seem like they would stop better.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats what I think, but I'd love to have a set to fill out the rear wheels. They do look real good...

 

...the longer lever arm with the larger diameter rotor will allow more stopping torque to be generated...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by roadrunner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">...the longer lever arm with the larger diameter rotor will allow more stopping torque to be generated...</TD></TR></TABLE>

What are you talking about? What longer lever arm?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by roadrunner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">...the longer lever arm with the larger diameter rotor will allow more stopping torque to be generated...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Irrelevant because there is already enough available. More is not needed, nor beneficial.