OT (again): New Brakes!

[DanDombrowski]

EBC Green pads on Brembo rotors. Took me about 2 hours to do all 4 wheels (including the wasted time taking pictures). Total was $265 shipped from the Tire Rack, and they have the same pads and rotors for our cars as well. Braking is great so far- quick stops, no more vibration from the rotors being warped, and very little noise. On top of that, after cleaning everything up, I found the anti-noise backing plates that had fallen out of the box, I didn't even put them on.

My one gripe over this whole project was that in taking the wheels off. I weigh 185 and can bench 250 easily. I couldn't even use my massive tire iron, I had to use a 2 foot breaker bar and still had to rest in between lugs. Talk about the grease monkeys at Tires Plus overtightening the lugs! No wonder his rotors warped! When I got out my torque wrench and set it for 75, it felt like 1/3 of the original torque.

And don't they look cool? Nothing says Christmas year round like green brakes on a red car!

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[Bill R.]

dumb idea to work on a car thats only supported by the jack...Not a good example.

EBC Green pads on Brembo rotors. Took me about 2 hours to do all 4 wheels (including the wasted time taking pictures). Total was $265 shipped from the Tire Rack, and they have the same pads and rotors for our cars as well. Braking is great so far- quick stops, no more vibration from the rotors being warped, and very little noise. On top of that, after cleaning everything up, I found the anti-noise backing plates that had fallen out of the box, I didn't even put them on.

My one gripe over this whole project was that in taking the wheels off. I weigh 185 and can bench 250 easily. I couldn't even use my massive tire iron, I had to use a 2 foot breaker bar and still had to rest in between lugs. Talk about the grease monkeys at Tires Plus overtightening the lugs! No wonder his rotors warped! When I got out my torque wrench and set it for 75, it felt like 1/3 of the original torque.

And don't they look cool? Nothing says Christmas year round like green brakes on a red car!

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[632 Regal]

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