What calipers, rotors and pads to get?????

[OIF1VET]

Brakes have been feeling soft, even though the car only has 20k on it, the brakes have been well used.. lol Today I noticed very deep grooves in the passenger rear rotor and slightly on the drivers rear, fronts look great. I am debating new calipers, rotors and pads.. But if I get new calipers I will have to sell my drag setup cause I will not grind new calipers for the rims.. That being said, what is a good caliper/rotor/pad setup.. I hear Hawk pads are very good... Have no idea on rotors, I hear mixed reviews on drilled and slotted.. Opinions? Thanks in advance!

[GoHard]

I want to do the big brembos like the cts-v and new SS for the front and rear, it won't be until I get custom wheels to clear those big calipers though. I hear the hawk pads even with the stock calipers/rotors make for better braking. The drilled/slotted rotors are for show only and I hear they don't have any performance advantage and have a tendency to crack (depends on how the rotor was made I think), but hey they look good I'd go with brembo blanks if you're just after good stopping power.

[1bad83ta]

As Abdul said above the drilled slotted rotors are not worth the money. They have a bigger propensity to crack under heavy braking(I mean like road course braking) than stock rotors. A set of pads makes a world of difference. I went road racing last weekend and we swapped from stock to race pads and the difference was astounding. I know hawk makes street pads but I hear they dust more than conventional pads. There really isn't a reason to change the brake setup on our cars unless you are racing all the time or you want to spend money.

[OIF1VET]

As Abdul said above the drilled slotted rotors are not worth the money. They have a bigger propensity to crack under heavy braking(I mean like road course braking) than stock rotors. A set of pads makes a world of difference. I went road racing last weekend and we swapped from stock to race pads and the difference was astounding. I know hawk makes street pads but I hear they dust more than conventional pads. There really isn't a reason to change the brake setup on our cars unless you are racing all the time or you want to spend money.

I'm thinking I am going to stick with my calipers, so I can keep my drag setup.. Are the Hawk street pads, HPS? So just some new stock rotors on the corners? I have heard the same things about D/S rotors cracking..

[1bad83ta]

Yeah I think the hawk street pads are the hps. I would just go with the stock rotors.

[OIF1VET]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hawk-...Q5fAccessories
HAWK BRAKE PAD SET - HPS - FERRO-CARBON
2002 PONTIAC FIREBIRD TRANS AM 8 CYL 5.7L -- HAWK PERFORMANCE HPS SERIES BRAKE PADS, 2-CALIPER SET -- 0.653 in. thick; Made from ferro-carbon material developed for street performance using the safety and quality of Aerospace and Motorsports severe-duty friction technology adding extended pad life; Provides 20 to 40 percent more stopping power while maintaining low dust performance; Features higher coefficient of friction over stock brake pads with higher resistance to brake fade; Gentle on rotors and virtually noise free.

Just slotted aren't bad are they?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-Fro...Q5fAccessories

[1BADAIR]

i have hawks and baer erandispeeds

[OIF1VET]

baer erandispeeds

I can't find anything on them.. NVM, I found them "Eradispeed", way out of my price range..

[OVRKILL]

Brakes have been feeling soft, even though the car only has 20k on it, the brakes have been well used.. lol Today I noticed very deep grooves in the passenger rear rotor and slightly on the drivers rear, fronts look great. I am debating new calipers, rotors and pads.. But if I get new calipers I will have to sell my drag setup cause I will not grind new calipers for the rims.. That being said, what is a good caliper/rotor/pad setup.. I hear Hawk pads are very good... Have no idea on rotors, I hear mixed reviews on drilled and slotted.. Opinions? Thanks in advance!

Drilled will eventually crack if you're a DD and/or drive hard. If you're looking for aftermarket rotors, check out DBA, Baer, Powerstop, EBC...I prefer stock pads but that's me. Opinions vary depending on your intended use.

I intend on using the GM stock pads that came with my CTS-V calipers...rotors are going to be a real PITA though! Hard to find Z06 rotors and Fbody rears that match....I'm opting for a cross-drilled pattern (purely cosmetic) but will not be driving the car enough to worry about cracking.

[1BADAIR]

http://www.thunderracing.com/shop-by.../Brake-Rotors/

[OIF1VET]

http://www.thunderracing.com/shop-by.../Brake-Rotors/

Holy crap! Maybe I don't need to stop that quick!!! lol

[nascarnate326]

If you find a pad that doesnt dust like hell, let me know. My LS1 brakes will be installed in the spring and Ill need new pads.

[GoHard]

Isn't there a Hawk ceramic brake pad? Those shouldn't dust as bad as stock pads even.

[Fbomb]

If you go to Oreillys they have Wagner rotors with a lifetime warranty. At least my store back home actually covers it for wear Too bad Wagner doesn't make ceramic pads for our cars. I think BrakeBest does though, and they're lifetime too!

[Lucky SOB]

What about a C5 brake conversion? I've seen the brackets going for about $150... Is it worth the upgrade? Anyone know how much the calipers and rotors are?