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MOTOWN
03-08-2011, 08:25 PM
well today my rear rotors from r1 concepts came, these are there "premium series" rotors i hope they are as good as they appear to be!

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/sims36/001-4.jpg
DOOM
03-08-2011, 08:34 PM
Looks good!
tbone
03-08-2011, 08:34 PM
I LOVE mine! Best brakes in any car I've ever had. Do the fronts too. I painted the rears like in your pic myself. I did a thread on it with pics if you are interested.
MOTOWN
03-08-2011, 08:36 PM
I LOVE mine! Best brakes in any car I've ever had. Do the fronts too. I painted the rears like in your pic myself. I did a thread on it with pics if you are interested.

you sir is where i got the idea :beer:
tbone
03-08-2011, 08:42 PM
Cool! Then you saw the thread with pics......??
tbone
03-08-2011, 08:43 PM
Paint the inner wheel hubs too. It looks fantastic! Holding up well.
MOTOWN
03-08-2011, 08:44 PM
yeah i owe you a big thanks!, i was on the fence
tbone
03-08-2011, 08:44 PM
You WILL NOT be sorry!
tbone
03-08-2011, 08:45 PM
Post pics when you are done and then some feedback on the performance. You're doing the fronts too right?
MOTOWN
03-08-2011, 08:49 PM
yeah ill grab em soon, i hope to have it all together tommorow night, ill post pics then, ive added quite a few goodies!
tbone
03-08-2011, 09:24 PM
Make sure to do all new fluid too!

I thought that the calipers that come on these cars suck, but they work just fine!
musclemerc
03-09-2011, 06:09 AM
If you expect it to stop on a dime, TCE SS braided lines are a MUST HAVE!

The stock rubber lines are way too soft.
babbage
03-09-2011, 07:17 AM
I LOVE mine! Best brakes in any car I've ever had. Do the fronts too. I painted the rears like in your pic myself. I did a thread on it with pics if you are interested.


I thought they came painted like that. (black center) :confused:
BODYMAN
03-09-2011, 07:43 AM
If you expect it to stop on a dime, TCE SS braided lines are a MUST HAVE!

The stock rubber lines are way too soft.

+1 get the SS lines much better then OE.
Dragcity
03-09-2011, 08:32 AM
I thought the drilled rotors were fracturing around each hole and not recommended for daily street use.....

Have we, as a congregation, changed our position on this?
fastblackmerc
03-09-2011, 12:44 PM
I thought the drilled rotors were fracturing around each hole and not recommended for daily street use.....

Have we, as a congregation, changed our position on this?

I wouldn't put drilled rotors on my cars. Slotted only.
MOTOWN
03-09-2011, 01:32 PM
im going to call todd at tce and get some stainless lines, ill flush the brake system when i install the ss lines
Mr. Man
03-09-2011, 01:38 PM
Drilled rotors are more prone to stress fractures. It is not a given that they will but the possibility exists.
MOTOWN
03-09-2011, 01:45 PM
yeah i had baers on my buick, they never cracked, but warping was a different story
2004_p71
03-09-2011, 02:13 PM
how do you like them so far?
are you still using the oem pads or you got a set of ceramic.

the ss brake lines are very interesting and resonably priced...i,ll think ill go with them
MOTOWN
03-09-2011, 02:24 PM
how do you like them so far?
are you still using the oem pads or you got a set of ceramic.

the ss brake lines are very interesting and resonably priced...i,ll think ill go with them

i havent driven the car in over a month, its been on jack stands since early last month, since then i widened my wheels, added metcos, rear rotors, and ceramic pads on all four, and front, and rear addco sway bars, which should be hear any day.

prolly going to feel like some one elses car!:burnout:
2004_p71
03-09-2011, 02:53 PM
wow lots of work on the handling side here lol
you got hawks pads?
MOTOWN
03-09-2011, 03:20 PM
there wagner pads, i figure ill do the suspension first, build the rear end, trans, and last the engine.
2004_p71
03-09-2011, 03:46 PM
nice work man
you had more than a decent suspension from factory but there is always room for improvement
CWright
03-09-2011, 05:45 PM
i havent driven the car in over a month, its been on jack stands since early last month, since then i widened my wheels, added metcos, rear rotors, and ceramic pads on all four, and front, and rear addco sway bars, which should be hear any day.

prolly going to feel like some one elses car!:burnout:


NICE!! You'll love the set up. Good luck on the install. Shoot some picts of the install and the finished product. :beer:
tbone
03-09-2011, 05:52 PM
I have ceramic pads that came with the rotors.

I have put about 10K on the car since the install. Last time I will say this for the naysayers. ZERO issues.
justbob
03-10-2011, 07:25 AM
Two years and over 30,000 miles and MINT. Even the "house" pads still look like NEW. These will be just fine till I have my money saved for Wilwoods front AND back, the only way to go!

But these are a most excellent upgrade over stock, problem free, and at a cost of $199 shipped all four! I bought these because at the time, stock brakes cost more. I had my doubts, but they quickly went away and I have even been able to steer fellow owners in a good financial, economical, and long lasting path. These are not anywhere near the quality of bigger brakes, just a slight upgrade. Not everyone has $3500 for Wilwoods...
musclemerc
03-10-2011, 07:50 AM
Well said Bob. I have been running the Powerslot D/S rotors for about 3 years not without a single issue. They are far better than stock and an affordable way to improve the stopping distance on a MM.

Powerslot D/S rotors
Hawk HPS brake pads
TCE SS brakelines
tbone
03-10-2011, 09:53 AM
Two years and over 30,000 miles and MINT. Even the "house" pads still look like NEW. These will be just fine till I have my money saved for Wilwoods front AND back, the only way to go!

But these are a most excellent upgrade over stock, problem free, and at a cost of $199 shipped all four! I bought these because at the time, stock brakes cost more. I had my doubts, but they quickly went away and I have even been able to steer fellow owners in a good financial, economical, and long lasting path. These are not anywhere near the quality of bigger brakes, just a slight upgrade. Not everyone has $3500 for Wilwoods...


You sure got a great deal. I paid $300.:bigcry: Still a value at that price.
gdsqdcr
03-10-2011, 04:25 PM
You sure got a great deal. I paid $300.:bigcry: Still a value at that price.

Where did you get all 4 for $300? Last time I checked, it as closer to $500 for all 4.

I already installed my TCE SS lines. I have the Hawk pads, but my new to me DPB had new pads on it ... so not changing anything yet.
tbone
03-10-2011, 05:11 PM
Ebay from R1. Keep scrolling down till you find it. They have many lisitngs. Could be more now.
justbob
03-12-2011, 12:50 PM
You sure got a great deal. I paid $300.:bigcry: Still a value at that price.
Well mine are actually Race Concepts, but at the time they were the same price as R1 Concepts and I figured the same company.. My company no longer has an Ebay store.
HotrodMerc
03-26-2011, 12:26 AM
I have ceramic pads that came with the rotors.

I have put about 10K on the car since the install. Last time I will say this for the naysayers. ZERO issues.

tbone,

It's a late hour and brain is def. getting fuzzy, just want to clarify which rotors you are talking about with the 10K miles: the slotted and drilled r1's as Motown has shown, or some non-drilled rotors?

If you don't mind also, directing me and maybe any others interested to your thread on painting the rotors as Motown did. Thanks!
tbone
03-26-2011, 08:33 AM
tbone,

It's a late hour and brain is def. getting fuzzy, just want to clarify which rotors you are talking about with the 10K miles: the slotted and drilled r1's as Motown has shown, or some non-drilled rotors?

If you don't mind also, directing me and maybe any others interested to your thread on painting the rotors as Motown did. Thanks!

Slotted and drilled. Here's a pic.

As far as painting, just mask, prime and paint. Use the high heat stuff.:banana2: