mrrockwood
CEG'er
Hells yea!!! Thanks for the heads up... might have to put it on hold for a little bit cause I have to serve some court paperwork to my child's mother... should be fun and costly...
U-Pick-Parts
11409 Penrose St
Sun Valley, CA 91352
they're generally cheaper than Pick-A-Part up the road
Went today. They had a lot of pre98's still, but man, they were in sorry shape. Senselessly torn up panels, dirty as hell, etc... They were all picked over pretty good. On the upside, I got a pre98 center console with everything I need to swap it in, including the HVAC surround, "under tray" and front side pieces (but not a manual ring/boot) for about $35. I'll just have to clean them up and paint them. Took almost 2 hours to pull, trying not to break anything, lol.
Do you have the FSVT Calipers also or just the 300mm rotors? I plan on a full swap, FSVT Calipers and 300mm rotors for the front stock CSVT calipers and 278mm rotors for the rear.
The rear upgrade is worth it. You are right that it doesn't seem to make a lot of difference in straight line braking, but the car feels MUCH more stable with the big rear brakes. you end up with something that is closer to factory front to rear bias.
Pick up a set of rear brackets at a wrecking yard and then take them to a machine shop and have them mill out about .065" from each inner face so you don't have to do any grinding. You still need to remove a little from the inner hat or from the outer part of the hub flange (the hub flange is my preference).
If you ever decide to do the upgraded rears, I'll help you with it.