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Quick easy brake question, but urgent! #250973 04/05/02 02:37 AM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 7 Ohio B BMan OP Junior Member
OP BMan Junior Member B Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 7 Ohio	My wife's 1999 Contour V6 SE is in need of front brakes. I plan on doing the job myself, but need a little advice on the rotor choice. I have already long-ago decided on EBC Greenstuff brake pads. What kind of stock-ish rotor will team up nicely with this pad? Our 'tour does not have ABS, so I don't want anything that will promote lock-up - don't want the wife going through the windsheild and don't want to decrease the poor weather driving characteristics of the car. Brake performance is important, but I really just want a pad that stops as good as the stock set-up. Most importantly, is I want a low-dust pad! Well, not most importantly, but it's important for my saneness!!!! Any info would be greatly appreciated. Also, any advice on the brake job itself would be appreciated too! Thanks!! '99 Contour SE V6 ATX

Re: Quick easy brake question, but urgent! #250974 04/05/02 02:39 AM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 7 Ohio B BMan OP Junior Member
OP BMan Junior Member B Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 7 Ohio	Forgot - anyone have a good on-line source for the EBC pads and a quality recommended rotor? '99 Contour SE V6 ATX

Re: Quick easy brake question, but urgent! #250975 04/05/02 07:24 PM
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99SVT1766 Member 9 Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 86 Elgin, IL	try browsing the BAT products under modifications....they have ebc rotors...don't know about pads though... 99'Contour SVT #1766 of 2760 stock-for now, mods in the making pionner deh-4400 cd/xm head unit pioneer 4x6 component plates(front) pioneer 3-way 6x9 (back) (2)8" Boston Accoustic Rally Series subwoofers Alpine 3527 amplifier MTX RT-XO1A electronic crossover

Re: Quick easy brake question, but urgent! #250976 04/06/02 05:25 AM
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ROADKILL Member R Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 708 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	Might also try CTA motorsports. Lots of happy customers... You\'ll find them here. Ryan French 98 Mystique Duratec Sport(KKM, Custom Exhaust, debadged/dedinged, Tinted, A4 sidemarkers(clear), Bodycolor grill...Suspension is next.) 00 ZX3 Zetec Limited Edition(nothing)

Re: Quick easy brake question, but urgent! #250977 04/09/02 08:47 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 7 Ohio B BMan OP Junior Member
OP BMan Junior Member B Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 7 Ohio	Well, after searching this board and speaking with Joe at SP Motorsports, I ordered the following: Mintex A/F front pads Autospecialty rotors Autospecialty rear shoes Sounds like I won't get rid of the dust monster, but it should be a lot less than the OEM set up. I ended up skipping on the EBC pads due to some negative comments I heard from several tuner shops regarding how hard they are on rotors(?). ANyway, Mintex has been around for years and seems like a good choice based on my research. Thanks for your help! Now I just need to get rid of the moosing, the creaking over bumps, the doggy unintelligent ATX, the . . . . '99 Contour SE V6 ATX

Re: Quick easy brake question, but urgent! #250978 04/14/02 03:36 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 7 Ohio B BMan OP Junior Member
OP BMan Junior Member B Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 7 Ohio	Quote: Originally posted by BMan: [QB]Well, after searching this board and speaking with Joe at SP Motorsports, I ordered the following: Mintex A/F front pads Autospecialty rotors Autospecialty rear shoes QB] Well, that's what I ordered, but instead I got Mintex a/f rear shoes and Brembo rotors. No complaints though! The fronts were easy to install, but working with the rear drums were a real PITA! So far in 25 miles of stop-n-go, no brake dust and markedly improved brake feel (vs. the crappy cracked front stock pads!) '99 Contour SE V6 ATX

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