I installed some new rotors and pads this weekend (the ones in the subject line
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I only have about 10-12 miles on them so far, but I can already tell they are going to stop me much better that the stock pads and rotors could. My pedal effort is already lower than the stock set-up was (around town, taking it easy, slowly bedding-in the new rotors and pads).
I bought 'em at Tirerack.com. The rotors were $79 each and the pads were $79 for the front set and $79 for the rear set (I'll do the rears after I buy some new rear rotors). The price on the rotors isn't too bad when you consider that decent quality rotors are $60+ on the internet (Raybestos, for example).
If anyone is interested, I'll report back my impressions after these are completely bedded-in.
[FYI, this car is my daily driver and I don't have the time or money to race(probably not the talent either). I always upgrade components on my cars as they wear out. The rotors are the stock size. I couldnt afford to upgrade to the SVT size at this time
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Comments, questions?
Mike
