Something tells me I won't ever have brake issues ever again....
So I finally got them on the car. A friend of mine and I took about 2 hrs to put them on...taking our time to eat some pizza and whatnot in there too.
Pedal effort is minimal for sure. But it's not the kinda of pedal feel like you get on crappy cars where you touch the brakes and eat a steeringwheel sandwich. It's the predictable linear kind and inspires confidence...in about 1" of pedal travel. Unfortunately I found out that the Brembo pads are much less aggressive than I thought..well, compared to the HP+ pads on the rear. Under braking from 90-0mph, I found it easy to lock the rears (also on shitty tires right now). This will probably change when I install the Poterfield RS-4 pads at all four corners. When I do, i'll update with how well they respond to a better pad setup. I'm not a huge fan of drilled rotors but the thermal capacity of this setup far exceeds anything that can be thrown at it, so the surface area lost isn't really a factor and if anything, the cross-drilling reduces some weight. I would get blanks or slotted, but Brembo doesn't have a replacement rotor for my application in anything other than drilled.
Whole car shots will come after I wash the car today.
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