new shoes and project for weekend

[blueiedgod]

new shoes




new stopping power

[YooShin]

All about the sticky icky. How much did you get the pads and rotors from and where did you get them? Do you plan on doing your lines to?

[03silverEP]

tire rack sells em'

www.tirerack.com

[blueiedgod]

All about the sticky icky. How much did you get the pads and rotors from and where did you get them? Do you plan on doing your lines to?

Yeap got the brakes from Tirerack.com for $230 with shipping. Tires, got from ETD for $300 installed with road hazard warranty for the next 4 years.

I am not too impressed with the "High perfomance all season" Potenza's though. It does not have any more stick than OEM. The tire compound is soft and I can feel it when cornering. The tire is much quieter than Michellins. OEM were good in snow, from the thread design it looks like it will be fine in snow, but we will see this winter.

With the recent radiator fiasco, new tires and brakes, I could have put that $700 toward the TSX, but decided to wait one more year. I am not ready for $400 car payment. I happen to like my $250/month payment.

[dtexan]

Nice looking brakes have to let us know how they work and if there is any improvement over stock. keep up the good work

[blueiedgod]

I like the stealthy look of it. I was affraid that gold plating would be a major bling bling, and attract unwanted attention. Sometimes, I stay over at my parents in the Bronx, and the Si attracts too much unwanted attention. But, luckily, the gold wears off on brake pad seating. At first, I thought the brakes were spongy, but after following the brake pad seating procedure, they are not a bad upgrade.

I would have to see how they are after 1000 miles or so. For now, the high speed braking is greately improved, while the low speed braking is about the same as stock, maybe a little bit better. I have to say that my girlfriend's Ford Focus (not SVT) brakes in a similar fashion as these upgraded brakes, and she has drums in the rear.

All in all, I think Brembo blanks at half the cost and the same pads would probably achieve the same results.

Almost forgot: I had to drill one of the set screws out, as I was unable to remove it even with the impact driver and generous application of WD-40. And, I snapped the head off caliper bolt. Of course no Honda dealer or parts stores have it in stock. I ended up using a Ford part as a temporary solution. Ford slider and bolt fit perfectly, but once I get it from Honda, I will have to replace it. It makes me feel uneasy that I have a Ford part there. But at the same time, these are supposed to be strengthened bolts, and I was able to break Honda bolt with a socket wrench. Maybe it was going to snap on me in one of those emergency braking situations.

[civic hatch boi]

why did you buy those krappy tires? not really a big upgrade from stock.

[blueiedgod]

why did you buy those krappy tires? not really a big upgrade from stock.

I live in an area where it snows. I have no plans on having a "winter" and "summer" set. These tires were the best compromise for dry, wet and snow handling. The OEM tires were excellent in the snow. If you know of a tire that can combine decent dry, good wet and decent snow handling please let me know. Oh, and I did not want to spend $140/tire either.

My other choice were Falken's Ziex 512, but they have not had a good snow handling reputation.

I had Yokohama Avid's on the CR-V, and they are excellent in the dry and wet, but suck monkey ass in the snow. Even with AWD they are not very assuring. Plus, they are too soft for a any meaningful cornering abilities, I had them jacked up to 36 psi to compensate, which is not a good idea to begin with.

[WrathOfAZSI]

I don't know if I'd trust a company that doesn't know how to spell; anodised? Anodized

[blueiedgod]

I would trust www.tirerack.com and pay a little more over some of the companies that advertize in SCC, Car and Driver, or on the web. I have bought few things from them in the last 5 years, and have nothing to complain about.