brake upgrades - Honda Prelude Forum

ghettoride · 05-21-2002, 03:18 PM

for some reason it feels like my car dosne stop very well ive posed a while ago and didnt get any real awnsers. first off let me say when i press my brakes it sweaks like all holy hell. i was first wondering about pads, will pads like AEm help me stop better, how about ss lines, or expensive brake fluid. what else will help, i dont feel like doing a big brake upgrade anytime soon i just wanna be able to stop.

G_Loc · 05-21-2002, 03:22 PM

if they're squeaking a whole lot, it might mean that u need new pads. I've heard that the Hawk HP Plus are the best. I ordered a pair from tirerack.com for $81.25 shipped

brendon2k · 05-21-2002, 03:26 PM

SS lines help the pedal feel.
Fluid shouldn't matter.

As far as the pads to me it sounds like you are hearing the wear indicator for the pads. When the ad wears down a metal thing starts to scrap on the rotor. Pop you hood and check the brake fluid resevior. It should be around the empty line. DO NOT PUT MORE FLUID IN. When the resivior is low either your pads are near gone or you have a leak. But to me it sounds like you just need new pads. As far as which ones depends on how much brake dust and squeeling you can tolerate and how good of braking you want.

thatchmaster · 05-21-2002, 03:55 PM

I'm running on some Endless NA-Y's and Powerslots (which are pretty warped now) in front, Axxis Metal Masters and Powerslots in rear. The Powerslots have been on since february of 2000, as well as the Metal Masters, which I had in front as well, but just replaced with the NA-Y's recently.

The Metal Masters are great street pads, and work well for autoX too. I put them through about 45k of severe beating, and the only reason they were changed, is because I had a stuck lower caliper floater/slider pin on the front drivers side caliper, which accelerated the wear on the inner pad. If it weren't for that, I'd probably still be using them.

For the cost, you can't beat them. When stopping from high speeds, they will fade, which I've eliminated by using the NA-Y's now. But for most, I wouldn't recommend using the NA-Y's, as they don't really operate as well under cold temps (operating temp = 50C-350C). Insead, if you really (for some reason) want Endless pads, check out the VN9500, which operate from 0C-300C.

It all depends on what you use your car for.

-Erik

ghettoride · 05-21-2002, 05:15 PM

i use my car for a daily driver but i dont mess around and once in a great while spped limits mean nothing to me

but i want something i can stop in a faster time\less space then now thast all, no autox at all.