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I took advantage of Specialque's Rotora GB and got myself 4 slotted rotors and Axxis ultimate pads. I finally had the time to install them this weekend. All I can say is holy sh*t, I am tired! It took me a good 4 1/2 hours to do everything and that was all under the hot Texas sun. It's all pretty straight forward just like the NTPOG write-up. The caliper bracket bolts on the rear caliper are damn hard to get leverage on, but you can do it with enough trial and error. I also didn't reinstall the stock shims on the rear pads because they did not fit perfectly. The fronts matched up fine.
While I was doing everything I decided to paint my calipers also. I cleaned them up while I still had the old pads and rotors on and spray painted them bright yellow with high temp paint. They look awesome because I have an EGP lude with gunmetal rims with a polished lip. The yellow really stands out and reflects off the polished lip. Yeah yeah, I still don't have a digital camera so I will have to take a bunch of pics of all my mods someday.
The one thing I would say is save the $10 on the tool that twists the rear piston in. It's handy, but I could saved $10 and found something else that would have worked. Also, make sure your C clamp is large enough to go over the caliper completely or pay the $10 to get the brake piston compressor for the fronts. My clamp was not large enough so I had to rig it with a screwdriver which I used to compress the piston with the aid of my clamp pushing it in.
As far as braking, I won't know anything until the pads settle in and I can start putting them to the test. They don't seem any noiser than the stockers so I am pleased about that. It was not an easy job, but you can do it with common tools and a little effort. I like working on my car, but I am relieved it is over. Time to drive! :bigthumb:
While I was doing everything I decided to paint my calipers also. I cleaned them up while I still had the old pads and rotors on and spray painted them bright yellow with high temp paint. They look awesome because I have an EGP lude with gunmetal rims with a polished lip. The yellow really stands out and reflects off the polished lip. Yeah yeah, I still don't have a digital camera so I will have to take a bunch of pics of all my mods someday.
The one thing I would say is save the $10 on the tool that twists the rear piston in. It's handy, but I could saved $10 and found something else that would have worked. Also, make sure your C clamp is large enough to go over the caliper completely or pay the $10 to get the brake piston compressor for the fronts. My clamp was not large enough so I had to rig it with a screwdriver which I used to compress the piston with the aid of my clamp pushing it in.
As far as braking, I won't know anything until the pads settle in and I can start putting them to the test. They don't seem any noiser than the stockers so I am pleased about that. It was not an easy job, but you can do it with common tools and a little effort. I like working on my car, but I am relieved it is over. Time to drive! :bigthumb:
