Re: Now for the brakes

[jonas miller <sjmill@erols.com>]

i would say runt he ATE atom slotted rotors with some PBR metal masters,
and while you are there if you can change to stainless steel brake
lines......
cross drilled unless made that way most of teh cut the pads to much
cause the holes are not beveled so less pad life more brake dust, i
woudl go with i think it is autotech that has teh beveled cross drilled,
but i would spend the money on a set of teh ATE's
jonas

Christopher Mueller wrote:
> 
> Thanks for everyone's clutch responses.  Maybe by next week I'll have a
> non-crippled 16V...  I'm just hoping I haven't done any other damage by
> driving around on a lame clutch (I won't say for how long!).
> 
> Brakes:
> I'm thinking I don't need to go crazy on the rear rotors, but for the fronts
> I want to step up a notch or two in stopping power. (Think Los Angeles
> drivers)
> 
> Stillen, Powerstop, ATE Powerdisc, what?
> Or should I go with the brake supplier down the street that does their own
> cross-drilling on regular Brembo rotors?
> Slotted vs. cross-drilled, anyone?
> 
> And pads... fiber or semi-metallic?   I a year and a half ago someone was
> championing Ferodo Pads, but what do people think?
> 
> Christopher
> 87 16V
> 
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