-W221 Brembo calipers/rotors up front
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For brakes, I went with Willwood 4 piston calipers with 10.1in rotors and a disk conversion in the rear. So, now I can stop, and have a lil less scary ride.
Pros: less scary ride
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Package arrived. Excellent packaging job! Truly a pleasurable transaction. Thank you again.
Pros: Excellent packaging job
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Caddy
I rebuilt my front and rear for maybe $60 total in parts. Just O-rings and cylinders, they don't really get more simple than this. It's hard to find parts for vented girling calipers since all the guys with solid rotors buy the vented disc calipers as an upgrade.
Pros: cheap repair, simple process
Cons: hard to find parts
Vehicle:
Volvo
Most expensive thing I've had to replace is a rear brake caliper
Cons: rear brake caliper
Vehicle:
Toyota Celica
Mileage: 173000 km
I need brakes for the front. I'm a whore for big brakes and have a few OEM options to pick from. I was going to use some 312mm from the Golf 4motion but I dug out a MK4 R32 set in need of a rebuild. They're 334mm with twin piston calipers so should look good behind whatever wheels I pick and also stop good.
Pros: should look good, stop good
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
I bought used ones on eBay. Came out nice but they were kinda rough.
Pros: came out nice
Cons: kinda rough
Honestly the new caliper was cheap (also used Raybestos Element3), and the discs/pads are the same price as the 470. That said, there is zero difference in feel most of the time. I don’t get comments about ‘sporty’. The discs are just thicker and calipers a bit wider to suit, pads are exactly the same. The added mass means they don’t get heat soaked as quickly, but for regular use they felt the same. The big difference some people might feel is the difference between new/old pads/discs plus fresh brake fluid and new flex lines - that makes a huge difference.
Pros: no heat soak, same price
Cons: no sporty feel, same feel
The next thing that went wrong was the passenger side brake caliper seized up. I spent a grand on front brakes and rotors.
Cons: brake caliper seized
Vehicle:
Mazda 5
Now the brakes felt like they were grabbing. Dealership said they're wearing down way too fast and replaced brake calipers, rotors, and pads under warranty.
Pros: replaced under warranty
Cons: wearing down too fast
Vehicle:
Chevrolet
Mileage: 1100 km
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