Ordered Rotors/pads/tires

02-09-2005, 12:59 AM

Okay people spring is around the corner and I've got some goodies on the way! I just ordered 2 new front rotors. They are the SP Performance Diamond Slotted rotors

I also ordered the EBC GreenStuff pads to go along with them (front and rear)

And for my wheels that will be getting put back on I ordered some new rubber! I got the Kumho Ecsta Supra 712's. They are 235/45/17. I can't wait! My old Toyo's were 215's...it's gonna handle like a dream!

They all should be in by the end of February. I will be taking pictures when it's all done and installed :thumbsup:

ALSO!! I AM REPAINTING MY CALIPERS, I CURRENTLY HAVE WHITE ONES BUT THEY NEVER STAY CLEAN (BUT LOOK NICE WHEN THEY ARE)....WHAT ARE YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW COLORS OR SHOULD I KEEP EM WHITE?

Updates to come!

Adam

02-09-2005, 08:15 AM

either keep them white....or go with red....or back to black.....

02-09-2005, 10:15 AM

I think I just might do Red on the calipers...red always seems to look good even when dirty

02-09-2005, 10:19 AM

everyone does red though.......if there's one color that always stands out whenever i see painted rotors on a car its red........so if you wanna be like everyone else reds the way to go.......i think black would look good as im lookin at ur rims......but up to you.....

02-09-2005, 10:27 AM

black would look to close to stock.....but your call man..i have some red caliper paint...if you want to yours when i do mine...

johny_boy32 · 02-09-2005, 10:56 AM

go with black but red or white wouldnt look bad either.

02-09-2005, 11:00 AM

I've never seen black painted calipers before...do they even stand out? As for the being close to stock, I don't know about that because stock ones are like a cast aluminum (like our manifolds) color. If I can find a pic or some pics of some cars w/ black calipers I might just do it, but I wanna see what it looks like first.

02-09-2005, 11:10 AM

that is the only decent pic i could find...and idk...with white rims it looks nice, but w/ my hyperblack ones I think it'd be too dark

02-09-2005, 11:14 AM

oh yeah i forgot..well they are black on my car..does not stand out at all...I would do them...in...white or red.... :thumbsup:

Crazytaxi37 · 02-09-2005, 01:58 PM

Nice rotors and tires. I have those tires myself. The greenstuff brake pads I have had too and I wouldn;t use them again. The dust from them is easy to get off but there sure is a TON off it still. I corrected that issue by going to ceramic. Just thought you might want to know before you put them on.

02-09-2005, 04:53 PM

Thanks Crazy...I already ordered them so I guess they're goin on regardless, but my wheels are pretty open so I doubt I'll have that big of a problem, and I wash my car like twice a week when it's warm out so even if dust collects, it wont b there for long.

alero_ecotec · 02-09-2005, 05:09 PM

Where did you get the rotors? for how much? and are you using them with the stock calipers?

02-09-2005, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Crazytaxi37@Feb 9 2005, 01:58 PM
Nice rotors and tires. I have those tires myself. The greenstuff brake pads I have had too and I wouldn;t use them again. The dust from them is easy to get off but there sure is a TON off it still. I corrected that issue by going to ceramic. Just thought you might want to know before you put them on.

Yeah, I ran them too. They were the most dustingest mofo's I've ever seen.
They stopped really good though

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02-09-2005, 11:03 PM

What was disgusting?! The rotors?! They look awesome! and work GREAT!

The fronts are $191.69 SHIPPED (to IL) from www.raceshopper.com they're made by SP Performance (not SLP lol). I am using factory calipers with upgraded pads (or will be I should say).

smokinAMD · 02-09-2005, 11:19 PM

Those pads were awesome, dusty, but awesome. I had them on the 'ho as well. They saved my ass more then once.

02-10-2005, 05:56 PM

Good call on the brake pad and rotors. I would say go with red on the calipers. Oh, and I have those exact tires in a 225 and I love them. I've owned Falkens, Nittos, and other "high performance" brands before. I think these have by far been the best bang for the buck tire I've ever owned.

02-10-2005, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 1WhiteOSV@Feb 9 2005, 11:03 PM
What was disgusting?! The rotors?! They look awesome! and work GREAT!

The fronts are $191.69 SHIPPED (to IL) from www.raceshopper.com they're made by SP Performance (not SLP lol). I am using factory calipers with upgraded pads (or will be I should say).

DUSTINGEST (poop loads of dust!) Not disgusting!
You will be washing your wheels every three days.

02-10-2005, 08:18 PM

ahhh my bad, didnt read it close enough... I like to keep my wheels clean NE way so washing them every 3 days is pretty much normal in the summer

FormulaNERD · 02-10-2005, 08:37 PM

hey, smell the brake pads when you get them... yummy.

slowandlow · 02-10-2005, 10:34 PM

are thoes tires good in snow? and would you recomend for a lexus