Ordered Rotors/pads/tires

[1WhiteOSV]

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
http://raceshopper.com/images/sp_diamond.gif

I also ordered the EBC GreenStuff pads to go along with them (front and rear)
http://www.tirerack.com/images/brakes/ebc/ebc_green_brakes_sm.jpg

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!
http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/kumho/ku_712.jpg

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

[99BLKALERO]

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

[1WhiteOSV]

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

[bigd6983]

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.....

[99BLKALERO]

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]

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

[1WhiteOSV]

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.

[1WhiteOSV]

http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/Ryephile/41040.jpg

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

[99BLKALERO]

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]

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.

[1WhiteOSV]

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]

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

[CocoaAlero]

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 :) .

[1WhiteOSV]

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]

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

[flalero]

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.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/541000-541999/541534_26_full.jpg

[CocoaAlero]

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.

[1WhiteOSV]

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]

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

[slowandlow]

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

[1WhiteOSV]

the Kumho 712?! Hell no! they're summer ONLY tires...on tirerack they dont even have a snow rating..it says N/A! lol. If you want good all season performers go w/ Falken Ziex ZE-512's those are nice..I have those on my car now for the winter.

[FormulaNERD]

i have the 712's, they're good for cornering on wet surfaces, but not for accellerating, i'm glad it doesnt snow here!

[rowdygls]

anything more than an inch and you'll have trouble. im driving my alero right now while im getting my beater fixed and thank god we've only have gotten dustings otherwise i would probably be in trouble.

[1WhiteOSV]

alright....CRAP! I think I am NOT gonna get the Kumho 712's anymore..I found a set of Nitto NT-555's for $105/tire which is damn good! Does every1 think this is a better tire to go with?

[CocoaAlero]

If I had more money I'd have gone with the Toyo Proxes T1-S,
or even the Proxes4. I used to have the FZ4's and they were pretty good.
I don't have any experiance with Nitto though, but I'm sure they're quite good.

[Super White Alero]

Well not the most popular brand but Fulda Extremo for about 135 buck a piece are pretty grippy. They are ZW rated so, but they are not rated for snow so you may wanna check those out. I got it on a special for 97 bucks a piece for end of winter sale at NTB.

[1WhiteOSV]

Originally posted by CocoaAlero@Feb 11 2005, 11:36 PM
If I had more money I'd have gone with the Toyo Proxes T1-S,
or even the Proxes4. I used to have the FZ4's and they were pretty good.
I don't have any experiance with Nitto though, but I'm sure they're quite good.
I have the FZ4 on my rims now...those are coming off cuz they're all-season tires and I want summer only tires...same with the Proxes 4(all season too) the T1-S looked awesome..I wanted those but I think the Nitto NT-555's will serve me well

[flalero]

I liked my Nittos I had on my RX-7, but my only complaint was their length of life. They didn't last me more than six months. Oh well. I raced the car a few times on a road course when I had those tires and drove the car hard through the mountains of Southern Cali.

[1WhiteOSV]

Ha...yea I'll be driving my Alero through the Mountains of...central Illinois lol (aka CORNFIELDS!)