12" rotors, sportline springs--pics inside!!

[phastalon]

Hey guys, I just wanted to give you all some pictures of the installs I did last weekend. I installed a set of eibach sportlines along with 12" slotted rotors up front. The caliper relocation bracket had to be trimmed a little, and I had to use spacers up front as well, let me know what you think!

 

[phastalon]

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[KRAZYKOREAN]

Nice

 

[FourG63 97GST]

looks good
hope you dont get a flat, dont think a donut will fit over those brakes

 

[phastalon]

Originally posted by FourG63 97GST
looks good
hope you dont get a flat, dont think a donut will fit over those brakes

thanks guys, it's a tight fit as is with the stockers but i think the brakes look pretty mean behind the wheels.

 

[greathuskie]

would look 10x meaner behind new wheels....

 

[phastalon]

Originally posted by greathuskie
would look 10x meaner behind new wheels....

i agree with you 100%, can't wait till that day comes

 

[Turbonium]

cars a little on the flat black side there......... rotors are fvcking hot though nice job! later
Ryan

 

[wastefuldreamer]

Wow thats a tight squeeze..
Looks good though

 

[TalonRacer18]

Now all you need are some pretty slotted and cross drilled rotors! What car did you get those off of ? Looks nice man, hella huge rotors.

 

[TalonRacer18]

Whoops they are slotted. Now all you need is the combination of both. Was it a kit or something?

 

[cucumber]

Sweet deal Brad. Let's get that car painted.

 

[phastalon]

Originally posted by Turbonium
cars a little on the flat black side there......... rotors are fvcking hot though nice job! later
Ryan

Thanks, I think they look even better in person, especially when the sun hits them.

I don't know about you all, but I like the look of black primer. You dont ever have to worry about washing it, just spray it off every now and then and it looks decent.

Originally posted by Cucumber
Sweet deal Brad. Let's get that car painted.

Hopefully by the end of this summer I'll have enough cash. It's either that or another bike

 

[TalonRacer18]

So was it a kit or what?

 

[phastalon]

Originally posted by TalonRacer18
So was it a kit or what?

yes, the kit inclued the rotors and the brackets.

 

[phastalon]

Originally posted by TalonRacer18
So was it a kit or what?

yes, the kit inclued the rotors and the brackets.

 

[SpicyTuna]

Originally posted by phastalon


yes, the kit inclued the rotors and the brackets.

Is it the TCE kit? or another brand?

 

[Lions3]

Actually, cross drilled rotors are a bad idea.

True, companies like Baer and Wilwood use cross drilling for added cooling, they are now moving away from it. Cross drilling looks cool, but seriously lowers the brakes durability. I have one friend with KVR's who has had cracks develop in his rotors, between the drilled out holes. This is a common occurance with cross drilled rotors.

I'd stay stick with the slotted rotors. They should last a long time.

 

[Defiant]

Originally posted by Turbonium
cars a little on the flat black side there

That'll buff right out.

Good looking brakes, how well do they work?

My 94 did that to its own paint. Thank you, Mister Sunshine yousackofshit.

 

[phastalon]

As of right now, I can't tell too much of difference b/n these rotors and the stock ones. The reason being of course that I haven't upgraded the pads or lines as of yet. But worry not, EBC green stuff pads and goodridge stainless steel lines will be on shortly.

As for the primer, my car was originally red but the sun owned my hood. So I fiigured I'd just primer it for now, I always liked the look of black primer though

Again, thanks for the complements, it looks real good in person as well

Regards

 

[NDgsx]

Originally posted by Lions3
Actually, cross drilled rotors are a bad idea.

True, companies like Baer and Wilwood use cross drilling for added cooling, they are now moving away from it.

It has nothing to do with cooling, it actually does a worse job. A rotor is simply a heat sink, if you want to make it cool more effectively you have to redesign the vanes. Cross drilling takes out material, theyby decreasing the mass available to absorb thermal engergy.
Crossdrilling was a great advantage with older brake pads that released gas when heated (mainly binding agents AFAIK) that would build up between the pad and rotor. Crossdrilling was an easy process and cheap way to avoid this problem.
You'll be hard pressed to find a current GOOD (real pad) that has this problem now. Slotting could take care of that just fine. Slotting will also help keep a glaze from building up on the pad surface.
Currently the only true purpose of crossdrilling is to reduce unsprung weight.

 

[nutshot]

How's the ride on the sportlines? Still running stock struts/shocks?

 

[phastalon]

Originally posted by nutshot
How's the ride on the sportlines? Still running stock struts/shocks?

I think that the sportlines ride pretty close to stock, all except for the handling aspect. Unfortunately I still have the stock struts right now, but I've heard the only way to go is with the KYB AGX route, which will be a future upgrade once the stockers blow out.

 

[EGuenther]

Back from the grave!!!

Where would a guy get these rotors? I have a set of 16x8 wheels I'm very fond of, and '90 brakes that I'm not. I'm wanting to do the 12" - 12.2" rotor with the dual piston calipers(and mounting brackets)

 

[spitefire1]

what exzactly do you have to do to do this. i already have the 93 big brakes. is this a bigger modification! bigger brakes means better stopping. some one let e know