brake upgrade suggestions

[Superfly4943]

I am thinking that my next project I am going to undertake is going to be my brakes. My front rotors look pretty bad and are fairly rusted and I'm pretty sure my pads are almost gone. I have a little vibration while braking. I am thinking about putting some Brembo slotted rotors on the front with some PBR pads. Should I get new calipers or will it really matter for the price?

Also:
My car has rear drum brakes and they are also fairly worn and rusted and I wanted to know if it is really worth the money to change it to rear brakes. I read another post about how to do it but they really didnt tackle the aspects of it that I wanted to know. Seeing as though the car is fwd I'm thinking that it's not really gonning to matter. Should I just get new rear drums? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

 

[silvreclips]

If you want more stopping power you can do the GSX brake upgrade on the front. It will give you much more stopping power and its very cheap. Also I wouldn't go with slotted rotors as they eat up pads quickly.

I have never felt the difference between changing the drums to rotors but I have heard that it helps a lot also. So if you decide to do these 2 mods you should be able to stop much better.

 

[420agstuner]

i think it comes down to how much money you wanna spend. if you brembo calipers and rotors your gonna spend alot of money. i think you can get a set (2) of brembo rotors for about $180. the calipers is whats going to really cost you. you can get slotted rotors off ebay cheap but there not brembo.

 

[Loewen21]

Slotted rotors are not much more prone to cracking than normal rotors. Its the cross drilled rotors you have to watch out for. If your just using the car for daily driving and maybe the occassional run at the track just go with normal non slotted or drilled rotors. If your looking for some more performance from your brakes and you're doing road racing or auto-x then go with the slotted rotors.

 

[TunaTalon]

Slotted rotors are prone to crack easier too

My Powerslot rotors have been on the Talon for over 80,000 miles and are still going strong.

After the Axxis Metal Master pads wore out, I replaced them with Axxis Ultimate pads and they stop better the Metal Master’s when cold and as good when hot. I can recommend the Powerslot rotors and Ultimate pads. Well as least if you care more about stopping than dust.

One more thing to worry about is having the rotors refinished someday. Many brake shops will not attempt to refinish slotted rotors.

As for front discs and rear drums:
Drum brakes and disk brakes have different characteristics from initial application to sustained hot braking. This is no big deal in day-to-day driving but if you get too close to the performance edge of your car when braking and turning you may not want the brake bias changing mid-corner.

 

[Superfly4943]

Alright I see what yall are saying. I think what I'll do is just buy some replacement rotors from advance auto parts. I will get some cheap ones until I get new rims and tires so I can get a big brake kit. When I do that I will change the rear drums to rotors as well.

Rotors:
Do I go with Beck/Arnley or Raybestos?

 

[Locke]

Alright I see what yall are saying. I think what I'll do is just buy some replacement rotors from advance auto parts. I will get some cheap ones until I get new rims and tires so I can get a big brake kit. When I do that I will change the rear drums to rotors as well.

Rotors:
Do I go with Beck/Arnley or Raybestos?

Try Brembo. See here: statRacing - Directory

I was told that the cross drilled feature on alot of the aftermarket rotors you find are for the purpose of disapating heat. now although it may seem dangerous to put on a rotor that has holes drilled through it, you must consider that a rotor with less heat transfered through it is less prone to warping and ultamently brake failure. and just to put some solid fact behind my two cents, Ive had my drilled and solid rotors for over 2 years, never 1 problem, and to add to that, the worlds leading aftermarket break manufacturer (brembo) has the GT brake kit witch is ONLY drilled, no slots at all, and it is well known through out the racing comunity.

The greatest problem with the drilled rotors is the lack of research done by many of the cheaper and no-name brands, where the holes are often drilled straight through vent walls, or otherwise in a manner which reduces the overall strength of the rotor.

Crossdrilling and slotting is done primarily in an effort to evacuate waste (gassing and brake dust) to prevent it from pocketing between the rotor and pad. Heat is dissipated through venting, surface area, and sinking against the hub.

 

[95SleeperGST]

I currently have a 95 RS 5 speed 420A i have drum brakes in the rear my pads are gone the wheel cylinders on either side are completely gone. and the entire system has gone to poop. i want to simply go to a 95-99 eagle talon rear disk brake basically a conversion to drum to disk will this be possible for my car i have to buy the stock spindles, rotors, and calipers. will this fit on my car any help will be very appreciated because i haven't really gone thru this type of situations with anyone of my eclipse's. thank you very much your friend


- Alfredo

 

[VelocitàPaola]

I currently have a 95 RS 5 speed 420A i have drum brakes in the rear my pads are gone the wheel cylinders on either side are completely gone. and the entire system has gone to poop. i want to simply go to a 95-99 eagle talon rear disk brake basically a conversion to drum to disk will this be possible for my car i have to buy the stock spindles, rotors, and calipers. will this fit on my car any help will be very appreciated because i haven't really gone thru this type of situations with anyone of my eclipse's. thank you very much your friend


- Alfredo

Yes, I've done it. Here's how:

2GNT.com - Rear_Drum_to_Disc_Conversion

 

[95SleeperGST]

This seems pretty complicating huh? its the first time i really do this you think its that difficult for me to do myself? the emergency brake lines seem the most difficult right ?

 

[dairyman69]

the site posted has performance rotors for a decent price Cquence Brakes - Cquence Brake Parts

 

[starktech1]

Im worried about the lines I wanna use...I wanna use ss lines with my rear conversion, and I have an rs. Can I just get a line set of 4 that would have been for a model eclipse that came with 4 disc brakes? Does it all fit the same? Like all the lines on all the models...if not, can someoen show me a lines kit im supposed to use? Thanks guys

 

[eclipsekid1013]

I would say gsx front conversion and the. Disk conversion on the back should be helpful for a decent amount of power. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[rEclipserGST]

OEM blank rotors paired with Hawk pads. Done. If you want something cool to look at, I guess slots would work as well.