I dont know what front Brake Pads and Rotors i have

[gomills516]

So i purchased a 1995 GST the front brakes are no good so i decided to change all 4 brakes and rotors, The new rear brake pads and rotors went in easy, as for the front the pads and the rotors didn't fit !!!! the rotors and the pads i ordered were much smaller than whats on the car now.

Help i need to change the rotors and pads asap

I have a 1995 eclipse GS-T

Is there a common swap for the front brakes that im not aware of ?

 

[PieEyedPiper]

Take a picture.

Are the calipers 2-pot? It's common for a GST to swap to AWD brakes.

 

[LxiMax]

Are your calipers single or dual piston? If they're dual piston, they're probably just the GSX brakes. They're a common swap. However, if you want to go one step further, you can buy a set of 05-06 Mitsubishi Outlander rotors and a set of 05-06 Outlander caliper brackets and have even more stopping power. But IMO for a daily driver, the GSX ones are more then enough.

EDIT: ^ Beat me to it.

 

[gomills516]

they are dual pistons, so when i go to an auto part store what year gsx pads and rotors do i ask for ????

 

[LxiMax]

I'd go to NAPA and ask for their Premium line of rotors and ask for the Adaptive One pads. Excellent, excellent street pads for the price. It will probably be around $100 for the pads and rotors. Ask for 97's. I'm not sure if 95-96 had the larger rotors, I could be wrong though.

 

[gomills516]

I tried 1997 gsx rotors and that didn't work either !!!!

 

[LxiMax]

Time for some pictures. That'll help us better identify what's going on here.

 

[PieEyedPiper]

I'd go to NAPA and ask for their Premium line of rotors and ask for the Adaptive One pads. Excellent, excellent street pads for the price. It will probably be around $100 for the pads and rotors. Ask for 97's. I'm not sure if 95-96 had the larger rotors, I could be wrong though.

I'm pretty sure the pads alone will run you $100. At least at my NAPA.

 

[honda_burner]

Yes 95 had them. My tsi awd has the vented rear rotors (which suck to find by the way) and dual piston front calipers.

 

[gomills516]

so go with 1995 gsx rotors ?

 

[PieEyedPiper]

I tried 1997 gsx rotors and that didn't work either !!!!

so go with 1995 gsx rotors ?

No, you need to post pictures or take some measurements and figure out what you have before you start stabbing in the dark again.

Especially since 95 fronts are the same as 97's.

 

[gomills516]

ok will do !!!!