Need help with brakes for a 1g wondering about warrenty info

[ghettorapboy7]

Hey friends I have quick question I need new brakes for my car and I was wondering if there are any performance brake packages available that carry a lifetime warrenty. I need rotors, pads, and calipers all the way around. Also what manufactures do u recommend if any and what applications have you guys used? Thanks for the help! Im thinking of going with slotted and drilled rotors is that a wise choice? The car will be used for daily driving once in awhile and racing anybody that pulls up along side me thinking they are badass.

 

[myfirstgsx]

brembo calipers and bear rotors whith hawk pads

 

[Bmxr152]

Ebc rotors and green stuff break pads

 

[300hpbound]

I don't think there's any company that offers a lifetime warranty on brake items. As far as calipers go, back when I first bought my car I had to replace a seized caliper and grabbed an off the shelf unit from autozone and it has worked fine for the past 4 years. I'm currently upgrading to two piston calipers and ordered Reybestos reman'd calipers and I have no hesitations with using these either. With rotors and pads, it's all up to personal opinion. You're going to get a huge variation of those here. I'm personally going with Powerslot slotted rotors and Hawk pads. Others swear by Brembo blanks, Baer Rotors, EBC pads, some people will tell you drilled/slotted rotors don't do anything, et cetera et cetera. Just do research on what the pads are made from and what you plan on using the car for. Calipers you can pick up from Rockauto for crazy cheap. This can get really expensive really quick if you don't keep an eye on it, and even then it could be overkill for your use

 

[ghettorapboy7]

thanks peeps!

 

[jmartinez1228]

If you are replacing the calipers you should look into replacing the brake lines as well. If you really do have 4 bad calipers then those lines may be on their way out as well.

 

[Jon91TSi]

It all depends on what you want to do with your car, but I doubt anyone will offer you a lifetime warranty, especially on wear items like pads.

The most common are the following:

Stock 1g calipers (Single piston) and Hawk or EBC Pads. (I had a 1g with Hawk pads on stock rotors and thought the braking force was more than adequate for daily driving.

Big Brake Upgrades:

2 piston 93+ calipers, can also be found on the 3kgt sl, 2g awd, and outlander + the slightly bigger rotors that come with this package. (I have experience with this setup on a 1g AWD, the braking force was slightly better than a stock setup+pads, but not a night and day difference like listed below. This is your best bet on a budget.)

PBR or Baer 2 Piston calipers and 13" Rotors. Both Baer and RTM racing sell brackets to use this kit. (I have experience with this kit on my Red 1g, using the Baer Track kit. The braking force is night and day compared to the Stock+pads setup or the 2 piston stock setup.) Note: this setup will not work with anything less than a 17" wheel, so take that into consideration if you plan on running slicks on a 16" wheel.

VR-4 TT 4 Piston Caliper and 13" Rotors. RTM sells the brackets to use this combination. I have this on my Blue 1g and the difference is pretty substantial compared to the Baer 13" track kit. The same notes apply as the PBR/Baer Kits, however, only certain 17" wheels will work due to the massive size of the VR-4 TT calipers.

Hope this helped.

EDIT: For the rear there aren't a whole lot of options for a 1g, unless you want to get in to fabricating. Your best bet there is to get a decent stock or slotted rotor and a good pad (EBC/Hawk) and call it a day. A large majority of the braking force comes from the front (80% ish), and the rear brakes do the rest, along with providing stabilty.

 

[DSM1G90]

Why you don't see new vehicles with manual transmissions installed due to the high mileage warranty - like 100K/10 year warranty that the makers can offer (this is what can make a good car sale is this long warranty).

This warranty covers automatics, but makers can't cover manual transmissions (mainly clutches) in this high mileage warranty due to people's driving habits where some can smoke out a clutch in 20K miles and abuse the transmission with WOT operations.

Thus the automatic, being where it shifts when needed, can be included in this high mileage warranty.

Not going to get lifetime warranty with brake pads ... just not going to happen.