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Old 04-16-2007   #1 (permalink)
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Warped already... bummer.

I'm sure it's because of my driving habits.. I'm pretty hard on my brakes.. but yes, my rotors are warped as hell already and my pads are wearing pretty thin. Although, I have put almost 40,000 miles on my car since I last changed them. However, that was last summer.. less than 12 months actually.
Anyway, I currently have Brembo blanks, and Hawk HPS pads.

I need to change them pretty quick as I can't STAND how much my car shakes when I brake from high speeds.

What are your recommendations? I don't really care about brake dust on my rims as I wash my car religiously.. (Usually two or three times a week) I just need something that can put up with a lot of hard braking because I'm too stubborn to change my driving habits.
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My 2002 civic tops out at 180 km/h........
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dude, that's gay. you are going to have people going out to their cars now to see what 180 km/h is in mp/h....lol
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Re: Warped already... bummer.

i'd stick with the set up you have. i don't think 40k is terrible for pad/rotor life if you drive that hard.
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the same curiosity some people have with the minds of serial killers, i have with ricers.
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You don't have a sport car.

"There are more than 550 million firearms now in circulation, one for every 12 people on the planet. The only question, is how can we arm the other 11."

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Re: Warped already... bummer.

Heh... I barely got 20k before i had to replace mine.
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Re: Warped already... bummer.

40K? Thats about the life of a set of brakes.
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Re: Warped already... bummer.

Yeah I guess I didn't really think too much about that factor before I posted.
So this setup is a pretty decent for the cost? What's the next step up as far as though products go?
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Re: Warped already... bummer.

powerslot rotors are a bit more expensive, but i've heard a lot of good things about them. someone, maybe dezod, is running a special, like $209 for a set of powerslot rotors and hawk pads for the front.
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the same curiosity some people have with the minds of serial killers, i have with ricers.
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You don't have a sport car.

"There are more than 550 million firearms now in circulation, one for every 12 people on the planet. The only question, is how can we arm the other 11."

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Re: Warped already... bummer.

yea truehonda has a sale with powerslot rotors too, dezod has the aem pads and truehonda as hawk pads
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Re: Warped already... bummer.

ehh, i was close.
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You don't have a sport car.

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Re: Warped already... bummer.

you lose n00b, lol jk
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Re: Warped already... bummer.

^thanks, ass.
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Re: Warped already... bummer.

This may sound obscene but since i don't have the slightest idea. Has anyone heard of Bendix/Bendex. Are they any good?
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Re: Warped already... bummer.

I haven't heard of them since I was 12, and my dad was doing the drum brakes on his Ford bronco. I'm not sure what that means.
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You don't have a sport car.

"There are more than 550 million firearms now in circulation, one for every 12 people on the planet. The only question, is how can we arm the other 11."

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Re: Warped already... bummer.

Ehh it was just something that my friend who works at a local parts store recommended. But I think I'll just stick with the Brembos.
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Re: Warped already... bummer.

Cheap rotors from pepboys/autozone/etc - $30
Axxis ultimates - $60

Total = $90
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Re: Warped already... bummer.

Robb, I'm a little confused as to what you meant by that post. lol
Other than the cost of things.
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