AEM Big Brake Kit Installed-I got questions!!
 

Hey everybody,

I had my AEM big break kit installed at Midas today. I really can't tell a big difference yet. They barely fit inside my 17's but there is still decent clearance between the rim and the brakes/calipers. There are some things that somewhat worry me about the install.

1. I'm wondering if the rotors are on correctly. The slots are moving out towards the front of the car. I've looked at some of the pics of this brake kit on other cars in member rides and it looks like the slots are pointed towards the rear. Some of the other threads showed that my slots are pointed the right way. Is this a big deal? Does it even matter?

2. I hear a bit of faint grinding which is slowly going away with time. I hear it when the wheels are rotating slowly and it goes away when I significantly increase speed. I had the Midas manager test drive my car and he said it is normal. The rotor is black and he said that it is the outer coating coming off and getting "broken in". I can see that this makes sense, but I just wanted to be sure."

I've been overall unimpressed so far with the aem pads and rotors. What do you guys think?

Big brake kits are pretty much worthless unless you are running in to heat issues, where the added mass of the large rotor would allow the brakes to absorb more heat. other wise you probably will not have any improvent in braking, except by using a better pad.

1. they can only go on one way my friend

2. when the pads are brand new they are so close to the rotor that i wouldnt be surprised by the sound.

are they crossed drilled and slotted

did u abide by the instructions from AEM to get up to like 40 os so and then slowly apply pressure so u dont slam on them and warp them immediately

i had them, i was amazed personally, i could be going like 30mph, and be like 5-10 ft from the white line at a light, and prss the break and stop on a dime on that white line, the braking power/ability was greatly increased IMO, but them again i didnt have the black ones, i had a 99-00 brake kit, made to fit of course

^^ did you change pads when you added the big brakes, cause thats where your added stoping power probably came from.

When you said that they can only go on one way, I don't understand. I've seen them on two ways.

One more thing-midas had to grind down the caliper a bit to fit with the adapter. This makes sense since the instructions said that I may need to do that so that they fit together. Did any of you guys do this?

yes to AEM, and so did he thats why i mentioned it

yes, I got new aem brake pads as well

i physically cant imagine midas putting on rotors backwards,, if for some reason they did, SUE THEM. i dont believe AEM would make a specific application product that required grinding of the adapters, now i did, but i had a kit for a 99-00 civic, they are different

plus if they put them on backwards ur shit wouldnt be rollin, bc the caliper wouldnt have ben able to clamp, the rotor would have been extended out farther than it was supposed to

shouldnt look like this, if u have the rotor on this way the center of the rotor pushes the rotor out and the caliper is not there to clamp

good

I'm just talking about which way the slots point. The rotors are on securely on both sides.

What I'm saying is that I feel that the rotors are on the wrong sides of the car-the one on my driver's side should be on the passenger said and vice versa. that would change the direction of the slots...

i dont think so, even if u switch them the slots will be the same as u have them now

actually, no. If you visualize it, the slots are moving towards the front of the car on the passenger side. If you move it to the drivers side, the slots are now pointing towards the rear of the car. That's what I'm saying.

dude stop being an ass cause your wrong...
you can put rotors on reverse...
meaning the wrong sides,not fliping them backwards :shake:

the big brake kits make a huge difference in stopping imo. I have the tenzo R big brake kit. ive had it for 1 1/2 years. no complaints. i havent even changed my pads in that long and i have pepboy ones. the rotors have more surface area which means less heat and more grip. less pedal effort, and less wear on the pads cause of less heat...

and YES you DO have to grind some of the caliper to install the adapters. I did this myself when installing them. its a very little amount that needs to be shaved. I used a file. its very easy and affects nothing on the caliper what so ever-


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btw.. heres the drivers side on 18's..

and the passenger will be the other way, there for if u were to take the passenger off and put it on the drivers it would look the same as the picture u show

THANK YOU!!!! Someone finally understands what I'm talking about. I can't believe people thought that they would flip the rotor backwards. Anyways, my rotor points in the same direction as yours. The weird things is that in all of the pics in magazines, the slots point to other way. Anyways, I guess I'm wondering if it really matters.

O.E. Caliper One-Piece Big Rotor Brake Kit

AEM has developed a one-piece rotor system that is available for select applications. These rotors feature a slotted surface (no cross-drilled holes) and come in a Carbon-Black finish. Please refer to the application chart for availability.

Key Features:


100% bolt-on system—no cutting or drilling required

Every system is ABS compatible

Rotors are plated/anodized to prevent rust

AEM High Performance brake pads, or O.E. pads recommended (sold separately)

Complete hardware kit and comprehensive installation instructions included

Manufactured and assembled in the USA

i didn't cut, i didn't drill... I just grinded down a part of the caliper that the instructions told me I had to do

yea.. :_doh: u have to FILE IT
ALL THAT needs to happen is u have to smooth the back of the caliper out so that the braket sits flush. :clap:


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edit : again your wrong and out of line.. you obviously dont have a big brake kit.. so why even comment?

I have worked at a tire/brake/oil shop for 3 years and here is what I know. The slotted rotors ARE designed to have specific sides. You can kindof compare it to the directional tire process. The slots are angled to use the rotors’ direction of rotation to enhance their performance, which makes the rotors side-specific with left and right side rotors. Here is a link to an install on a prelude. http://www.92lude.com/prelude_rotor_install.htm

hm, thats funny i have the AEM big brake kit box in the basement so :_doh: to u

yea and?
i keep a 15 year old 3 eye'd boy in my basement. WHATS your POINT?

either way you havent installed them or used them. so ur input is useless.


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alright fellas back to topic.

Yes it is possible to put the rotors on the wrong way.

Front http://www.momentummotorparts.com/im...a2a3rotors.jpg Rear

Yes if you moved it to the other side they would face the wrong way. Go ahead and try.

yea i have

STOP BANTERING!!! We know you have, but you CAN put rotors on the wrong way.

this is the same argument on the parada spec 2 tires... dam guys... the tires are diffrent on both sides cause there were too cheap to have more than 1 mold...

WTF? That has NOTHING to do with rotors! It isn't cheap, it is cost efficient. And it doesn't take a genius to figure out what side is front, it says so on the box or sometimes on the rotor.