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[kjkjr27]

Originally Posted by menendez1293

But Congrats on getting that rotor off KJ. Be sure to post up some pictures of your final install. I have been wondering what the R1 rotors look like behind a black rim.

Omg it was such a pain you have no idea :f rusty::fru sty:. After I finished everything I had a ton of errands to do and other things I'll update my build thread with pics tomorrow promise! Here is a pic of my front rotors though with my black wheels:

I also switched out all my chrome gorilla locks for the black acorn gorilla locks so it looks a little diff (more like Baylors pic minus the brembo)

[lscamaro]

Those look great! Do you feel any benefits in braking from doing the swap?

[kjkjr27]

Originally Posted by lscamaro

Those look great! Do you feel any benefits in braking from doing the swap?

Funny story about that lol. When I started the car up and started moving forward I hit the brake pedal and it immediately went to the floor and I wasn't stopping. I started to panic since there was a car in front of me. I let off and hit the brake pedal again and same thing happened so I was like **** I messed something up real bad. I then hit it a third time and boom stopped instantly (not gonna lie came pretty close to hitting that car haha) I think since I spread apart the calibers to put the new pads on it had to take a couple of pumps from the pedal to make everything go back to normal. After the bedding process I can say the car stops a heck of a lot better! I think that is mainly due to the HPS pad upgrade as opposed to the slotted/drilled rotors.

In short they are amazing and def advise atleast upgrading to the Hawk HPS pads.

[Lil' Nasty]

Originally Posted by kjkjr27

Funny story about that lol. When I started the car up and started moving forward I hit the brake pedal and it immediately went to the floor and I wasn't stopping. I started to panic since there was a car in front of me. I let off and hit the brake pedal again and same thing happened so I was like **** I messed something up real bad. I then hit it a third time and boom stopped instantly (not gonna lie came pretty close to hitting that car haha) I think since I spread apart the calibers to put the new pads on it had to take a couple of pumps from the pedal to make everything go back to normal. After the bedding process I can say the car stops a heck of a lot better! I think that is mainly due to the HPS pad upgrade as opposed to the slotted/drilled rotors.

In short they are amazing and def advise atleast upgrading to the Hawk HPS pads.

Glad you like the new brakes!

Sounds like you caught a break.......not running into the person in front of you

[lscamaro]

Originally Posted by kjkjr27

Funny story about that lol. When I started the car up and started moving forward I hit the brake pedal and it immediately went to the floor and I wasn't stopping. I started to panic since there was a car in front of me. I let off and hit the brake pedal again and same thing happened so I was like **** I messed something up real bad. I then hit it a third time and boom stopped instantly (not gonna lie came pretty close to hitting that car haha) I think since I spread apart the calibers to put the new pads on it had to take a couple of pumps from the pedal to make everything go back to normal. After the bedding process I can say the car stops a heck of a lot better! I think that is mainly due to the HPS pad upgrade as opposed to the slotted/drilled rotors.

In short they are amazing and def advise atleast upgrading to the Hawk HPS pads.

Any really bad squeal? Are you going to be taking it to the track or is it just an upgrade for driving around town. Sorry, don't know if you've mentioned it or not.

Originally Posted by Lil' Nasty

Glad you like the new brakes!

Sounds like you caught a break.......not running into the person in front of you

Definitely. I would've run into him lol. I would've just tried to mash it down harder instead of pumping. I am going to be keeping that story in mind in case I ever do the swap

[kuzman89]

When's the Camaro getting the Twin Turbo LFX??

[kjkjr27]

Originally Posted by Lil' Nasty

Glad you like the new brakes!

Sounds like you caught a break.......not running into the person in front of you

Haha yea def an o shit moment.

Originally Posted by lscamaro

Any really bad squeal? Are you going to be taking it to the track or is it just an upgrade for driving around town. Sorry, don't know if you've mentioned it or not.



Definitely. I would've run into him lol. I would've just tried to mash it down harder instead of pumping. I am going to be keeping that story in mind in case I ever do the swap

Nope no break squel . I don't plan on going to any road tracks because there aren't any really near me. Not gonna lie I kept pressing down real hard thinking it would make a difference haha.

[KMPrenger]

Originally Posted by kjkjr27

Haha yea def an o shit moment.



Nope no break squel . I don't plan on going to any road tracks because there aren't any really near me. Not gonna lie I kept pressing down real hard thinking it would make a difference haha.

I'm sure you guys know, but ALWAYS lightly pump and reset your brake pads on the car before taking her out. I was told not to pump them all the way to the floor either, but I'm not sure that really matters. As you feel the resistance building, you can increase the pressure. Shouldn't take more than 3 - 5 pumps. On top of that, its a good idea to make sure they feel good before taking it out on the road.

[kjkjr27]

Originally Posted by KMPrenger

I'm sure you guys know, but ALWAYS lightly pump and reset your brake pads on the car before taking her out. I was told not to pump them all the way to the floor either, but I'm not sure that really matters. As you feel the resistance building, you can increase the pressure. Shouldn't take more than 3 - 5 pumps. On top of that, its a good idea to make sure they feel good before taking it out on the road.

I know now haha, fortunately I was just pulling of out my garage at my apartment complex to pull into one of the parking spots or else that could have been very bad.

[J_Vibe92]

what about the belt sticking out?

[mrpyle]

Originally Posted by BaylorCamaro

Should have asked earlier..

Are those calipers from an SS? Any big difference in mounting?? Considering a set myself.

[mrpyle]

Originally Posted by SC2150

........every stop light gets people asking "what is in that thing"

A flux capacitor!

[lscamaro]

Originally Posted by kjkjr27

Haha yea def an o shit moment.



Nope no break squel . I don't plan on going to any road tracks because there aren't any really near me. Not gonna lie I kept pressing down real hard thinking it would make a difference haha.

That's definitely what I would've done lol. I'm glad they made a difference! I've been contemplating going your route or upgrading to brembos. But if what you did made a difference, I may just do that

[kjkjr27]

Originally Posted by lscamaro

That's definitely what I would've done lol. I'm glad they made a difference! I've been contemplating going your route or upgrading to brembos. But if what you did made a difference, I may just do that

Yea I was too but doing the upgrade to brembos was pretty pricey for me. I would suggest upgrading yours pads first, I'm sure they made the biggest difference.