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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 01:10 AM
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stock and stock brembo?

so i was wondering is there any different between them. Because im planning to get some stock brembo for mine so yeah dont know if its worth it. So im asking everyone for their comment thanks
 
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 01:27 AM
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If you already have the 05+ Brakes then performance gains are negligible. If you have stock 03-04 brakes, Brembos clearly out-perform. It mostly comes down to looks.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 12:18 AM
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well i have an 05 stock non brembo, but when i brake u still feel the brake aint smooth so i was thinking about swap the brembo in to see whats up
 
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 12:34 AM
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the brakes not feeling smooth have nothing to do with the calipers. you probably have warped rotors.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 02:59 PM
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If your caliper is not functioning properly, ie the piston is stuck or not moving than it will give the same effect as a warped rotor. In any case if the caliper is no good than you have to replace the caliper, rotor and pads anyway.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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oh okay thanks for infor. i should go check my brake caliper and rotor right away huh?
 
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 08:40 AM
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Just a word of advice, if you are working on your brakes, its always a good idea to check the function of your caliper pistons. Even the best brake calipers may have a cracked gasket that will allow water to get in and corrode the piston and or caliper lining, it has happened to me several times throughout the years. Now every time I take the brakes apart, i inspect the seals and gaskets of the caliper and if one is torn I usually replace the caliper with a re-manufactured one. I also grease the bolts of the wheel so that it does not get stuck after tightening.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 02:52 AM
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so basically i just take it out to the shop, and tell them to check the caliper pistons and the gasket and overall right?
 
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by tkuczwara
If your caliper is not functioning properly, ie the piston is stuck or not moving than it will give the same effect as a warped rotor. In any case if the caliper is no good than you have to replace the caliper, rotor and pads anyway.
don't know what you're saying here. if the piston is stuck, it will heat up and warp the rotor. i've never heard of brakes not feeling smooth because of a stuck rotor.

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so basically i just take it out to the shop, and tell them to check the caliper pistons and the gasket and overall right?
take it to someone you trust and have them do a runout test on the rotors. this will tell you if it's the rotors or not. if it is, it's easy to replace them yourself.
 
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