Calling all "X's" with a lowered suspension!
#1651
doing a little clean up and forgot i still had some stuff.
i have a set of HR sedan springs, koni yellow rear shocks and i have koni yellow front shocks. ( one is in good condition the other is blown )
im willing to give them up. anyone in northern jersey or nyc area only.
free by the way.
PM if need more details on stuff.
i have a set of HR sedan springs, koni yellow rear shocks and i have koni yellow front shocks. ( one is in good condition the other is blown )
im willing to give them up. anyone in northern jersey or nyc area only.
free by the way.
PM if need more details on stuff.
#1654
A little OT but anyone have any recommendations for brake rotors/pads for the X? I could care less about brake dust as long as the brake performs. The only problem is that my rears have worn before my fronts. Supposedly I only have 2 1/2mm left on the pads so I have to change them pretty soon.
What sort of tools do I need to do the swap myself?
What sort of tools do I need to do the swap myself?
#1656
A little OT but anyone have any recommendations for brake rotors/pads for the X? I could care less about brake dust as long as the brake performs. The only problem is that my rears have worn before my fronts. Supposedly I only have 2 1/2mm left on the pads so I have to change them pretty soon.
What sort of tools do I need to do the swap myself?
What sort of tools do I need to do the swap myself?
tools... front brakes needs like a 12mm or 13mm to remove two caliper bolts. one screwdriver/prybar or your hand to pull off the caliper. Then you need a 15mm/17mm or 19mm to remove the 2 caliper bracket bolts and then if your rotor comes off great if not a hammer or so. You need a C-clamp to compress the piston back in.
the rears are just about the same, i dont remember if the G had twist in pistons in the rear or not so you MIGHT need a caliper twisting tool found at autozone or etc in the form of a cube or harborfreight kit. Runs about $10-35.
Simple hand tools and limited know-how will take care of this. If you want to bleed the brakes you need a 2nd person and like a 8mm or 10mm to crack the screws open.
brakes for a noob can be done in about an hour a side so 4 hours all together.
#1657
A little OT but anyone have any recommendations for brake rotors/pads for the X? I could care less about brake dust as long as the brake performs. The only problem is that my rears have worn before my fronts. Supposedly I only have 2 1/2mm left on the pads so I have to change them pretty soon.
What sort of tools do I need to do the swap myself?
What sort of tools do I need to do the swap myself?
now i using Stoptech XD rotors with Centric posi quiet pads. i do not like the centric pads. selling point was suppose to be a beg reduction on brake dust but i get even more.
#1658
if you dont care about brake dust. Run OEM setup.
tools... front brakes needs like a 12mm or 13mm to remove two caliper bolts. one screwdriver/prybar or your hand to pull off the caliper. Then you need a 15mm/17mm or 19mm to remove the 2 caliper bracket bolts and then if your rotor comes off great if not a hammer or so. You need a C-clamp to compress the piston back in.
the rears are just about the same, i dont remember if the G had twist in pistons in the rear or not so you MIGHT need a caliper twisting tool found at autozone or etc in the form of a cube or harborfreight kit. Runs about $10-35.
Simple hand tools and limited know-how will take care of this. If you want to bleed the brakes you need a 2nd person and like a 8mm or 10mm to crack the screws open.
brakes for a noob can be done in about an hour a side so 4 hours all together.
tools... front brakes needs like a 12mm or 13mm to remove two caliper bolts. one screwdriver/prybar or your hand to pull off the caliper. Then you need a 15mm/17mm or 19mm to remove the 2 caliper bracket bolts and then if your rotor comes off great if not a hammer or so. You need a C-clamp to compress the piston back in.
the rears are just about the same, i dont remember if the G had twist in pistons in the rear or not so you MIGHT need a caliper twisting tool found at autozone or etc in the form of a cube or harborfreight kit. Runs about $10-35.
Simple hand tools and limited know-how will take care of this. If you want to bleed the brakes you need a 2nd person and like a 8mm or 10mm to crack the screws open.
brakes for a noob can be done in about an hour a side so 4 hours all together.
I'm guessing this is the first brake job on the car since there is only about 27.8K miles on it but when I was at the dealer they had the front pads had 6-7mm and the rears had 2 1/2. Do you guys think they were replaced before? I mean why else would there be such an uneven wear? Because of the VDC or? They didn't give me a reading on the rotor itself so what's your take? Should I get them refinished? Which would be in a PITA since I'd have to take it somewhere and leave the car on jackstands or should I get new rotors?
Last edited by ilv2xlr8; 08-04-2010 at 01:35 AM.
#1659
#1660
Thanks. I ordered some stuff from Harbor Freight since they didn't have everything in stock at the store. Now I just gotta source the OEM pads and I don't know about the rotors. Don't know if they're in factory spec for resurfacing.
#1662
I wouldn't worry too much about that kind of mileage on springs. Some people say they wear out fairly quick, but I don't think they do unless you are tracking the car regularly. I think my rears had right around 40K on them which was still less than the 50K my stock springs have. I think I paid around $20 plus shipping.
#1663
Just traded in my car and have a set of H&R sedan springs for sale if anyone is interested let me know Via PM or blue22flames00@aol.com thx
#1665