RacingBrake BBK Installed *PICS*
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Q50 Red Sport 400 RWD
Hey presumptuous love-fest cop--looking good. Can't wait to see pics of your G with the nismo front bumper and the brakes showing through your wheels.
Looking good eloy! I actually bought the rear RacingBrake OE caliper kit myself as well recently to go with my front Wilwood setup for performance reasons. Did some calculating and figured out that this combo is pretty close to the stock brake bias. My front only Wilwood setup actually added too much front bias. Anyways I just got the rear RacingBrake kit delivered so I haven't had a chance to install it yet. Can I ask you how you stripped the red paint off the caliper brackets? I don't really care for that color either. And would it be okay if I just left the caliper brackets bare after stripping the paint? Too lazy to do painting.
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Originally Posted by dklau33
Can I ask you how you stripped the red paint off the caliper brackets? I don't really care for that color either. And would it be okay if I just left the caliper brackets bare after stripping the paint? Too lazy to do painting.
I used a product called Klean-Strip Premium Stripper. It comes in an aerosol can and you can get it at Home Depot. You will also need some heavy rubber gloves and a few of the cheapy small wire brushes (also available at HD).
You will NOT be able to leave them bare metal as they will rust almost immediately. I suggest you get them powder coated by Mike Golding. He did mine and he also powder coated several parts for Vinh. He does great work and is reasonably priced. Email him at imspud@bellsouth.net
Let me know if you decide to go this route and I can give you more detailed instructions on how to prepare the brackets.
Originally Posted by skeleton_cru
RacingBrake does not offer drilled and slotted rotors for the rear.
If they did I would have bought them.
If they did I would have bought them.
Originally Posted by BigSash
Bro you should paint your calipers to complete the BBK look. get a Duplicolor brake caliper painting kit.
Originally Posted by skeleton_cru
Jeez guys, give me some credit here.
There were directions that came with the kit and they were very specific about the direction of rotatation. Also, each rotor had an arrow of direction of spin stamped on it. We made sure they were installed correctly.
There were directions that came with the kit and they were very specific about the direction of rotatation. Also, each rotor had an arrow of direction of spin stamped on it. We made sure they were installed correctly. I have the same kit and also used the directions. My slots face the same way as the fronts.
Originally Posted by G35_TX
That's normal. My HPS pads do that on the stock rotors.
My Hawk HPS pads get noisy when they are warm. It's normal.
Originally Posted by skeleton_cru
The doughnut spare does NOT fit over the BBK in the front or rear.
Good thing I have been driving around with all that dead weight for all this time.
Originally Posted by skeleton_cru
The doughnut spare does NOT fit over the BBK in the front or rear. Sorry Igor. But like I told my brother "Now I can fill that space with stereo equipment"
Sorry Igor. But like I told my brother "Now I can fill that space with stereo equipment"
Originally Posted by skeleton_cru
RacingBrake does not offer drilled and slotted rotors for the rear. If they did I would have bought them.
If they did I would have bought them.
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Originally Posted by G-Force
I called RacingBrake today as I have pre-ordered rear rotors. They will have drilled/slotted rears my mid-July. Their site is just not showing them as too many people were trying to order them.
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Originally Posted by ttrank
Cru - I wonder if they would let us trade up for a discount?
I know because of this site they gave me like 20-25% off my kit late last year.
I know because of this site they gave me like 20-25% off my kit late last year.
