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Offline dac

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rear brakes
« on: January 28, 2010, 11:13:32 AM »
I'm in the process of replacing my rear axles and am going to throw on the disk set-up that came with the D44 instead of using my old drums evfeon though they are new.  The drums work ok, set-up takes a bit of time to get them just right, but disks would be less of a pain, and they're disks.

1. D44 rotors have maybe 30,000km on them. They are pretty rusty but don't look worn. There are no lips from the pads wearing into them. I was thinking of buffing them up and reusing them. They are Bosch if that makes any difference.  Would this be a problem or do I need machined rotors?

2. I'm going to go through napa for the parts because it's close.  My choices for pads are AE Ceramic, Adaptive ADO, and AE Metallic. Which ones would be better for improved stopping power? I'm thinking the metallics.

3. I took a quick look at the front and although the rotors are good, I might have gotten a little carried away with greasing the upper ball joints as there is grease on the outer edges of the rotors. The front still stops ok, but I'm thinking of putting on metallic pads in hope of better stopping and to match the rear.

4. If the rotors are good and smooth, is there any problem using new pads and slightly used rotors?
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Offline specialk

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Re: rear brakes
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2010, 11:28:42 AM »
Get the rotors turned just to be sure.  Then you won't have any worries.   I just got a set of the Adaptives brake pads from NAPA.  I think those are the ones guaranteed not to squeal.
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Offline hps4evr

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Re: rear brakes
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2010, 09:23:25 AM »
this is a tough one. ive never been a fan of machining rotors. but it does come in handy when a newer set just needs a light shave. putting new pads on used un-machined rotors isnt good. 2 different mating surfaces, ones new and ones used. they wont match. they will either wear quickly with an odd pattern or make a lot noise. if you want to re-use the rotors bring them in for a light machine job and put new pads on them. i used to use a lot of the ceramic brake pads as they were quiet and didnt leave a lot of dust. performance was good too. good luck
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