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08-19-2016, 10:55 AM | #1 |
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Need rear brakes in 300 miles
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I guess this kinda came up without notice. I just got the service warning for my rear brakes and need new rotors and brake pads. Is anyone selling a set? This could also be the perfect time to upgrade. BMW Northwest just quoted me $1400 for the rears. But I definitely can DIY. Let me know. Thanks |
08-19-2016, 11:17 AM | #3 |
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Stock or bbk used is ideal
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there are lots of stock lightly used brakes around, post a WTB on the for sale forums
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08-19-2016, 03:10 PM | #5 |
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Ton of people on here selling. Depends on what you want and what you want to pay. Everything from Stoptech to a sweet Brembo GTR full set (that I'd buy if I had an extra $7k). Check the FS and/or put up a WTB.
Don't go to big rears without changing the fronts. I put wilwoods on my camaro when I changed the rear (drum to disc conversion) with stock fronts and got some happy/scary back end wiggle under hard braking. Best of luck!
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Ended up buying new.
Genuine BMW M3 rear rotors Rear Hawk HPS pads Pad wear sensor ECS stainless steel rotor set screws Brake lubricant compound packet Shipped for $650 from ECStuning with discount. |
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Read what I wrote above. There is a reason that front brakes are always bigger. When you are slowing, weight transfers to the front and lifts from the rear. The extra bite in the rear will lock the rear tires before the front, which has additional weight over it due to the transfer. Your front tires stick harder and can take additional brake bite. The rear should never (we are talking "normal situations, straight line braking") be stronger than the front.
Ex: look at the size difference on your front and rear brakes. My camaro - stock front discs, rear drums. When I put big rear discs on, I had an unbalanced car under hard braking.
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I'm sticking to OEM rotors in the rear. Not necessarily an upgrade with HPS pads. But I guess I will either buy HPS pads for the front or OEM pads from the dealer when my new shit gets delivered. Thank you for your input. |
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Any brake set is designed to be balanced, with fronts being built dominant. Upgrading the front set is always a safer bet than the rear, but preferred to be done together in sets that were created to work together. Now if you liked a different balance in your car, or were in to certain types of racing, this all goes out the window haha If you really want to get used to balance transfer, do some rally (if you haven't). I personally love DirtFish - http://www.dirtfish.com/ Really gets you to respect weight transfer. Enjoy the new brakes! I wish mine would wear out so I could upgrade haha
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