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Brake upgrades. What can I do? 200

By all means! I live in the city of Boston and the traffic can be horrific. There are many times when I've been cut off and had to slam the brake pedal...brick stops wonderfully. Stuck in stop and go traffic you never hear squeaks/or other noises due to the pads/rotors heating up too quickly and I'm surprised by the lack of brake dust. Granted, with larger rotors and larger calipers the system will be able to stop on a dime but I guess without a major overhaul I'm rather pleased with the setup thus far...and I have noticed a significant improvement from "stock" minus the rust forming on the rotors...so it goes. I guess you could look into cadmium-coated rotors but it's the nature of the beast. My buddy and I did the whole job one afternoon this past October.
I sourced the pads and front rotors from FCP Groton and the stainess ABS lines and rear powerdisks from IPD. I believe the whole job including accessories ran to about $330 bills or so plus a 6-pack of brew. On a side...if you haven't also think about upgrading sway bars and shocks as they are all part of the equation!

Best,
Adam
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'92 244GL silver-metallic, 152k, Enem V15 cam, Bilstein HDs, IPD sways, upper+lower and Cherry-Turbo strut braces, 240 OEM rear wing, 15' Dracos, SS lines, E-codes w/side repeaters, Euro cowl covers paint-matched, Magnaflow 2.5' SS exhaust, Unitek header






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