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Old 03-09-2006, 10:59 AM
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i'm thinking about getting the stage 2 either from ecs or purems. both looks like the same kit but it looks like ecs comes with anti-rattle pad dameners and purems dont. what kind of pads come with the purems kit? ecs comes with racing brake fluid and purems comes with motul dot 5.1 brake fluid. whats better? do i really need racing brake fluid? i dont track my car but i do drive my car pretty hard.

i'm also thinking about upgrading the rear brakes to a8 rears. do i need to switch to s4 calipers? or can i just get a8 rotors and a8 caliper brackets? are there people using ss lines for the rear brakes along with the fronts?
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call purems and see if Mike has alterntive to the "anti rattle pad dampner" that he can offer you
Old 03-09-2006, 11:18 AM
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Default or piece together a kit with the Purems brackets and save mucho $$$$

Once said and done, I think I spent around $800. I didn't get the dampners though. I'm not getting any noise from them. Purems brakeline set. I used the ECS b/c I was ordering other things from them at the time. What ever pad you like, I used the Brembos that the calipers came with. Also after much debate, I went with the Valvoline syntech fluid. If you don't track, you don't need it. A8 rotors.
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do you have the debate on the brake fluids? do i need just rear a8 rotors and a8 caliper brackets?
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Default no need for pads shims...just put some brake quiet from AutoZone/AdvanceAuto...

that's what I have on the back of my Hawk HPS pads in Boxster calipers
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Default the stock a4 caliper/tt carrier/a8-312mm rotor brake mod is different than the...

Boxster caliper/BIRA-Liam-PureMS brackets/A8-312 rotor
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is that the greese like stuff?
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i'm talking about the rear brakes
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its not grease, more like anti-squeal.. its dries to a tacky texture, typically blue or red in color
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well then you also need S4 rear calipers since rotor thickness is now 20mm


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