nikhil

One thing to keep in mind when reading this is that I don't really want to spend too much money on this replacement/upgrade. I'm trying to cut back a bit on car-related expenses, and I have to do my 60k/timing belt service soon :-/

I need to replace all four rotors on my car, so my initial thought was to just get slotted rotors from StopTech. Then, as I thought about it some more, I realized that this might be a good time to upgrade my brakes a bit. So, the idea of putting the R32/3.2TT front calipers/rotors entered my mind! I found a source for all the R32/3.2TT hardware (calipers, carriers, rotors, oem pads, and lines) for ~$600 shipped, but I would still need rear rotors, which are $110/rotor from StopTech. So the "upgrade" idea would cost about ~$850. But, I could sell my old calipers/carriers and hopefully recover $200, so the real cost of the upgrade is about $650.

The alternative, as I stated before, is to just replace the rotors with slotted rotors, which would cost about $500.

So, would the R32/3.2TT brakes really make enough of a difference to justify the extra cash? ultimately, I'd like to get a wilwood or AP Racing front setup, but that's a bit too much $$ right now. Sorry for rambling on about this, but I'm trying to figure out what I should do! Thanks in advance for your help and opinions.

KamalS2000

Do you track your car at all?

nikhil

haha how did i forget that!? yes, i track and auto-x my car

BlueChip

Buy the rotors, paint the calipers, get ceramic pads

nikhil

;-)

BlueChip

Doesn't your car seem to run better after a good washing and polishing. Better is relative, and if you feel better things seem to work better.

fignewton

send me an email, since yours isn't linked.
already sold the stainless lines.
Cheers, fellow AG!
fig

bubba j

Slotted rotors. Tyrolsport bushings. Carbotech pads. XP8 for track. Bobcat for mixed.

nikhil

ygm

kodeTT

brake pads. all slightly used....not much mileage on them...hardly any wear on the lip of the rotors.