After upgrading my tires earlier this year and going to an autocross event I realized the next part of my car that needed to be upgraded was the brakes. I did some research and found that both DDM and PAW both have an entry level brake kit for about $650, but that was more than I was wanting to spend. I started looking around for a cheaper alternative and decided on Centric Premium rotors, Stoptech Street performance pads (now just called sport pads), stainless steel brake lines from DDM Works, and some ATE Type 200 racing brake fluid. The full set of pads and rotors where $250.82 shipped from Rock Auto. The brake lines and ATE fluid was $143.18 shipped from DDM Works. Which bring the total of my budget brake kit to $394.
I installed all of the parts about 2,000 miles ago and followed the recommended bed in procedure on the box. I immediately noticed the pedal was firmer and input was much more linear. Before it seamed like you had to press the pedal down a ways to get any response. I went to an autocross event this past weekend to test out my new setup. Before I would experience brake pad fade and sometimes overheated fluid. I would mash the pedal hard and it would do nothing and go straight to the floor, then I would end up heading to fast into the corner and smash through the cones.
At the autocross this past weekend it was in the high 80's during the am session and in the low 90's during the pm session. The brakes performed excellent. No overheating of the pads or fluid and the pedal remained firm the entire time. I was able to place 2nd in my class out of 12 people. Before upgrading my brakes I would typically place half way in the pack of usually 10 to 15 people in my class. I highly recommend this setup to anybody that is looking for some cheap performance out of their street driven car.
I installed all of the parts about 2,000 miles ago and followed the recommended bed in procedure on the box. I immediately noticed the pedal was firmer and input was much more linear. Before it seamed like you had to press the pedal down a ways to get any response. I went to an autocross event this past weekend to test out my new setup. Before I would experience brake pad fade and sometimes overheated fluid. I would mash the pedal hard and it would do nothing and go straight to the floor, then I would end up heading to fast into the corner and smash through the cones.
At the autocross this past weekend it was in the high 80's during the am session and in the low 90's during the pm session. The brakes performed excellent. No overheating of the pads or fluid and the pedal remained firm the entire time. I was able to place 2nd in my class out of 12 people. Before upgrading my brakes I would typically place half way in the pack of usually 10 to 15 people in my class. I highly recommend this setup to anybody that is looking for some cheap performance out of their street driven car.