[Biturbos4] Stock Brake Upgrade

[Andy Turner]

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:05:46 -0500, "The Corbs"
<c.corbishley at comcast.net> wrote:

>ECS Tuning?

If y'all fellas recall, I was asking this a month or so ago, and still
haven't decided. Personally, I'd decided on the Red Stuff pads, which
did specifically mention your heavier sports saloons and the Evo, WRX
etc..

Then the problem was finding the discs. ECS seemed to only list front
discs, nice grooved or cross drilled IIRC. But no rears. From both an
asthetic and performance POV I was wary of changing the front discs
but putting stock on the rears. So I tried to get hold of an all-round
set, but I'm struggling. Zimmermans of Germany get mentioned now and
then, but despite being in the UK, I can't seem to find much in the
way of a stockist - though there are in the US!

Incidentally, if anyone knows of a Zimmerman Brakes website, please
post the address, I've not found one.


andyt



>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Michael Benno" <mbenno at yahoo.com>
>To: <MMaglocci at aol.com>; <Biturbos4 at www.audifans.com>
>Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 5:40 PM
>Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] Stock Brake Upgrade
>
>
>>I wonder if someone makes a composite or floating rotor? That could be 
>>lighter which would also be an improvement.
>>
>>
>> MMaglocci at aol.com wrote:
>> Dear Fellow enthusiasts:
>>
>> I have a 2000 S4 that has 55,000 miles on it and the original brakes. It 
>> is
>> time to replace the pads and rotors. Although I'm very tempted, I am not
>> ready to lay down the bucks for a big brake kit from Brembo, Statsis or 
>> StopTech.
>> However, I would like to get a little more performance out of the stock 
>> set
>> up.
>>
>> I'm leaning toward the EBC Greenstuff brake pads based some of the prior
>> posts to this site.
>>
>> I'm wonder what the list would suggest for upgraded replacement rotors as
>> opposed to OEM stock. I do not plan on running any track events and this 
>> is a
>> daily driver. I run the stock Avus rims in winter and 17' BBS in the 
>> summer.
>> Most have suggested to stay away from drilled rotors and stay with slotted 
>> and
>> or dimpled. I'm wonder if anyone has experience with using Brembo, Baer,
>> Statsis or other rotors with stock brake set up. Also wondering if steel 
>> brake
>> lines are overkill or is money well spent. Can you use an S8 rotor or RS4 
>> rotor
>> with our stock set up?
>>
>> Any advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated as I need to get 
>> job
>> done before the snows fly.
>>
>> PS, I have recently experienced the annoying dashboard rattle talked about
>> lately on this list. Thank goodness, I thought the (replacement) 
>> windshield was
>> coming dislodged.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> MJM
>>
>>
>>
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