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Upgrading Brakes

Im lookin into upgrading brakes but i dont know a damn thing bout em..

other then get an upgraded pad, and rotors..but i dont know brands or what im lookin for so please inform me..

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if youre 2 wheel drive then we already did all the work for you and priced it out in nice kits on our site

pads, hawk
rotors, power slot, spend the extra few bucks to get the Cryo rotors, it will be worth it in the long run
 
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Originally Posted by SoundPer4mance
if youre 2 wheel drive
i be 4 wheel brah...ive look on the site but didnt see 4x4 junk

i just wanna do the front cuz im workin on a exploder rear end conversion..
 
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bob none of those items will fit his truck but the pads. Power Slot needs to get off their butt and make the 12" rotors already.

unless they finally came out with them.
 
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no not yet, ive been in touch with them, ill have to call them again and give them crap
 
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so are they any other companies out there..so all i can get now is the pads?
 
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none that i know of

you need the 12" rotors. which is 03+

i ended up getting some Napa rotors, and Napa ceramic pads, but i hear the hawk pads are good as well.
 
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I have the Hawk HPS pads and love em, along with Brembo blank rotors.
 
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hawk hps pads coupled with powerslot rotors are an awesome combination, imo. i have an 03 and they had an application for my fronts, so they must have 12" rotors. they were the same size as my stock rotors... maybe 03's arent 12"?
 
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brian its 03 and up 4wd, they have rotors that are one inch larger than previous years. as far as i know, even current 2wds still have the smaller rotors, which will work with what we have on the site
 
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this is for 4wd

01-02 is 11.25" rotors
03+ is 12" rotors

some 03s could have the 11.25" rotors
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
this is for 4wd

01-02 is 11.25" rotors
03+ is 12" rotors

some 03s could have the 11.25" rotors
Are the 01 2wd Edge's 11.25" ????? I can't remember what size they are.
 
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Originally Posted by barrman
i have an 03 and they had an application for my fronts, so they must have 12" rotors. they were the same size as my stock rotors... maybe 03's arent 12"?
The 4x4 change from 11.28" to 12" was made during the 2003MY, so you could have either size.
 
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barrman is also 2wd, i think even the 06 2wd uses the smaller front rotors. ONLY the 4wds use the upgraded rotors
 
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