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Yes, that's my car with the new BlehmCo Big Brake Kit on it. The kit is great!! Fit of all the components is excellent, quality of the work and the materials that go into the final product is top notch. My driving impressions: pedal feel is equal to the original brake system. Same pedal travel, a little firmer pedal. Even with the Wagner semi-metallic pads I decided to use for everyday use, initial cold bite and then hot bite(after multiple 70/60 mph to 20 mph fast slowdowns) are both very good. Gone is the fade when the brakes have been used pretty heavy and the pads were good and hot. Gone, thank goodness, is the fear that I was going to warp the stock rotors AGAIN if I tried to stop too quick.
And, to me, since how a product looks on the car is just as important as how it performs, I couldn't be more pleased. The bigger rotors and the candy cherry red two stage powdercoated calipers look just AWESOME behind the Volks!! Pictures do not do these beauties justice. Will post better side shots of the car on Wednesday-it was almost dark when we finished today.
For those who want details, here's the parts that are on the car:
Custom fabricated brackets and all hardware to bolt them up.
12.6" diameter, 28mm thick, 2004 Maxima rotors.
Goodrich stainless steel brake lines, front and rear.
1991 Nissan 300ZX TT aluminum 4 piston calipers.
Wagner semi-metallic brake pads for everyday use.
Matt can talk about the technical parts of this install, but a few important points from my perspective. The factory dust shields are still used, no grinding control arms, no wheel spacers, no wierd offset wheels, and the rotors are straight bolt on out of the box. My 17x8 +40 offset Konig Tantrum wheels clear this setup too.
And last but not least, thanks Matt. This was a very time consuming, and at times a very trying project to pull together, but the results are well worth it. It looks GREAT!!!
Mike Hill
Vice-president and Treasurer
HNE
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Handling/Performance-VOLK LE37T-18x8.5,255/40/18. Addco RSB,Stillen FSTB,Eibach ProKit,KYB GR2,Cattman Y & B pipes,GAB,BlehmCo custom front & rear Big Brake Kits
Appearance-3M clear mask, clear side markers, AE door sills, engine cover, headlights & pedals.Lots of Zaino.
Audio-Two JL Audio 10" subs in a custom box w/JBL 300 watt amp,Polk EX3500 tweeters,Sirius sattelite.
Last edited by kwd2kSE : Jan 6th, 2004 at 07:58 AM.
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