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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 04:22 PM
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For those of you guys running a turbo kit, what kind of brake setup do you recommend? I don't ever take my car to the track, so I don't really see the need for a complete big brake kit. But I was just wondering what everyone else is running/ recommends.
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Stoptech Stage II Brake Kit.

Best 550 I spent so far.
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stock brakes...lol...but some upgraded rotors would be a nice to have.
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Originally Posted by FF!!!Monster
For those of you guys running a turbo kit, what kind of brake setup do you recommend? I don't ever take my car to the track, so I don't really see the need for a complete big brake kit. But I was just wondering what everyone else is running/ recommends.
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Originally Posted by Firefightin_tC
Stoptech Stage II Brake Kit.

Best 550 I spent so far.
this is actually the kit that I was looking at. I was also thinking about buying everything in the stage II kit separately with the exception of the rear rotors to save some $...
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Originally Posted by brett561tc
Word... lol
Old Mar 20, 2010 | 04:42 PM
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stoptech stage 2 is what i would go for.
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Originally Posted by FF!!!Monster
this is actually the kit that I was looking at. I was also thinking about buying everything in the stage II kit separately with the exception of the rear rotors to save some $...
The money you'd spend on the Front Rotors...Steel Braided Brake Lines...Calipers...Brake Fluid...you might as well buy the whole kit.
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Originally Posted by Firefightin_tC
The money you'd spend on the Front Rotors...Steel Braided Brake Lines...Calipers...Brake Fluid...you might as well buy the whole kit.
Yeah, you're probably right...
Old Mar 20, 2010 | 05:15 PM
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My kit is sitting in the my living room waiting for me along with my Coils and Rear Sway. I got the power, now I need to able to turn and stop on a dime.
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i take my car to the canyons alot so i bought some goodridge ss lines for 98 bucks shipped. After every run, i bleed the brakes and top it off with fresh DOT 4 fluid. I have aftermarket drilled slotted rotors cuz they look cool, but do nothing for performance.

I don't have any problems with the setup i have, and it only costs a total of 250 bucks.
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Originally Posted by Firefightin_tC
Stoptech Stage II Brake Kit.

Best 550 I spent so far.
where did you get it for 550?

please tell
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Originally Posted by huslindan
where did you get it for 550?

please tell

http://www.dezod.com/pd_stoptech.cfm
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nurspec.com I got it for 500
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nurspec.com

its 543 did you have a code

sorry if i jacking
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I didn't get it off the website. Just talked to a guy there and that's the price I got.
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Stockers work just fine for daily street driving. If you want better braking then the Stage II is a nice upgrade.
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Originally Posted by brett561tc
Boom.

Headshot.


I ordered some from Nurspec...but we had a major issue with shipping.

I.E. They never showed up at my door.
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haha yeah i had a tiny bit a mess up with the shipping... but in the end worked out for me! they shipped me 3 quarts of trans fluid instead brake fluid. by the time i got the brake fluid i was doing my brakes and then a couple weeks later i had the transfluid when i installed a clutch and flywheel!
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^^Yeah, not the first time I heard about shipping issues with Nurspec.

So I just went with Dezod and three days later, Mom called saying Brakes where here.



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