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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 12:16 AM
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Does anyone currently have this on their cars?

TRD Performance Brake Kit
http://www.trdsparks.com/displaypart...&parts_id=2314

EDIT: One thing I did notice is that you cannot use stock rims, you need to upgrade to the TRD ones (PTR18-21060 and PTR18-21070).
Old Oct 29, 2008 | 01:58 AM
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all i know is it looks sweet.
Old Oct 29, 2008 | 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted by newtc4me
all i know is it looks sweet.
+1

Maybe I should just keep the tC and mod the hell out of it instead of going to a Mustang GT
Old Oct 29, 2008 | 02:52 AM
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that trd kit is crap, and btw stock wheels fit with that kit. you just might need spacers.

but there are better BBKs for the price

the rotors at least...
Old Oct 29, 2008 | 03:49 AM
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i agree that there are better kits for the $ but it does look good. the price is way to much.
Old Oct 29, 2008 | 04:14 AM
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looks real good
Old Oct 29, 2008 | 04:23 AM
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Check out what these 2 sites offer I had wilwood on a 1997 honda civic hatch back & also brembo on a 2001 Jetta 1.8t

both cars had BBK upgrade & stopped a hell of alot better & looked so much cooler

http://www.wilwood.com/
www.brembo.com/
Old Oct 29, 2008 | 04:31 AM
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Go with wilwood.......I have typos like a MF!
Old Oct 29, 2008 | 04:35 AM
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+1 wilwood but, the TRD does look good just way to overpriced
Old Oct 29, 2008 | 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 1_kLEan_tC
Go to with wilwood....
Old Oct 29, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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Dan Gardner has been running these for a wild now and trust me guys, he does not run crap on his road race tC
Old Oct 29, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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go with my mus instead...
Old Oct 29, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by nrgwar
Check out what these 2 sites offer I had wilwood on a 1997 honda civic hatch back & also brembo on a 2001 Jetta 1.8t

both cars had BBK upgrade & stopped a hell of alot better & looked so much cooler

http://www.wilwood.com/
www.brembo.com/
brembo one is like three times more then the TRD bbk lol
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Originally Posted by g2autosports
Dan Gardner has been running these for a wild now and trust me guys, he does not run crap on his road race tC
im pretty sure he runs the trd/stoptech kit, not this one
Old Oct 30, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by davedavetC
Originally Posted by g2autosports
Dan Gardner has been running these for a wild now and trust me guys, he does not run crap on his road race tC
im pretty sure he runs the trd/stoptech kit, not this one
Right.....same thing, unless TRD finally decided to build their own, the TRD big brake kit is a re-badged Stoptech big brake kit.
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yea but these are not the trd/stoptech kit you can tell by looking at the rotors
Old Oct 30, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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stoptech rotors are 2 piece these are 1 piece.

<=== had stoptech bbk

those are def not the same
Old Oct 30, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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So did TRD come up with these or some other mfg?
Old Oct 30, 2008 | 05:37 PM
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probably another manufacture whos msrp on the kits are LESS then that of the price that that TRD kit goes for.

probably a manufacture that sells a "bigger" kit for less money which equals lower quality and lower reliablity,

i would save up the extra money get the wilwood/brembo/trd(stoptech) kit and KNOW that you have a great quality kit rather then hoping you have an ok quality kit.

dont take changes on brakes/suspension/engine/transmission parts they help protect you.

do you like your life? why risk it, plus drilled are more prone to cracking under high amounts of stress. just my $.02
Old Oct 30, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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i got rotora BBK for cheap... cant beat geoff's prices at nurspec.

pm him. user name NurSpec... guarenteeeeee his price is unbeatable and lighting fast shipping.



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