Help. Need to replace Front Brakes.

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First I'd like to hear where the best place to buy from is(preferably online). Next How hard is it to change the front rotors and pads on a 00LS8? Any special tools that are needed. How do the pistons in the calipers get pushed back? Are the rotors knock offs or are they held on buy anything? Thanks for the help!
 
get your stock rotors turned, and get some good pads. You can upgrade to some drilled and slotted on ebay, I put brembo's on but others are using the cheaper ones without trouble. I also wanted cleaner wheels I'm using bendix full ceramics and I can go two weeks without washing the car and the wheels hardly show any dust (literally).... The rotors are knock offs, the caliper brackets arent the easiest to take off but they're not bad, you'll see when you get in there. The rears SUCK, I HATED my rears, putting the pistons back in is a beeeeyyoootttccchhhhh..... Front pistons just go in with a c clamp like usual. I dont remember any special tools, I think the calipers were held in with regular bolts and so were the brackets. These calipers are pretty big, and heavy make sure as with any vehicle you dont let the caliper hang by the line.
 
Cruznlife1 said:
get your stock rotors turned, and get some good pads. You can upgrade to some drilled and slotted on ebay, I put brembo's on but others are using the cheaper ones without trouble. I also wanted cleaner wheels I'm using bendix full ceramics and I can go two weeks without washing the car and the wheels hardly show any dust (literally).... The rotors are knock offs, the caliper brackets arent the easiest to take off but they're not bad, you'll see when you get in there. The rears SUCK, I HATED my rears, putting the pistons back in is a beeeeyyoootttccchhhhh..... Front pistons just go in with a c clamp like usual. I dont remember any special tools, I think the calipers were held in with regular bolts and so were the brackets. These calipers are pretty big, and heavy make sure as with any vehicle you dont let the caliper hang by the line.
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Cruz, what it cost to get Brendix pads all the way around? was lookin at porterfields,, but cost bout 150$
 
bendix is good stuff, it's the company the manufacturer uses anywas, only they use semi metallics and you get dust. The Fronts were like 55 the rears were like 40, they are 99% dust free, and stop noticeably smoother than stock. They stunk and smoked a little for a couple days but thats it. They have writing on the back that you can see through the caliper etc. that looks really cool too.... Any bennet auto supply, or discount auto supply will carry the bendix's....
 
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Cruznlife1 said:
bendix is good stuff, it's the company the manufacturer uses anywas, only they use semi metallics and you get dust. The Fronts were like 55 the rears were like 40, they are 99% dust free, and stop noticeably smoother than stock. They stunk and smoked a little for a couple days but thats it. They have writing on the back that you can see through the caliper etc. that looks really cool too.... Any bennet auto supply, or discount auto supply will carry the bendix's....
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Very cool much cheaper than the Porterfields.

Yea was reading bout their noise and dust technology,,sounds good.

Thanks For info
 
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Are there different types of Bendix pads(ceramic) or will there only be one type? Thanks again bro!
 
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