Quote Originally Posted by bambi View Post
i was thinking of the DC2R brakes but to do that i have to change a lot of stuff apparently because they supposedly wont bolt up. i figure the slotted rotors up front and any pads should be fine, theyve just had issues with heat before so any pads will probably do the trick so even if i get GCT or heavy duty bendix or ferodo even they should do the job, the car isnt too heavy and its not that fast either haha

im still undecided on coilovers, everyone i know with them say theyre too stiff for your daily so ill wait and see what pops up and what price etc. KYB excel G's have done enough for me in the past but i dont really know how long they last so im just afraid theyll die after 18 months or something and take me back to here.
Im running Hawk blue race pads with standard ED6 rotors ( was running slotted DBAs - SO much better) they work a treat. as far as brake fade is concerned i can drive hard from clarendon to blackwood and only just have them cooking by the end. I also run Motul brake fluid which does help ALOT. I ran castrol super dot 4 ( silver bottle ) for about a month a few years back and it lasted about 2 minutes before it was boiling.

Coilovers, as everyone says, are great value for money BUT i think they are a bit extreme on shitty adelaide roads. Driving up Greenhill road towards Mt Lofty with the coilovers is a bit bumpy, the rear always bounces around. Each to their own i guess. I can tolerate the bumpyness most of the time. Driving to Melbourne wasn't great fun though.

Christian