My Racing Brake FD Setup

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Having a fast street car, I wanted to upgrade my brakes without spending more than needed for the application. The brake company is "Racing Brake".
http://www.racingbrake.com/

Front: I opted for their two piece OEM fit rotors. They fit with either of 2 minor mods: use a thin spacer to prevent the rotor from slightly rubbing the caliber during tight turns or lightly grind off the area where it rubs. This is caused by the fact that these rotors are 2mm thicker than stock and also have directional air cooling vanes.

Rear: They have the same type of two piece rotors for the stock rears, but I went with their BBK rears which are almost identical to the 99+ larger rears. It uses the stock caliper but uses a new mounting bracket to move the caliper out further. It also has a two piece larger rotor but stock thickness.

Pads: I tried EBC REDS but they require more brake pedal pressure and still start to get weak at braking speeds over 120. I now have the RB ET500 pads which are modified Hawk compounds similar to HP+. They do not squeal and only lightly dust. They require less brake force than the REDS and work better until they get very hot and then the REDS were slightly better.

From these two, I say the ET500 are the better pads. I do not care for either due to my driving style. I might go back to Hawk HP+ which I ran for years on the stock brakes or try the Axxix ULTs.

My wheels are old Enkei Racing RP01s - 9"x17". 245/40-17 front and 275/40-17 rear Yokohama EVS ES100s.