On our cars do we have a pad wear warning device. I've started hearing a high pitched metal on metal screech. its intermittent, only happens when my foot is OFF the brake and varied depending on the wheels being turned one way or the other.

Is this our cars method of saying "give me new brake now you *******"?

 

yes the stock pad have the metal wear indicator on them, brakes arent that expensive, I would change em either way. Squealing is never a sign of a good thing with brakes

 

Yup new brakes FTMFW

 

I'm looking at 2 sets of options right now for replacements.

One is the Cross Drilled and Slotted Rotors from CED for $306 and their Ceramic Pad Package for the SS/SC for $120 for a total of $426

OR

From TTR the EBC Dimpled and Slotted Rotors $220 Front $180 Rear and the redstuff ceramic pads $77 Front $66 Rear for a total of $543.

Anyone have recomendations, experience with either? Do the CED rotors rust like our stockers, and does anyone know why ceramic pads are $40 cheaper than stock?

Thanks.

and btw...whoever thought of the screecher bars is a goddamn moron and i want to kill him. i love driving down the street with the metal scarping sound and having people look at me funny.

 

bump for my ?

 

I have the EBC slotted and dimpled on the front of mine, have 30K on them with the redstuff pads and no brake change in sight, that work for ya?

 

Well you have another option. you can get Stoptech slotted + Hawk HPS for a good price. See this thread:

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/supporting-vendor-deals-group-purchases-133/stoptech-rotors-%7C-hawk-pads-%7C-ss-lines-%7C-holiday-sale-88253/

You can just PM adam if you dont want the Staineless lines, its gonna be less than 500 shipped.

 

Well you'd be the moron if you kept driving and wore your pads all the way down to the backing and ruined the rotors. Which is probably what would have happened without the wear indicators. It probably sounds like no big deal for you since you wanted new rotors anyway, but most car owners (like, 99.9%) want to re-use the rotors if possible; hence the wear indicators.

 

I just did my brakes. I recommend the 6 piece set of stainless steel braided lines. Anyway, here's my thread with pics.

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/north-pacific-105/did-my-brakes-56k-no-no-119215/

 

do they sell brembo brakes for the 07 SS/SC?

if they do how much and where do i get them?

 

You can buy the 08 brakes, but you will need some kind of bracket. The discs are slightly bigger so the calipers won't mount correctly.

 

so basically i should buy the 08 brakes and rotors?

 

thanks. Gonna contact him.

 

Anybody have any opinions on the Stoptech Rotors and Hawk HPS pads? I am torn. To be honest the inclusion of the SS brake lines is really whats got me torn.

Just want to see if anyone has had any good or bad experience with the stoptechs and HPS parts.

TIA.

 

anyone know the stock brake size? is the front 12.7 and rear 11.7?

 

go with the brake labs drilled and slotted on ebay with pads..only 200 buck for all four front and rear....i've been using them on my car for about 4 months now. best brakes i've ever had stop..really really fast and still a smooth stop no vibrations at all amazing for 200 dollars IMO

and they are zinc coated they wont rust

 

So... if you are gonna get new ones soon anyways, take off the wheel and use a screwdriver and bend the indicator tab back so you dont have the screech.