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 Bleeding the Brakes
Adjusting Brake Pedal Freeplay
All About ABS
All About Brake Fluid
Breaking in Brake Pads
Calculating Rotor Runout
 Porterfield Pads
  R4S compound
carbon-kevlar(street) [~$80]
R4 (race)
R4E
(endurance)
Stillen
Metal Matrix pads
Hawk Pads (more info here)
Axxis Metal Masters
AV22F
caliper [~ $50]
200SX [~$62]
How to tell if you already have the B13 Brake Upgrade
It's somewhat unclear which models had the brake upgrade.
Some people say certain years, other say if it had ABS, etc. The ONLY real way to tell is
if the calipers have AD22VF stamped on them.
The different kinds of brake fade (Comments by David Alexis Pertuz)
Keep in mind that there are really two kinds of brake fade, and it's
important to know which you suffer from so that you know how to fix it. One type is when
the fluid boils in the line. When this happens your pedal will turn into
a banana, and you will really notice it! If you do this too many times and anticipate more
heavy stopping, it would be good to replace the fluid (with something better, yet.)
OTOH, when you overcook your pads the pedal will
still feel the same as ever, but you won't stop as well as you otherwise would. Sometimes
you will also get billows of toasted-pad smoke from the wheels. The fix for this is
better, harder pads.
How to prevent rotors from warping
(Comments by Rob Microys)
- Don't stop hard at lights.
- Try not to brake hard, if you know you might have to stop at a light
shortly.
- If you find your brakes are fading, DON'T STOP. Keep moving until
they cool down.
- Do not wash your car with hot brakes (very good way to warp rotors),
most people warp their brakes while running errands around town, driving quickly in
traffic, and gassing up the car and running through the carwash quickly...
- Torque your lugnuts on correctly.
- Cross drilled rotors will stay cooler, but only if you're moving, but
stock rotors won't warp either if you keep moving ;)
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