So whats the difference and what does each of these do?
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| Pads |
Well this is what i learned as far as the difference in the two mentioned brake pads.
Both Brake Pads are very good, with the Porterfields being a better performance Brake Pad.
The other difference is Price. I believe the Porterfields cost almost double what the Axxis Pads do.
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| Rotors |
If you are going to replace your Rotors, Why not get better ones? The only difference here really is Price, and Prefrence.
Both Slotted, and Cross-Drilled are designed to run cooler. They just go about it different ways.
Each way is obvious in the name. So which is better? I can't say, I can only repeat what Iv'e heard.
I've heard Slotted Rotors don't get hot enough during normal driving to take advantage of its cooling method.
So if this is true, then they are a waste of money. Cross-Drilled Rotors run cooler for normal daily driving becuase there
is less surface area on the rotor itself with lots of spaces in between. But then I also heard that people have had
problems with them cracking. So when I look at both of these somewhat negative things, I would choose Slotted.
Mainly because I wouldn't call my daily driving Normal, and I would hate to have a set of rotors crack on me, forcing me to
replace it. Because when you replace Rotors, you should also replace the Brake Pads at the same time. (ending up being more expensive)
Plus I don't really like the looks of Cross-Drilled.
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| Steel-Braided Brake Lines |
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As simple explination would be: These are just higher grade Brake Lines with a Steel-Braid surrounding keeping the
rubber tube on the inside from expanding when you step on the brake pedal REALLY hard.
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After a while my brakes on my Probe GT have begun to deteriorate in performance. So I decided to upgrade them.
I started asking other people on the lists what they have gotten as far as brake upgrades.
The most readily available parts people mentioned included: Brake Pads, Brake Rotors, and/or Steel-bradied Brake Lines.
The more popular Brake Pads include Axxis Metal Masters, or the Porterfield R4S Pads.
There are a couple of different types of rotors Including: Slotted, or Cross-Drilled.