It's time for new brakes!
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D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:But main thing is, I dont cheap out on brakes, putting ANY doubt in my mind that my life was in danger.... I am a little ricer so I went with drilled for the looks.

You are worried about brakes, but you bought rotors with a known "built in" failure point...... i.e. the drilled holes, which work as fantastic stress risers for the rotors to crack at.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
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.RJ Wrote:
D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:But main thing is, I dont cheap out on brakes, putting ANY doubt in my mind that my life was in danger.... I am a little ricer so I went with drilled for the looks.

You are worried about brakes, but you bought rotors with a known "built in" failure point...... i.e. the drilled holes, which work as fantastic stress risers for the rotors to crack at.

Getting the impression that no matter what we tell them, these darn kids will just do whatever they wanted to in the first place? Back in my day, we tied onions to our belts, as was the custom at the time...
My two feet.
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(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
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#44
even I got that simpsons reference, and I dont even watch the simpsons
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#45
JohnC Wrote:Getting the impression that no matter what we tell them, these darn kids will just do whatever they wanted to in the first place? Back in my day, we tied onions to our belts, as was the custom at the time...

which was the style at the time, not the custom. now, they didnt have those white onions... because of the war. all you could get were those big yellow ones...
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#46
Holy FUCK these brakes are huge! Pics to come when this company decides to send me the rest of the kit I ordered instead of 2 sets of different types of HPS pads =/
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2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium

Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
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#48
Sexual, i need to do the GSX/3000gt conversion on my car Sad
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