*cobalt ss/tc - r1 concepts premium series rotors and pads groupbuy sale*
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09-01-2015, 05:14 PM
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The OEM brake pads and rotors on my G5 GT lasted me about 50,000 miles before I replaced them with a set of drilled & slotted premier rotors and Hawk HPS pads from R1Concepts. Since then, I put 160,000 miles on my car over the course of 6 1/2 years. I did a brake job on my car this weekend and put on a new set of (you guessed it) R1Concepts premier rotors and Hawk HPS pads. After that many miles, the rear rotors were just about down to the minimum thickness (which you can easily determine because the slots are cut to the minimum rotor thickness) and the rear pads were down to the squealers. The front rotors were in slightly better shape, and the front pads had a little less than half their thickness left. I'm really happy with the longevity of this brake setup.
There is one question I have, and it has to do with the caliper sliding pins. When I replaced the brakes 6.5 years ago, I lubed them with the red Hawk brake grease that comes with the brake pads. When I took them apart this weekend, that grease was as hard as a pencil eraser and causing the pins to be seized up in the caliper. Is there a better grease to use on this part? Just to be sure, these are the rods that are inside the rubber boot that allow the caliper to stay centered on the brake rotors.
There is one question I have, and it has to do with the caliper sliding pins. When I replaced the brakes 6.5 years ago, I lubed them with the red Hawk brake grease that comes with the brake pads. When I took them apart this weekend, that grease was as hard as a pencil eraser and causing the pins to be seized up in the caliper. Is there a better grease to use on this part? Just to be sure, these are the rods that are inside the rubber boot that allow the caliper to stay centered on the brake rotors.
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09-01-2015, 08:56 PM
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The OEM brake pads and rotors on my G5 GT lasted me about 50,000 miles before I replaced them with a set of drilled & slotted premier rotors and Hawk HPS pads from R1Concepts. Since then, I put 160,000 miles on my car over the course of 6 1/2 years. I did a brake job on my car this weekend and put on a new set of (you guessed it) R1Concepts premier rotors and Hawk HPS pads. After that many miles, the rear rotors were just about down to the minimum thickness (which you can easily determine because the slots are cut to the minimum rotor thickness) and the rear pads were down to the squealers. The front rotors were in slightly better shape, and the front pads had a little less than half their thickness left. I'm really happy with the longevity of this brake setup.
There is one question I have, and it has to do with the caliper sliding pins. When I replaced the brakes 6.5 years ago, I lubed them with the red Hawk brake grease that comes with the brake pads. When I took them apart this weekend, that grease was as hard as a pencil eraser and causing the pins to be seized up in the caliper. Is there a better grease to use on this part? Just to be sure, these are the rods that are inside the rubber boot that allow the caliper to stay centered on the brake rotors.
There is one question I have, and it has to do with the caliper sliding pins. When I replaced the brakes 6.5 years ago, I lubed them with the red Hawk brake grease that comes with the brake pads. When I took them apart this weekend, that grease was as hard as a pencil eraser and causing the pins to be seized up in the caliper. Is there a better grease to use on this part? Just to be sure, these are the rods that are inside the rubber boot that allow the caliper to stay centered on the brake rotors.