just got ebc rotors and pads. what is the deal with the rotor all coated with black? some protected coating?

 

yea, it's a protective coating . it will come off in a few miles, mine did. what pads did you get ?

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the same as what you got, the dimpled/ slotted rotors with the green stuff pads.. how is the performance off the braking with these brakes?

 

did u get new calipers?

 

no , calipers are just painted black. and yes , the ebc rotors and pads give way more braking performance over stock . on mine when i put on brakes as they heat up they grab more i find myself lifting off the pedal some so i want stop to short. and it does all this with all most no brake dust .

 

Hi,

I've read that the EBC rotors/pads make much more noise/squeaks, is this true? Is it noticeable? Also, do you think it helped the infamous "shimmy" when braking? I'm thinking about upgrading. Thanks.

 

yea, well all new brakes makes noises. but they stop once they are broken in.

 

Didn't have any noises on my brakes when I first bought my truck...only showed 3 miles on the odometer. Hmm

Kinda funny though, factory brakes don't usually have that problem. I put some slotted discson an eclipse and they squeeked for awhile too

 

hey mightpizu , my EBC pads and rotors do not squeek what so ever . the only noise they do make is when your slowing down they have a slight tire roar noise , they say it's the grooves that cause it . but not really noticeable. i do think this helped with the shimmy problem. mine only happened in the hot summer and i think it was the rear drums with the new rotors haveing better stoping power i think it took some heat off the rear drums .....

 

Now that you guys have had your EBC brakes for 6-7 months, what do you think of them ? Any problems ? What did you do for your rear brakes when you switched fronts ?