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2006-03-13, 05:10 PM | #1 | |
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Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003
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Pro Parts USA (Brake stuff)
More when they come in, but this deal rocks, so I thought I'd post it now.
These guys have rocking deals on brake rotors. I am getting a full set of Cenrtic fronts and rears for a 02 WRX shipped for $92. ($41 F, $26 R, $25 ship) This is the best i could find between Froogle, eBay, Nasioc, and I-Club. While talking to Jeff, I asked about '05-06 STI. And he said $112 each black/blank, and $126 black/sloltted. According to MikeK that is a screaming deal. I stole this from the I-Club thread. http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthr...ght=wrx+rotors Quote:
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2006-03-13, 05:58 PM | #2 |
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Those guys rule. ProParts is the retail/parts business side of TriPoint Engineering. I've had a few PM discussions with Jeff on the Miata board, he's a good dude.
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2006-03-14, 05:20 PM | #3 |
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No love for the RS' ?
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2006-03-14, 05:34 PM | #4 |
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Same as the WRX for pads.
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2006-03-14, 05:40 PM | #5 |
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Did you call and ask? They apear to be able to get much more than that thread has listed.
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2006-03-16, 05:43 PM | #6 |
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Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003
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They're here...
50lbs worth of brakes in 3 days for $25. Not bad. They look nice. Shiny freshly ground rotors. I wonder if I should replace the emergency brake shoes while I'm doing the rears. Anybody ever done those?
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2006-03-16, 05:49 PM | #7 |
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Given the lack of miles (hopefully) that you drive with the ebrake on, they're unnecessary. They will likely show virtually zero wear when you pull the rotors off.
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2006-03-16, 06:00 PM | #8 |
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e-Brake turns baby... I'm putting some Porterfield R4 shoes in yo...
I'll check them while I'm there. I get 11-12 notches vs the manual's 7-8, but that is probably just a small amount of wear, and some cable stretch assuming it was done right at the factory. If they are fine, I'll just pull the center console and adjust the cable.
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2006-03-16, 09:22 PM | #9 |
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Dean, you should be able to go pretty much the life of the car w/o replacing the e-brake shoes. Just adjust the cable like you're supposed to.
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2006-03-16, 09:57 PM | #10 |
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Yeah, shoe wear shouldn't be enough to cause handle misadjustment.
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2008-03-07, 12:00 PM | #11 |
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ProParts USA
Sad news: StopTech is no longer selling to the public. So, at the recommendation of StopTech I contacted ProParts USA in Canoga Park, CA.
Jeff helped me out by sending me a replacement set of brake lines (mine were rubbed to the rubber ) and honored StopTech's sponsorship discount on the order! He also added a set of Hawk HT-14 pads at cost so I could try them out on the time trials car. I'm hoping they work about as good as the DTC-70's I'm currently running but at a much lower price since they're Hawk's "old" pad formula. So, a big +1 to ProParts as a StopTech vendor. Being willing to pick up where StopTech left off w/ a discount and to work with someone with an at-cost set of pads to try out on the car means I'm going back there when it's time to put in my annual $1000 order of pads, rotors, and fluid. ProParts USA 21345 Deering Court Canoga Park, CA 91304 Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm PST Phone: (81 888-8904 Fax: (81 348-3823
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2008-03-12, 01:39 PM | #12 |
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Bump.
I just remembered I spent a lot of time talking to these guys about Konis back when I was still going to make my Miata a track car. Good people, and IIRC I bought some brake stuff there too.
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2008-03-12, 01:43 PM | #13 |
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2008-03-12, 02:04 PM | #14 |
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Clearly.
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