Best front brakes for under $200?
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Best front brakes for under $200?
I need new front pads and rotors. Thinking quality with low dust, so ceramic of some sort and maybe slotted or drilled rotors? Any recommendations? Probably going to do them this weekend unless the best deals need to be ordered online and delivery takes longer.
What do people like and recommend? (and don't recommend)
What do people like and recommend? (and don't recommend)
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Re: Best front brakes for under $200?
Brake motive on ebay.. You can get drilled slotted rotors and pads for well under $200. Have them on my gto and have been great and look
Just type in 2002 Bonneville brakes and it will pop up. I think it's around $86 for front rotors and pads. Very cheap and good product
Just type in 2002 Bonneville brakes and it will pop up. I think it's around $86 for front rotors and pads. Very cheap and good product
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Re: Best front brakes for under $200?
Front kit for under $90! Seems like decent reviews on other forums as well. Might not be a bad choice. Thanks
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Re: Best front brakes for under $200?
I have had (and others as well) great success with the R1 Concepts Rotors. I have 40ish thousand HARD miles on them and they have never had to be turned or warped. I have the Drilled and Slotted
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Re: Best front brakes for under $200?
Yup, I have friends running them on 2 charger R/T's and another GTO and never a problem with them. You really can't beat the price. The rotors have a coating on them too so after over a year mine never got any rust on them and still look brand new. I'd say I have around 20k miles on themSSEi95 wrote:Front kit for under $90! Seems like decent reviews on other forums as well. Might not be a bad choice. Thanks
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Re: Best front brakes for under $200?
Just ordered the brake motive front kit. It has good reviews so I figured for the money it is at least worth a shot. Thanks for the help!
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Re: Best front brakes for under $200?
Have those brake motive saved on my eBay. Going to try those when my brakes need changing or before. Thanks for the post young same price as regular set but better. Wish I would of seen it before just doing my truck, they have those too.
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Re: Best front brakes for under $200?
You get these on yet? Happy so far?

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Re: Best front brakes for under $200?
I really like the "red stuff" pads, they work F A R better that the Adaptive One pads I tried from NAPA !!! I also have the EBC slotted & dimpled (Not Drilled !) rotors on a Bonn. GXP and they're good too, IMO. (Shop around the net for best prices)
http://ebcrotors.com/p-220-ebc-redstuff ... 4AodS0UAxg
http://ebcrotors.com/p-223-ebc-sport-rotors.aspx
http://ebcrotors.com/p-220-ebc-redstuff ... 4AodS0UAxg
http://ebcrotors.com/p-223-ebc-sport-rotors.aspx
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Re: Best front brakes for under $200?
Driving the '03 around yesterday and noticed warped rotors again... already had them turned once and I am over it. I ordered the entire front and rear kit with pads for it, should be here next week, anxious to get them on, they should look real nice behind the GXP wheels 
Also ordered up both front lower control arms as the bushings are smoked and they couldn't even align it.
Also ordered up both front lower control arms as the bushings are smoked and they couldn't even align it.
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