Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog

[scheides]

Ferodo DS2500's are the BOMB but beware they do dust quite a bit!

Definitely get the rotors turned...I am going to be swapping in some MR 2-piece rotors on my car sometime this spring so you could get mine turned as cores if you want.

I say KISS and stick with stock lines, that's all I have on my car and they are fine. I did SS lines on my 8 on my second brake job, after 50k miles and/or some time I think it's about time to swap out the stock lines...up to you though, not a bad mod at all.

[simulatedwood]

Awesome idea on the brakes, like scheides recommended get the rotors turned and throw on decent pads. I wouldnt do the brake lines unless you are expecting to get a fair amount of heat in the brakes then it makes sense, most street cars will never get that much heat. The biggest difference you are going to feel is getting new fluid, that alone will make the pedal much firmer just from not having old janky watery fluid. On the silver x, bleed the factory stuff out @ 10K and noticed an immediate diffence in the pedal feel. :)

[Murlo26]

No SS lines it is. But going to buy pads and the serp belt then with the super blue. Add that to my list of shit to do this spring.

Thanks for the feedback guys.

[cmspaz]

I'm not sure if I can do X rotors due to the size increase, but let me know when you swap stuff, Scheides, I'll give your stockers a shot.

[Murlo26]

I'm not sure if I can do X rotors due to the size increase, but let me know when you swap stuff, Scheides, I'll give your stockers a shot.

I'll be end of march time frame. I will let you know.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

I am going to be swapping in some MR 2-piece rotors on my car sometime this spring so you could get mine turned as cores if you want.


Such a baller!

[craig]

Spaz can do the rear but the fronts will have about a half inch or so that the brake lathe wont hit towards the end.

[Murlo26]

Spaz can do the rear but the fronts will have about a half inch or so that the brake lathe wont hit towards the end.

Hmm, guess I will have to find somewhere else to do them then. Dealer maybe?

[cmspaz]

Spaz can do the rear but the fronts will have about a half inch or so that the brake lathe wont hit towards the end.
You sure? How much bigger are the X rotors over the VIII/IXs? I'm pretty sure when I did Matt D's that I had at least an inch and a half of bit clearance at the end.

[Murlo26]

Evo X is 13.8" front, 13" rear.

I think the 8/9 front is 13".