BenjiHoggi
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- Oregon, USA
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- 22v Protege5
The time has come for me to service my front brakes, mainly warped rotors. I'd like to take this opportunity to both service and upgrade my brakes, and I'm looking for input on the best bang for the buck option.
I was considering the Mazda 6 front brake upgrade, but for the driving I do, I'm beginning to think that my money might be better spent on a good set of aggressive pads, some standard replacement rotors, and possibly SS lines.
To expand, I've mentally laid out two viable courses as a starting point:
To summarize: I don't track or race the car, it's just a fun daily. I can cook the brakes while bombing down a mountain road, which has prompted (scarred) me to consider the big-brake upgrade. Is an aggressive pad and stainless steel lines going to be better for a fun daily as compared to a big-brake upgrade with normal parts? Also, certainly open to other suggestions, and please fact-check my prices/SKUs for those Hawk pads too.
I was considering the Mazda 6 front brake upgrade, but for the driving I do, I'm beginning to think that my money might be better spent on a good set of aggressive pads, some standard replacement rotors, and possibly SS lines.
To expand, I've mentally laid out two viable courses as a starting point:
- Full MZ6 swap: (done my research here, generally know what's involved)
- MZ6 new rotors, used junkyard calipers, new set of basic pads
- (Hawk HPS pads for the MZ6 cost around $150 (HB549F.702))
- Love the larger size of the rotor/caliper, but this is lower priority than brake feel
- Stock upgrade:
- New rotors (thinking basic non-drilled/slotted, PowerStop? Centric?), Hawk pads (or comparable brand)
- Hawk HPS pads for Protege5 cost around $60 (HB211F.606)
- Potentially stainless steel lines up front, depending on cost of other parts
- Are SS lines worth it for helping brake feel? Would I need to do rears if I did fronts?
To summarize: I don't track or race the car, it's just a fun daily. I can cook the brakes while bombing down a mountain road, which has prompted (scarred) me to consider the big-brake upgrade. Is an aggressive pad and stainless steel lines going to be better for a fun daily as compared to a big-brake upgrade with normal parts? Also, certainly open to other suggestions, and please fact-check my prices/SKUs for those Hawk pads too.