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Old May 20, 2014 | 05:30 PM
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Default Looming brake job... How far should I go?

Getting ready to do the brake job I've been putting off. Along with replacing the calipers, soft lines, and hub bearings, I'm thinking about going with EBC brake rotors w/green stuff pads, but cannot find much on the forum about them. Has anyone installed/had good service from them?


My next question is since I'm going to have that much torn apart, would it be a good idea to keep going & replace the swivel pins & bearings as it doesn't seem to be that much more ripping & tearing once I have everything apart for the brakes? I'm still having some occasional wheel wobble at higher speeds coming off of bridges.
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 05:36 PM
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Go with the D90 rotors and calipers. I have had good success with the EBC green stuff pads. But definitely do the defender brake rotors and calipers. They have the slotted/vented sections in the middle making them wider than normal D1 thus making new calipers necessary.
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 06:47 PM
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Will look into the D90 calipers & rotors. Do you know if there's a difference in the soft brake lines between the Disco & D90 for the front calipers? I know the rears are the same. Doing to go with the stainless replacement lines.
 

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Old May 20, 2014 | 09:23 PM
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Plug and play.
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 11:07 PM
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Just have to bend the hard line a little to make it fit the d90 caliper
 
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Old May 21, 2014 | 02:45 PM
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Bending sounds scary without the proper tool. Can I avoid bending with a longer soft line?
 
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Old May 21, 2014 | 05:24 PM
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Bending is easy, think bending a wire hanger without creasing it.
 
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Old May 21, 2014 | 06:26 PM
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Super easy to bend it.
 
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