We have Riaction linears, with upgraded Swift front springs, on our G70 and Stingers. If I had my druthers, I would go with a nicer set of 2-way (separate compression and rebound). but... as much as we like going to AutoX and track events, these are all primarily daily drivers, so single adjustables deliver an excellent bang for the buck.
For the Carquest platinum solid rotors would I have to buy the ones for the 3.3L or would the brembos fit on the ones for the 2.0T?
Make sure you catch advance auto's discount codes. Back in 2020, when I bought mine, they were much less expensive and, with discount, I got a set of 4 rotors for around $220 shipped. Now, I'm not sure they are still a good deal. You might shop around some. I remember seeing EBC rotors for less than $200/pair online.
Mine is a 2.0T it’s a 2020 GT-Line. So I should just be able to get the carquest platinum for the 3.3L and they’ll fit fine? They are still reasonably cheap on advanced auto parts, about 260 shipped with a discount code! That being said that was for the 2.0T rotors so I don’t know how much the 3.3L will be. The EBC rotors are about 600 for a full set now.
Would these work for the 2.0T with brembos? I was planning on getting the green stuff brake pads with it. Sorry for all the questions, just want to make sure I’m getting the right things!
Should. The surface V-slotting I couldn't care less about. However, the directional internal "bladed" channels are supposedly better able to vent air flow through the rotors - same way the vanes in a centrifugal pump moves fluid outward radially. That does hold some merit and might be worth paying extra for. How much better that works vs. regular straight radial vents channels? Dunno.
For the Stoptech lines, just google Stoptech's part numbers:
I didnt even think about looking at Amazon! Appreciate it, about to order them up now.
So I got the brembos on and I went with the EBC green stuff pads. I’ve had them on about 1000 miles or so at this point. Is it normal for them to be this squeaky?
No idea what "squeaky" means. When you're trying to describe a noise on written forum, none of us can diagnose brake noise from a single adjective. Try to be much more descriptive and specific:
The noise happens under light to medium braking and is even worse when braking while reversing. It’s a very high pitched hiss I would say. It generally happens when coming to a stop and the noise ends after the brake pedal is depressed almost fully. Initially I thought the pads didn’t embed in the rotors but I don’t see how that would be possible given the amount of miles I’ve had them on the car.
Literally just got the red stuff pads installed and they squeak as well. I didn't know they would but it is definitely a little annoying.
The high frequency vibration that causes that high pitch hiss is what those "ears" (tuned mass dampers) on stock pads are supposed to suppress. Did your Greenstuff not have them?
In everyday driving, I doubt anybody can tell the difference. You'd have to step on the pedal HARD for there to be enough pressure on those rubber hoses to where S.S. braided line would make a difference in pedal feel. That really only happen at the track. Even then, a lot depends on how the car is driven.
and also depends on how well they were bled. you're only going to feel a difference on initial application and if you apply hard pressure to the pedal.
True enough. That's why I usually go through a whole 32Oz bottle of brake fluid when flushing/bleeding each car. Probably overkill, but brake fluid is relatively cheap and I'd rather err on the side of caution and make absolutely sure I see no bubbles coming out of each ripple for good while before I call it good.
