What did you do to your Kia Stinger today?

boosted1g said:
Pads: Front: Girodisk Magic Pads Rear: Posi quite
Rotors: R1 "carbon" blank rotors (which are really Dynamic Friction regular geomet rotors)

At 8k miles I started getting pedal vibration from the stock brakes, so I opted to truly fix the problem vs having KIA warranty me a new set of pads/rotors that will ultimately have the same problem.

Only had everything on for 3 days now.
I took a couple higher speed turns and the "highly calibrated butt dyno" does seem to feel a bit of difference.
I bedded in the brakes but outside of that have not done any other hard braking to give a good review on the brakes themselves.

Dont know if anyone else had this issue with the Girodisk, but I had to grind some of the coating off on the side of the pads to get them to fit in the caliper. Even then they would not have fit if I was trying to install with the caliper still on the rotor.
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Any benefit to going for slotted and drillled rotors for the stinger vs others ? That sucks you had problems with the brake pads
 
BriStinga said:
Any benefit to going for slotted and drillled rotors for the stinger vs others ? That sucks you had problems with the brake pads
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To my knowledge there is nothing specifically about the stinger that makes it more/less advantageous vs any other car.

I opted for blanks because this is my daily commuter car that sees some spirited driving (so not driven on a track) and because I also live in dry desert climate.
Thus I am not needing drilled/slotted for water removal, I am not heating the brakes often enough for there to be much of any difference in cooling, and the out-gassing is not really an issue in modern ceramic brake pads.
So for my usage, drilled/slotted would provide really nothing more than aesthetically "looking fancier" (while costing $250 more, reducing pad life, and not being turn-able at next pad change).
 
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boosted1g said:
To my knowledge there is nothing specifically about the stinger that makes it more/less advantageous vs any other car.

I opted for blanks because this is my daily commuter car that sees some spirited driving and because I also live in dry desert climate.
Thus I am not needing drilled/slotted for water removal, I am not heating the brakes often enough for there to be much of any difference in cooling, and the out-gassing is not really an issue in modern ceramic brake pads.
Thus for my usage, drilled/slotted would provide really nothing more than aesthetically "looking fancier" (while costing $250 more, reducing pad life, and not being turn-able at next pad change).
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Drilled and slotted is steep but I like your logic . I see a lil bit of every type of weather here in md so not sure if those would be good for me . Rain , snow , hot , and cold
 
D.J. said:
Strange, as Girodisk generally has a reasonable reputation for quality.

I would have done the same as you - grind to fit.

Did you use any brake lubricant on the edges when installing (where you grinded) Some people do, some don't. (I don't).
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I have front girodisk pads and I'm not a huge fan, although the stopping is good, they squeal all the time while braking, and for a pad that calls itself the silver bullet to brake noise I cant get behind them. Im ready to throw mine out and replace them with ceramic pads.
 
NS_Stinger said:
I have front girodisk pads and I'm not a huge fan, although the stopping is good, they squeal all the time while braking, and for a pad that calls itself the silver bullet to brake noise I cant get behind them. Im ready to throw mine out and replace them with ceramic pads.
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Where yours noisy from the get go or did it develop over time?
So far mine have been pretty quite (outside of the first few minutes before I bedded them).
 
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boosted1g said:
Where yours noisy from the get go or did it develop over time?
So far mine have been pretty quite (outside of the first few minutes before I bedded them).
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Developed over time, they only squeal when slowing from certain speeds, but its a speed you would always be slowing from in city traffic. The only way to make it stop is to apply more brake pressure so I find myself late braking snd braking harder to avoid it. No vibration, just noise.
 
NS_Stinger said:
I have front girodisk pads and I'm not a huge fan, although the stopping is good, they squeal all the time while braking, and for a pad that calls itself the silver bullet to brake noise I cant get behind them. Im ready to throw mine out and replace them with ceramic pads.
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they sure do go hard on the marketing speak!

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funesto said:
HKS spark plugs and JB4 with PNP fuel wires and EWG wires installed last night! Eibach F&R sway bars w/ Whiteline end links will go on this weekend. Still torn on whether or not I want to lower it... these roads in Philly are pretty bad.
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If you lower it, you will be literally torn by the first thing you cross over that is higher than your lowered car. Yes, I know that taller things exist than stock clearance. But why reach down to meet others that would otherwise slip by?
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MerlintheMad said:
If you lower it, you will be literally torn by the first thing you cross over that is higher than your lowered car. Yes, I know that taller things exist than stock clearance. But why reach down to meet others that would otherwise slip by?
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OOOOOF that picture hurts. My 2019 was lowered with the Eibach springs and I didn't have much clearance issues except with the front lip... but entering driveways was always a gamble.
 
MerlintheMad said:
If you lower it, you will be literally torn by the first thing you cross over that is higher than your lowered car. Yes, I know that taller things exist than stock clearance. But why reach down to meet others that would otherwise slip by?
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Just get actual skid plates, problem mostly solved. Pretty much my first mod was that.
 
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