Inconsistant braking

[vjaneczko]

I agree with using quality parts. I just installed Akebono pads and Zimmerman cross-drilled rotors in the front. I also installed SS brake lines - they were only 10 bucks more per wheel from FCP, so I figured 'what the heck'. Not one squeak from them, didn’t have to bed them, and they lock 'em up pretty good. I bled the system using DOT4 fluid. Now I just need to fix my ABS module and I'll be back to factory spec’s!

[hrahn]

Be VERY careful with Zimmermann drilled discs! They react quite badly to very abrasive pads, I've seen quite a few pictures of rotos that had huge cracks from hole to hole after hard braking. Better use non-drilled discs, even the grooved Brembos have a few problems. The bigger brakes kits mostly come with flat or grooved discs, seldom with drilled. Be extra-careful when the discs were not drilled from the factory...

[vjaneczko]

Be VERY careful with Zimmermann drilled discs!

Good to keep in the back of my mind. I’m not too worried about them because I'm a family man with a daughter learning how to drive, so I'm not hammering the track at all.

I picked up the drilled rotors because they were ~15 or 20 bucks more than a pair of the regular ones, so I figured I'd add a little sparkle to my setup.

I've read some threads about the Brembo rotors being made in China and suffering from quality, which is one of the reasons I choose the Zimms, and they were drilled by them or I would've passed on them. I'm gonna stay away from rotors drilled by someone other than the manufacturer.

[IVIUSTANG]

Are you sure about the DOT4+ fluid though? In my manual (T5 1994) it says something about using DOT3 or DOT4.

Yeah, for the 1998 T5 the Dot 4+ is specified, I once bought a 400ml containter of it from the dealer for $13 just for a top up because I couldn't find it elsewhere. The Dot 5.1 is also recommended and more readily available in comparison to the Dot 4+.

- Jesse