Finally Did Brakes!!

I had the cross-drilled and slotted rotors sitting around for awhile. Last time I tried to do them, I couldn't get the stupid bolts off. I got me a nice clicker torque wrench (up to 140lbs), and those bitches came right off! I'm still breaking them in. Also repainted the calipers while I was at it.

Only problem, the back ones are scraping. Like when driving I can hear metal on metal contact. I can see that the pads are touching the rotors on the outside of the rotor. I don't get that one. It's doing it on both sides. I figure the pad will eventually wear down. Probably not the best idea though. Any help?

Check out the pics. Sorry the wheels are so dirty.
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nice thats my next thing after the turbo spoiler and then im done for looks :-D

Looks nice, brand rotors are you using?

is your talon have lether seat and sunroof ?

You used a torque wrench to take off the bolts?

so have you noticed much of a difference?

Looks nice, brand rotors are you using?

Some Ebay Brand. Got them for $150 with zinc plating. Not bad. Really good quality. Sturdy and strongly built.


is your talon have leather seat and sunroof ?
Leather? No. Sunroof? It's the kind that pops up, but doesn't go all the way back. It gets some good airflow coming into the car though, so I can't complain.


You used a torque wrench to take off the bolts?
Sure did. It did a great job. Why do you ask? I don't have a breaker bar.


so have you noticed much of a difference?
Well I took it out tonight to my girls house and we went to a couple different places. I didn't slam them. The pedal was kinda low when I first put them on, but as the night went on, the brake pedal raised and is solid when you press on it. I rolled up very slow to all the lights and stop signs. SO many people got pissed at me when they were behind me because I started stopping about 2 blocks back. There is no more noise that my old rotors were making. They were clicking everytime I hit the brakes. It was loud too. Glad I don't have to hear that anymore.

I say that because torque wrenches arent really ment to take bolts off with

Haha, that's definitely an expensive ass breaker bar if you bought a torque wrench to take off those bolts. A rachet and cheater pipe would have probably done the job for alot cheaper. :)

Fuck yeah for a "torque stick"! My engine would have NEVER come apart if it werent for that 3 ft length of pipe.

If you have an engine stand you automatically get the sissy bar. I use this bar for all high torque removal applications. If you have a heavy duty jack you have one of these bars too. Just insert the end with the hole over the socket wrench end and you have yourself a sissy bar/breaker bar. It's saved me many a times and given me many bloody knuckles.

Using a tq wrench to break tq is a good way to f up a tq wrench. Those things are calibrated you know ;)

The longer the pipe, the easier it is to make more torque. Mike's hub nut (that one big nut in the middle of the wheel hub) was stuck like a mofo... until it met mikes stock catback :rofl:. That bitch didnt stand a chance against that ~8 ft piece of shit.

The longer the pipe, the easier it is to make more torque. Mike's hub nut (that one big nut in the middle of the wheel hub) was stuck like a mofo... until it met mikes stock catback :rofl:. That bitch didnt stand a chance against that ~8 ft piece of shit.


Haha. I used some headers I had laying around for an old 5.0 stang on more than one occasion to break torque.

And who said exhaust components were only good for regulating emissions?

The longer the pipe, the easier it is to make more torque. Mike's hub nut (that one big nut in the middle of the wheel hub) was stuck like a mofo... until it met mikes stock catback :rofl:. That bitch didnt stand a chance against that ~8 ft piece of shit.

:lol::lol: I could just see someone doing that too, using an 8 foot piece of pipe for a cheater pipe.

sweet....i agree