Hey fellow evo enthusiasts,

just brought my evo in for the 7500 mile service. Turns out i'm supposively down to 10% on my brake pads and need them changed immediately. dealer tried to charge me $780 for the job but i went online and found the ferrodo DS2500's for $300 total. i'm trying to figure what would be the best way of installing them. the only thing i've installed before are mud guards and a scuff plate, so that pretty much makes me a mod n00b i guess. can anyone recommend somewhere near danbury, ct (close to New york) that knows how to do the job and will do it correctly and will properly install them?

i can either
A.) i buy the ferrodos, go to the guys downtown, and "trust" the guys down at Danbury Motorworks to do a good job...dunno if they've ever touched an evo before.

B.) i buy the ferrodos and try a self-install with the how-to on this site

C.) i buy the ferrodos, someone on this forum happens to live near danbury, ct and has installed brake pads before and can help me with the install.

Thanks in advance for any insight you guys can provide?!

 

just get some good pads AND ROTORS, pop the car on some stands, remove the wheels. Take off your calipers and brackets. Replace the rotors the correct rotor in the correct spot, usualy for drilled and slotted (they will be marked if not they go on either side). Put the braket back put you new pads on put the caliper back. Get a
Freind and some brake fluid, have him pump the brakes you bleed, its that thing with the rubber cap. Just tell him to hold the peadle and you open the bleeder and wait for him to push the pedal down completly and you tighten the bleeder, repeat until no air comes out (although there Shouldn't be any). And Boom you got a Profesional brake job with no corners cut. its Real Easy all you need is a buddy, a jack, four stands ( or even 2), some sockets wrenches like a 10mm 12mm 17mm I think just grab the set, and about 45 mins to an 1 hour.

 

You don't need new rotors.Follow the explanation in the "How-to section".The hardest part is pushing the pistons back in.You'll be surprised how easy this is.

 

well usualy I gave him Info on a Complete Brake Job, and yeah i missed the Pusing the pistons back. If you want to you can just replace the Pads since your miles are soo low and the pads evos come with wear quick. Good Luck

 

A brake pad change is amazingly simple and straight forward. Don't pay anyone to do it.

 

Do the brake pad install yourself!! It's really easy, just follow the "how-to" on here.

 

Once you have the wheel off, changing the pads takes about 5 minutes.

I just grinded down a nail to make it dull, and use that to push out the 2 pins in each caliper that hold the pads in. (have to use a hammer and gently tap the nail to push the pins out from the back) Use the old pads to press the pistons back in the caliper to make space for the new, thicker pads. Check your fluid when finished, you may need to bleed some off since the new pads hold the pistons back, with in turn pushes the fluid back up into the reservoir.

You can DEW EET!

 

if your not going to do it yourself go to pruven performance in milford,this is where Al from dynoflash does his tuning(Dyno).number is 203-874-0393

 

Yeah They are All Right Just do it your self, and you don't have to bleed the brakes, but i usualy do it. And what i wrote before is wrong, i forgot about the Brembo Quad Piston calpiers so do what everyone else says, I know Its gonna be Realy easy. Good Luck

 

Do you guys suggest getting the rotors turned as well? When I did the brake job on my truck I had the front rotors turned. MY Evo has 22k on it and the brakes are squeeking so I might have to do a brake job this weekend.

 

just get some good pads AND ROTORS, pop the car on some stands, remove the wheels. Take off your calipers and brackets. Replace the rotors the correct rotor in the correct spot, usualy for drilled and slotted (they will be marked if not they go on either side). Put the braket back put you new pads on put the caliper back. Get a
Freind and some brake fluid, have him pump the brakes you bleed, its that thing with the rubber cap. Just tell him to hold the peadle and you open the bleeder and wait for him to push the pedal down completly and you tighten the bleeder, repeat until no air comes out (although there Shouldn't be any). And Boom you got a Profesional brake job with no corners cut. its Real Easy all you need is a buddy, a jack, four stands ( or even 2), some sockets wrenches like a 10mm 12mm 17mm I think just grab the set, and about 45 mins to an 1 hour.

 

You just purchased an evo. I would do the brake change your self and learn how to work on your evo and save yourself some money.

You will want to start working on your own car if you do decide to modify it or else this hobby is going to get expensive fast.

Good luck!