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What are the best brakes that are cheap??
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define what you consider "best" and "cheap"
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unless going to a big brake kit, throw some new rotors (blanks) and some Hawk HPS pads, then call it a day
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Im looking into doing the CTS-V brembo conversion on my T/A mainly for looks haha but once my car is painted and dressed up in he new shoes i dont want to risk not being able to stop when i want to either.. win win and its affordable.
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Originally Posted by TyCZ28
Im looking into doing the CTS-V brembo conversion on my T/A mainly for looks haha but once my car is painted and dressed up in he new shoes i dont want to risk not being able to stop when i want to either.. win win and its affordable.
i am in the process of doing the CTS-V upgrade. i have all the pieces together except for the brake lines. just waiting for my new C6 Z06 wheels to come in. oh and custom spacers from these guys:

http://motorsport-tech.com/wheel_spacers.html

but unless you are gonna go this route, the best upgrade for the money is HPS pads, and new rotors. when i put on my new pads and rotors, it was a pretty good upgrade.
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See thats what worries me on the CTS-V brakes.. i dont want to run a spacer... but im going to be running BMW mesh wheels

18x8.5 front 35mm offset
18x9.5 rear 45mm offset

maybe the 35mm offset will et them clear?
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Originally Posted by TyCZ28
See thats what worries me on the CTS-V brakes.. i dont want to run a spacer... but im going to be running BMW mesh wheels

18x8.5 front 35mm offset
18x9.5 rear 45mm offset

maybe the 35mm offset will et them clear?
you will never know till you throw them on there and see if they fit.
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I'm just looking for a brake kit that is good and dependable. I don't really want to spend a crap ton of money on a set of brakes when I can get the same thing for cheaper.


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