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Old 03-07-2023, 04:27 PM
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Default Re: Anyone had experience with Parts Geek Rotor and Pad sets?

Pulled the trigger and ordered the set today. There is only ONE brake wear sensor included, because only the LEFT FRONT WHEEL has a provision for it. It looks like everything else is part of it. I will report on it when I receive the kit, and then when I do the work. With shipping and tax, it came to $285.

I contemplated putting on better brakes, but my biggest concern already is that I can stop better than all the cars behind me right now, and I'm always worried about being rear-ended, especially since the seat back rests against the fuel tank. I have yet to get my Crossfire to skid, unless it is on loose gravel. I drove very fast on my trip last summer, being over 100 mph a lot of the time in Wyoming. The speed limit there is 80, and nearly everyone was doing 90 or better, so if you are going to pass a semi, you will easily be at 110 or better. I saw 125 several times. For the car, it seemed effortless. I kept an eye on the oil temp and the water temp, but they never budged from below normal. There was no vibration, or squirreliness, and the car was as solid as s rock, just like my Jaguar at high speeds. Since everyone there is driving that fast, it was very much like driving 75 everywhere else. The truck drivers and everyone else seemed quite competent, unlike the drivers in Arizona, where you never know what they will do next. I never saw any speed enforcement during my entire time in that state, and the roads are the best I have ever seen ANYWHERE. Glass smooth all the time! I drive a LOT more conservatively most of the time, and I find the Crossfire brakes quite awesome as they are now. Since I am satisfied with the original brake system, the parts I remove (rotors) I will have turned so they are ready to install again on the next brake job. I did the same with my Jaguar XK-8, keeping a stock on hand so I don't have to park the car while waiting for parts. The pads I had already ordered and received will also go on the shelf. Once I get this kit, I will then be capable of doing a complete brake job in a single day when the car needs it.

Although my brake warning light is on, when I pulled the wheels to check how close I was to damaging the rotors, I found there was LOTS of brake pad left. It will probably take a week to get the kit, and I am quite comfortable driving the car in the meantime. So the situation with this is that when you see the brake pad warning light come on, you have a couple weeks (at least!) to get going on getting the parts for replacement. Actually, you could probably drive for a couple months with the light on. This is far different than my Harley or my Saturn. When you get a brake warning with either of those, you will be grinding into the rotors in about another 10 miles.

Auto Geek offers the same kits, but with improved rotors and pads, and prices are higher for better brake systems, if you want them, but they ARE available. I am not capable of posting links, so am unable to do anything more than tell people where this web site is.,.