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Old 06-22-2012, 01:59 PM
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WOW is all I have to say. Was coming home the back way from a nearby town to my house in the boonies. Went over top of a small mountain range so I pushed the car a good bit through the twistys and hammered on the brakes. They held up beautifully. I have tested them before here and tehre but not over a 20-30 minutes of pounding on the brakes. I never once got even close to brake fade. The only thing is once they got a little to hot I could feel the rotor itself getting a little warped from the heat but honestly its nothing major just a slight change in brake feel. Brakes give you amazing confidence when coming into a hard corner knowing you will be able to slow down in no time. The brakes by far are the best thing I have done to the car.
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Can you include some review pics please....Close ups buddy!!
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Pics of what exactly? I will grab a few tomorrow when I get a chance.
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I have the _only_ STOPTECH BBK for the gen1 tc - Its a beefed up version of what they licensed to toyota and TRD bought the rights. I agree with your review, they will stop a train lol. Mine are BEAST. BTW Oreo I am right in New Cumberland like 20 mins from you lol. We talked before in PMs. Here are two pics of my whip.



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Looks real good buddy!!
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Originally Posted by Shadezz
Looks real good buddy!!
Thank you!
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Originally Posted by torqueTc
I have the _only_ STOPTECH BBK for the gen1 tc - Its a beefed up version of what they licensed to toyota and TRD bought the rights. I agree with your review, they will stop a train lol. Mine are BEAST. BTW Oreo I am right in New Cumberland like 20 mins from you lol. We talked before in PMs. Here are two pics of my whip.



Nice drop. What Struts/Springs combo? (please don't say coilovers)
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Im sure he has Trd shocks/struts and Trd springs.
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Originally Posted by oreoremix42


what size wheels are these?
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