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Originally Posted by amG35
Zivman, where would the Wilwood BBK fall in this hierarchy? I am considering the Rotora, Stoptech, and Wilwood BBK's for my G. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Zivman
Brembo designed their kits to work with the oem rears. The 13" to be paired with the non brembos and teh 14" to be paired with the oem brembo rears. I am in the process of tracking down a set of oem rear brembo calipers. Brembo has the lines and the rotors you need for the rears, you just need oem brembo calipers
We both made a good call on the brakes though...
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Originally Posted by lex350
Thats a good question. I think I'm getting the 355 x 32mm. I will know for sure when I get my invoice. And I'm going to be getting mine before yours. I paid extra so I could be in front of you. There just taking your kit and painting it yellow for me. lol
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Originally Posted by amG35
I am strongly considering the Stoptech BBK for my G35. Does anyone have a pic of the 13" kit inside a 19" wheel that they can post? Thanks.
Here's a post from the 14.1 6piston StopTech Thread from Leemik:
*HAWWWWTT**
Originally Posted by leemik
Brakes look hot!! Like a red banana!
I have the 13" 4 piston Stoptechs inside a 19"
here's what they look like (front):
and the matching 2 piston rear calipers:
I have the 13" 4 piston Stoptechs inside a 19"
here's what they look like (front):
and the matching 2 piston rear calipers:
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Originally Posted by lex350
Well guys I now have my BBK set on order. I decided to order the stoptech 14" kit 4 wheel with drilled rotors and Yellow calipers. I have to wait a month now so when I get everything in I'll take some pictures.
Thanks
Thanks
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Well Stoptech screwed me. Just found out after waiting 7 weeks for my brake kit I was told that I have to wait another 6 weeks. BS. So I'm thinking of cancling the order. Thanks alot for dicken me around.
Edit: Now What to do?
Edit: Now What to do?
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Originally Posted by lex350
This is the only one I have
happened to me too when i got my stoptechs.. they said they had it.. so i paid.. waited 2 weeks.. "sorry were actually backordered.." needless to say i ended up getting them after waiting 6 weeks.. not as bad as your i guess.. but still
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GO with the 14.1" front and 12.9" rear... even if you dont track your Z that rear kit is much better and a greater selction of rear pads...
The good thing about the stop tech kits is there are alot of street compounds availalable as well as auto cross to full track pads.. very easy to swap too...
The good thing about the stop tech kits is there are alot of street compounds availalable as well as auto cross to full track pads.. very easy to swap too...
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Originally Posted by imalazeeass
thats my avatar on g35driver!
happened to me too when i got my stoptechs.. they said they had it.. so i paid.. waited 2 weeks.. "sorry were actually backordered.." needless to say i ended up getting them after waiting 6 weeks.. not as bad as your i guess.. but still
happened to me too when i got my stoptechs.. they said they had it.. so i paid.. waited 2 weeks.. "sorry were actually backordered.." needless to say i ended up getting them after waiting 6 weeks.. not as bad as your i guess.. but still
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Originally Posted by lex350
Well Stoptech screwed me. Just found out after waiting 7 weeks for my brake kit I was told that I have to wait another 6 weeks. BS. So I'm thinking of cancling the order. Thanks alot for dicken me around.
Edit: Now What to do?
Edit: Now What to do?
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happened to me too when i got my stoptechs.. they said they had it.. so i paid.. waited 2 weeks.. "sorry were actually backordered.." needless to say i ended up getting them after waiting 6 weeks.. not as bad as your i guess.. but still
I'm sorry it took so long to get you your brakes! Also, I just want to clear something up...we don't charge a customer credit card until the kit ships out the door. Some of our resellers do this, but we don't. I just want to be very clear on that topic. Anyway, hopefully it was worth the wait.
Dude, what happened? I got mine in along time ago. Remember I only ordered mine about a week b4 you. BTW, here's the pics. Sorry to hear you're going through all this.
Lex,
Thanks for your patience. We are doing our best. I think many people know by now, but for those who don't, StopTech was purchased by Centric Parts in March. Details can be found here: http://www.stoptech.com/company_info..._Centric.shtml
We are also going through the toughest time I've seen since I started at StopTech 3 years ago. In May, we shipped out more product than we ever have in a given month...yet we're still fighting tooth and nail to keep up! Everyone says, "that's a good problem to have," which to some extent is true. That said, it's very frustrating to see posts and get phone calls from upset customers and resellers. We are working crazy hours and doing everything we can to service customers. My sales guys are losing their minds dealing with these issues ,but they are a great group and they see the light at the end of the tunnel.
We are running multiple manufacturing shifts, and we just bought a bunch of new machinery (some very cool ones at that ). We're also hiring as many good people as we can find to run those machines, so if anybody knows a good machinist looking for work, send them our way! Our new owners also just bought us a new building that is much, much bigger than the one we're in now. I was over there the other week with a couple of our Engineers working on the floorplan, and when I walked into the manufacturing area, my mouth dropped to the floor when I saw how big it is...it's really nuts. We're really excited to get up and running in there.
I guess it's no great consolation to tell those waiting for product that we're sorry, but these issues WILL disappear in the future. We appreciate your patience, and hopefully you can stick with us through this rough spot. Our new mgmt. has a stated goal that we will ship BBK's on the same day that we receive the order. That's what we're working towards, and something that we were never able to do under our old system. It's going to take a little time, but it will happen. The amount of time, energy, and money going into making this happen is obscene, and we are only going to get stronger and stronger moving forward. That means more products, higher quality, faster order fulfillment, better pricing, superior customer service...the list goes on and on.
I also wanted to address one other concern that some people may have regarding the change in ownership at StopTech. Our customers know that StopTech has always been a very performance-oriented brand, and that our employees were enthusiasts just like our customers. That has not changed. With the exception of our former owner/CEO, all of our staff has and will remain intact. In fact, we now have even more hardcore enthusiasts in our organization. Almost all of the mgrs. at our parent company are into racing/tracking their cars. Our new CEO is actually a professional driver in his spare time, and he races in Speed World Challenge touring for TriPoint Mazda. He also won a World Challenge GT race at Portland in a corvette last year. Needless to say, he completely understands what our customers want, and where we need to be going!
I know this probably sounds like the same old story to some people, but it IS happening. Once we get into the new building, we'll hopefully be able to have an open-house for all of our customers and friends, and you guys can see firsthand that I'm not full of sh*t.
Thanks again to our customers for bearing with us, and please realize that we are sensitive to the impact on our fellow enthusiasts.