rotor & pad replacements

[sandrew]

I'm browsing Tirerack (was window shopping for 17 inch wheels and tires that I can't afford) and looking at rotors and pads. Has anybody used the ATE Premium One rotors and/or their PremiumOne ceramic pads?

A related question: has anybody used one of those "paint the calipers while they're on the car" kits? How did it turn out? Difficulty? Where to buy 'em? My rusty calipers don't look so hot poking through the wheels.

thanks,

Scott

 

[me6894]

i got the dupli-color brush on one from autozone for the monte carlo i used to have... i was very happy with it and its only like 20 bucks

 

[CURT SAUNDERS]

I'm browsing Tirerack (was window shopping for 17 inch wheels and tires that I can't afford) and looking at rotors and pads. Has anybody used the ATE Premium One rotors and/or their PremiumOne ceramic pads?

A related question: has anybody used one of those "paint the calipers while they're on the car" kits? How did it turn out? Difficulty? Where to buy 'em? My rusty calipers don't look so hot poking through the wheels.

thanks,

Scott

I recently used the Duplicolor Caliper Paint kit on my 97 SHO. The paint is ceramic based and comes in red, black, silver, and yellow. The kit contains everything you need. It's available at Autozone & Advance for less than $20. Due to the porousness of the cast iron caliper, it will take about 4-6 coats to get the desired result. The paint dries relatively quickly, but plan on 4 hours or so to do the job. You can mask & paint the calipers without removing them from the rotor. It looks very similar to powdercoating when done. A very inexpensive cosmetic mod.

 

[Inkertinker]

I think my ceramic pads are great, stops better than OEM and much less dust.

 

[sandrew]

Since I'm replacing pads/rotors anyway maybe I'll just buy another 2 jackstands and paint all 4 calipers at once.

The rotors I'm looking at (but the purchase isn't written in stone by any means) are: http://www.tirerack.com/a.jsp?a=EA4&url=/brakes/brakes.jsp&&make=ATE&model=PremiumOne+Slotted+Rotor&group=PremiumOne+Slotted+Rotor&autoMake=Ford&autoModel=Taurus+SHO&autoYear=1996&autoModClar=&perfCode=S