You got the GT rotors; they're vented and slotted, but not cross-drilled. They should handle higher temps and heavier pressure better than the SRP rotors. I ordered the same kit you did with the four-pot forged Superlites but since my tC's a daily driven street car I went with the SRPs (cross-drilled instead of slotted). I ordered my front kit along with Wilwood braided steel lines from Precision Brakes Company and it should be arriving in a couple weeks!
Now, I do know that the limit to my car's braking ability is the tires and not the brakes, but I just haven't been fully satisfied with the brake feel and modulation on my car; I feel as though I'm having to press the pedal farther than I like to get the amount of pressure I want a lot of the time, so I'm hoping the braided lines, if not the larger diameter rotors will help that quite a bit (in a way, I prefer quicker brakes/less pedal travel for more brake force, or should I say, more sensitive/more difficult to modulate, as I am confident in my ability to modulate precisely even with quicker brakes).
It would seem to me that simple physics dictate that by using a larger diameter brake rotor, less pressure from the caliper is necessary (given the same exact pad, but then again I'm changing pads too, obviously) to apply the same brake force. Yes, I do know that by cutting down on pedal travel for the same brake force, I am cutting down on modulation precision and simply making it easier to lock up the brakes/cause ABS to fire, but it's really a subjective/preference thing--I actually want tighter brakes and I am perfectly confident that I can handle them as such.
Please feel free to correct me on that, anyone, as I'm just going by pure theory and jest--I have no hard data to back up my own conjecture. I am certainly not going to lie about one thing though--I really like the looks of this kit compared to even the stock pieces with painted calipers (why else would I go with SRP over GT?).
Wilwood doesn't make a rear kit for our car, so I am having Precision Brakes fab me a custom rear kit; 12.9" SRP rotors and four-pot forged Dynalite along with Wilwood lines. The custom fab job will take them four to five weeks longer.
I can't wait to get them in!!! Precision brakes is doing free powder coating this month (red, white, blue or yellow) but I decided to stick with the stock black w/white lettering from Wilwood--I felt it would go nice with my SSM tC, and it seems that everyone else has red (except Rick, of course), so why not try something different?
Say, Rick--do you think these brakes will fit the stock 17" wheels that come with our car, or should I decide seriously on something 18"? I really like the look of the stock 17" wheels (other than the fact they're six-spoke wheels that attach with five lugs), and have been extremely hesitant in buying 18" wheels & tires unless the brakes really don't fit. I've been looking at a bunch of options (the Enkeis that Toyota sells, Axis Reverbs, Axis Hiros, Axis Decades, BBS CVs, Kazera KZ-As, Gram Lights 57Cs) but haven't really settled on any since I'm really hoping to keep the stock ones (I got lucky and received the Yokohama S32As with my car, rather than those dreaded Bridgestone RE92s). Precision Brakes has not yet sent me the templates for test fit. Haven't decided on 18x7.5 or 18.8, but I think that decision comes more with exactly which wheel I settle on.
As for tires on the 18s, I'm almost completely settled on P-Zero Nero M+S. New York snow is a genuine concern to me, and I'm far too lazy to swap out three-seasons tires for Blizzaks. Living in an apartment with minimal storage space, I'd also have no idea where to keep my spare wheels & tires during their off season.
-Ed
PS Btw hi all, I'm new here! *waves*
Now, I do know that the limit to my car's braking ability is the tires and not the brakes, but I just haven't been fully satisfied with the brake feel and modulation on my car; I feel as though I'm having to press the pedal farther than I like to get the amount of pressure I want a lot of the time, so I'm hoping the braided lines, if not the larger diameter rotors will help that quite a bit (in a way, I prefer quicker brakes/less pedal travel for more brake force, or should I say, more sensitive/more difficult to modulate, as I am confident in my ability to modulate precisely even with quicker brakes).
It would seem to me that simple physics dictate that by using a larger diameter brake rotor, less pressure from the caliper is necessary (given the same exact pad, but then again I'm changing pads too, obviously) to apply the same brake force. Yes, I do know that by cutting down on pedal travel for the same brake force, I am cutting down on modulation precision and simply making it easier to lock up the brakes/cause ABS to fire, but it's really a subjective/preference thing--I actually want tighter brakes and I am perfectly confident that I can handle them as such.
Please feel free to correct me on that, anyone, as I'm just going by pure theory and jest--I have no hard data to back up my own conjecture. I am certainly not going to lie about one thing though--I really like the looks of this kit compared to even the stock pieces with painted calipers (why else would I go with SRP over GT?).
Wilwood doesn't make a rear kit for our car, so I am having Precision Brakes fab me a custom rear kit; 12.9" SRP rotors and four-pot forged Dynalite along with Wilwood lines. The custom fab job will take them four to five weeks longer.
I can't wait to get them in!!! Precision brakes is doing free powder coating this month (red, white, blue or yellow) but I decided to stick with the stock black w/white lettering from Wilwood--I felt it would go nice with my SSM tC, and it seems that everyone else has red (except Rick, of course), so why not try something different?
Say, Rick--do you think these brakes will fit the stock 17" wheels that come with our car, or should I decide seriously on something 18"? I really like the look of the stock 17" wheels (other than the fact they're six-spoke wheels that attach with five lugs), and have been extremely hesitant in buying 18" wheels & tires unless the brakes really don't fit. I've been looking at a bunch of options (the Enkeis that Toyota sells, Axis Reverbs, Axis Hiros, Axis Decades, BBS CVs, Kazera KZ-As, Gram Lights 57Cs) but haven't really settled on any since I'm really hoping to keep the stock ones (I got lucky and received the Yokohama S32As with my car, rather than those dreaded Bridgestone RE92s). Precision Brakes has not yet sent me the templates for test fit. Haven't decided on 18x7.5 or 18.8, but I think that decision comes more with exactly which wheel I settle on.
As for tires on the 18s, I'm almost completely settled on P-Zero Nero M+S. New York snow is a genuine concern to me, and I'm far too lazy to swap out three-seasons tires for Blizzaks. Living in an apartment with minimal storage space, I'd also have no idea where to keep my spare wheels & tires during their off season.
-Ed
PS Btw hi all, I'm new here! *waves*
