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lcjockey

lcjockey

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I have a warped front rotor so I'm considering purchasing a set of front DBA T3 rotors and DBA street pads (maybe XP pads). Looking for feedback from those with this setup. Is it worth it over stock pads/rotors? Thanks
 
I have the T3's and XP Pads on my 100 series. Rotors didnt really make much difference (though I have not had any extreme situations, ie repeated hard stops). But I do expect long life from the rotors. Largest difference was the pads, much better than the Toyota pads for stopping, more dust and lower life though.
 
DBA is probably the best 200 drop in brake. Ill have to try them sometime. Cur on EBC. No complaints other than noise/dust.
 
performance is great. I have the rotors and extreme pads. Noise and dust are kinky negatives.
 
I'm a DBA rotor convert!
Front DBA Rotors - Part # 42724S / Rear Part # 42723S
Ordered from Ken at KNS Brakes in NC - good guy to talk to and knowledgeable about all things brake related

My personal .02 - these are a substantial upgrade from stock, and after about 25k miles - no issues and the only nit pick I'd have is the brake dust on the front wheels quickly returns after a wash.

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The DBA T3 rotors and XP pads are definitely worth the investment and noticeable stopping improvement. On my 100- they were a substantial upgrade over OEM- noted I used the XP pads - installed new OEM calipers and stainless lines on all 4 corners.
 
777Gage said:
I'm a DBA rotor convert!
Front DBA Rotors - Part # 42724S / Rear Part # 42723S
Ordered from Ken at KNS Brakes in NC - good guy to talk to and knowledgeable about all things brake related

My personal .02 - these are a substantial upgrade from stock, and after about 25k miles - no issues and the only nit pick I'd have is the brake dust on the front wheels quickly returns after a wash.

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I have the same setup, and I love it. Ken at KNS is the man to talk to about brakes! Very helpful, very knowledgeable.

 
777Gage said:
I'm a DBA rotor convert!
Front DBA Rotors - Part # 42724S / Rear Part # 42723S
Ordered from Ken at KNS Brakes in NC - good guy to talk to and knowledgeable about all things brake related

My personal .02 - these are a substantial upgrade from stock, and after about 25k miles - no issues and the only nit pick I'd have is the brake dust on the front wheels quickly returns after a wash.

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nice pic, looks crisp!
 
Are you sure the rotor is warped? Try a new brake pad bed in procedure first to see if it's just uneven pad compound build up. FYI new brake pad bed in is (5-6) 60-5mph runs braking as hard as you possibly can w/o locking up, 30-45sec between runs, no braking for 5-10 min after if possible. So find a long road w/o much traffic and have at it.
 
777Gage said:
I'm a DBA rotor convert!
Front DBA Rotors - Part # 42724S / Rear Part # 42723S
Ordered from Ken at KNS Brakes in NC - good guy to talk to and knowledgeable about all things brake related

My personal .02 - these are a substantial upgrade from stock, and after about 25k miles - no issues and the only nit pick I'd have is the brake dust on the front wheels quickly returns after a wash.

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Awesome feedback! So it appears you're running the street pads instead of the xp pads? I was thinking of going that route too but have been wobbling between the street performance pads and StopTech street pads 309.13030 which I've read are the TRD pads that many speak highly of. Did you upgrade brakelines to SS?
 
lcjockey said:
Awesome feedback! So it appears you're running the street pads instead of the xp pads? I was thinking of going that route too but have been wobbling between the street performance pads and StopTech street pads 309.13030 which I've read are the TRD pads that many speak highly of. Did you upgrade brakelines to SS?
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I didn't upgrade to the SS brake lines - Ken didn't think I needed to. I am running the street pads, again on Ken's recommendation, but I may go with the XP or another when these are up for replacement. The brake dust gets pretty bad, but just an annoyance more than anything.

I consider it one of the top upgrades to my 200
 
ryanCA said:
hoping to add these to the list for spring

how difficult is it to do in my garage?
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Easy, basic tools. You'll need a torque wrench.

The ebrake shoes can be tricky to get retracted. I took the opportunity and removed everything from the backing plates, cleaned and painted with Rustoleum paint, gave it a day to dry, then coated liberally with anti rust coating (my preference is Amsoil HD Metal Protector). Those things are VERY expensive to have replaced.

Ken at KNS is the man for brakes.
 
KLF said:
Easy, basic tools. You'll need a torque wrench.

The ebrake shoes can be tricky to get retracted. I took the opportunity and removed everything from the backing plates, cleaned and painted with Rustoleum paint, gave it a day to dry, then coated liberally with anti rust coating (my preference is Amsoil HD Metal Protector). Those things are VERY expensive to have replaced.

Ken at KNS is the man for brakes.
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thank you

i found the front and rear discs that you guys mentioned on their website.

however i didn’t see the pads
 
Bought from KNS after seeing this post about DBA rotors. DBA T3 slotted rotors drop shipped from DBA and shipping was great at $40. Got the hawk ceramic pads. Would highly recommend as it’s a massive improvement from stock. 2016 LC200 method wheels.
 
MacAllan said:
Bought from KNS after seeing this post about DBA rotors. DBA T3 slotted rotors drop shipped from DBA and shipping was great at $40. Got the hawk ceramic pads. Would highly recommend as it’s a massive improvement from stock. 2016 LC200 method wheels.
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I’m on my second set of pads up front with the t3 rotors. First set was street DBA and this set Hawk LTS which I think are better.
 
I was looking at the DBA T3 + XP pads combo (saw it on project 200 youtube video)..
they are on sale at Autozone with free shipping. $988.

LTS pads on Tirerack is ~170 and with the sale on autozone, dba XP pads are about 190.

Slee is 1240 + 350 shipping for the dba setup. Almost a $600 savings..
 
Sajan said:
I was looking at the DBA T3 + XP pads combo (saw it on project 200 youtube video)..
they are on sale at Autozone with free shipping. $988.

LTS pads on Tirerack is ~170 and with the sale on autozone, dba XP pads are about 190.

Slee is 1240 + 350 shipping for the dba setup. Almost a $600 savings..
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i don't feel the rears are that important as I've just been running oem rotors/pads. Upfront I notice a decent amount of more bite but nothing jaw dropping
 
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