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Mintex brake pad upgrade???

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Old 03-16-2002, 01:47 PM
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I want less brake dust, so upgrading pads. Will the stock rotors handle these pads, or will these pads shred my stock rotors? Rotor upgrade?
Can't afford a big brake kit yet...
Money is tight right now, so small mods count
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stock rotors are fine for mintex redbox or ebc green stuff
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I'm running Mintex Redbox on my stock setup. No problems & less dust.
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you'll get virtually no brake dust, but wet braking issue rises
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